From the ECS State Policy Database Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CT Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) H.B. 5353 Requires additional opportunities for meetings and the exchange of information between school district officials and parents of students in,... More... MN Adopted 04/2012 P-12 Special Education Teacher Licensure MN ADC 8710.5800, 5850 Revises Minnesota's licensure structure to prepare teachers in a hybrid model of disability-specific and cross-categorical system. Establish... More... MA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Transition Coordinator Endorsement H.B. 3720 Requires the board of elementary and secondary education to provide a specialist teacher endorsement in transition services including course... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Overhaul of Teacher and Administrator Licensure S.B. 1799 Effective June 30, 2012, repeals 105 ILCS 5/21-1a on teacher certification exams. Effective June 30, 2013, repeals statutory provisions on (... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Certification of Special Education Teachers S.B. 1794 Removes a provision requiring the state teacher certification board to categorically certify a special education teacher in one or more of c... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Licensure for Special Education Teachers A.B. 395 Existing administrative regulations require teachers to obtain endorsements to their teaching licenses to teach special education. Section 1... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Credentials for Teachers of Students with Autism A.B. 2160 Extends provision to October 2013 allowing a teacher with a Level 1 credential to provide instruction to pupils with autism. http://leginfo.... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Special Education--Personnel, Costs, Instruction in Home or Hospital H.B. 1190 Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Amends job titles defined under staff working on behalf of children who ha... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Educational Labor Relations Act S.B. 1984 Requires that a charter school comply with all provisions of the Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that "educational employer" under... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Research-Based Training S.B. 451 Requires a district to provide an educator working primarily outside the area of special education with research-based training on serving s... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Teacher Licensure for Special Education S.B. 122 Limits teaching licenses that are valid for teaching alternative education programs; clarifies language regarding alternative education prog... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Sign Language Interpreters S.B. 057 Requires the Division of Professional Standards by July 1, 2010 to set standards for sign language interreters who provide services to child... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Staff Preparation to Treat Children with Autism S.B. 135 Relates to autism; provides for the licensing of behavior analysts by the Department of Human Services; prohibits persons from using the tit... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Education of Autistic A.B. 131 Authorizes a local educational agency or school to employ and assign an individual to provide instruction to pupils who are of a specified a... More... NY Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 S.B. 8497 Requires that each certified school administrator or supervisor assigned on or after September 2, 2009 to be a special education administrat... More... CA Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Special Education Teachers A.B. 2226 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to convene a workgroup for the purpose of providing guidance to programs in determining the... More... CA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Special Education A.B. 2302 Authorizes a local education agency or school to assign a teacher who holds a level 1 education specialist credential, or a previously issue... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Stipends for Special Educators for Additional Days of Work S.B. 2 - Section 21 Directs the legislature, subject to future budget constraints, to annually appropriate money for stipends to special educators for additiona... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Definition of Professional Worker S.B. 122 Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Adds school counselor and school counselor intern to the list of professio... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Preparation of Special Education Teachers H.B. 26 Directs the board of governors of the state university to report on the efficacy of the preparation of teachers to teach students with disab... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 P-12 Felix Stipend Revolving Fund H.B. 15 Establishes the Felix stipend revolving fund, to be used by the department of education to deposit moneys received as repayment from student... More... CA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 special education interns S.B. 196 Relates to existing law which authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue district intern credentials authorizing persons em... More... LA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Universal Dyslexia Screening for K-3 Students S.B. 160 Directs the state board, by the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year, to implement a pilot program to provide for universal screening of K... More... IA Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Substitutes in K-6 Special Education Classrooms IAC 282-14.143(272) Expands the ability of a paraeducator holding a substitute authorization to work in K-6 special education classrooms. IOWA 5764... More... KS Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Autism Task Force S.B. 138 Establishes the Autism Task Force. Directs the task force to study and conduct hearings on the issues relating to, the needs of and services... More... IN Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Division of Professional Standards and Emergency Communication Disorder Permit S.B. 451 Eliminates reference to professional standards board. Establishes the divisions of professional standards within the department of education... More... UT Adopted 12/2006 P-12 Postsec. Public Education Job Enhancement Program Eligibility R690-100 Provides eligibility and award distribution requirements for the Public Education Job Enhancement Program (PEJEP), which offers funding to c... More... NJ Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Special Education Instructional Certificate Requirements NJAC 6A:9-11.3 Amends rules concerning Special Education Instructional Certificate requirements. http://www.state.nj.us/njded/code/current/title6a/chap9.p... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Behavior Analyst H.B. 4987 Defines behavior analyst to mean a person who is certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board to provide special education to stude... More... OK Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Substitute Special Education Teachers S.B. 1493 Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, requires any substitute teacher employed to teach special education for the same assignment for more... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Special Education Teacher Service Scholarship H.B. 2578 Section 1-8 Establishes the special education teacher service scholarship to award up to 50 scholarships a year of $3,000 a semester to Kansas residents... More... SD Adopted 08/2005 P-12 Federal Requirements for Teachers SDCR 24:05:25:06, 27:01.01 thru 01.06, 04.01, .02, 08.01 thru .04, 27:09, 12, 13.02, 15 thru .03, 16, 18, 19.01, 30:06.01, 15:02:08, 03:01, 03, .01, 06, 08 thru 10, 06:02 Aligns rules with the federal 2004 IDEA legislation. Enables districts to inform in-service teachers about the federal new requirements. All... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Transition Specialists S.B. 768 Amends the Interagency Coordinating Council Act. With respect to the annual report that the Council is required to make to the Governor and ... More... MN Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 H.F. 1176 A special education license variance issued by the Board of Teaching for a primary employer's low-incidence region shall be valid in all lo... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 License Endorsement/Core Academic Subjects/Disabilities NAC 391 Sets forth provisions governing limited endorsement to teach one or more core academic subjects exclusively to students with disabilities. N... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 03/2005 P-12 Autistic Education With Special Ed Endorsement NAC 391.378 Establishes rules which extend the expiration date of NAC 391.378, allowing persons with a special education endorsement to teach pupils who... More... DE Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Certification - Supervisor of Special Education 14 DAC 309 Repeals regulation relating to the Certification for an Administrative Supervisor of Special Education, which is necessary as it is being in... More... DE Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Certification - Director of Special Education 14 DAC 307 and 1523, 1.0 - 3.0 Amends regulation applying to the certification of educators as Directors of Special Education. Aligns regulation with statutory changes and... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Teacher Credentialing: Internship Programs A.B. 2286 Existing law authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, until January 1, 2008, to issue district intern credentials authorizing per... More... CA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Teacher Credentialing: Special Education A.B. 2171 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a two-year services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services... More... MT Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Special Education ARM 10.16.3136 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STAFF QUALIFICATIONS   (1)   Any teacher providing special education and related services to students with di... More... WY Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Special Education Staffing and Funding Chapter 35 Adopts rules pertaining to the requirements for adequate special education staffing levels. Adjusts the foundation program formula for speci... More... ND Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Credential Standards NDAC 67-11-16-03 Establishes rules regarding credential standards. Addresses an applicant for a special education strategist credential must meet the standar... More... CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 No Child Left Behind Act S.B. 1155 Requires testing in compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act; states an elementary teaching endorsement is valid for kindergarten to gra... More... AK Adopted 06/2002 P-12 Waivers for Special Education Teachers 4 AAC 12.025 (a) Waivers are allowed if districts are (A) recruiting through the University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Teacher Placement program; or (B) adve... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind S.B. 20E Permits collaboration between Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) and local districts and boards. Allows FSDB to carry forward ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2001 P-12 Requirements for a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant S.B. 50 Chapter No.173, Authorizes until a certain date, a person who has performed the functions of a speech-language pathology aide for a specifie... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Professional Development S.B. 1727 From bill analysis: The number of special education students included in the mainstream classroom has steadily increased over the last twent... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Special education and mental retardation credentials H.B. 1465 Relates to special education credentials and mental retardation credential; provides an expiration date.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Counseling for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired A.B. 707 Makes existing provisions which require the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a 2-year services credential with a specialization ... More... NY Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Services to Visually Impaired S.B. 4515 Makes provision with respect to providing appropriate educational services to students who are visually impaired including using instruction... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Special Ed. Teachers A.B. 1324 Chapter No.109, Authorizes, until 01/01/05, holders of the credentials who are authorized to teach children with disabilities of speech and ... More... IL Passed 06/2000 P-12 Certification of Special Education Teachers SJR 61 Directs the state board to refrain from implementing any new system for the certification of special education teachers until January 1, 200... More... VT Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Special Education H.B. 629 Clarifies the definition of special education services; permits the cost of special education services to be a factor in considering how to ... More... IL Adopted 03/2000 P-12 New Special Education Teacher Certification Rules Beginning January 1, 2003 the state of Illinois will have a new system for certifying Special Education teachers. Teachers will have to be ... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Special Eduation Class Size Component H.B. 1187 The new class sizes are funded as follows: Category I Special Education - 1:8 Category II Special Education - 1:6.5 Category III Special ... More...