From the ECS State Policy Database Teaching Quality--Preparation

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 CA Signed into law 08/2013 P-12 Length of Teacher Preparation Programs S.B. 5 From legislative counsel's digest: Prohibits a teacher preparation program from including more than 2 years of full-time study of professional preparation. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_5_bill_20130827_chaptered.pdf ... More... CT Signed into law 07/2013 Postsec. Teacher Preparation - Instruction on Gifted and Talented H.B. 5423 Requires candidates in teaching preparation programs that lead to professional certification to complete training in the awareness and identification of the unique learning style of gifted and talented children. Requires all teaching preparation programs that ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Grant Program to Provide Instruction to Educationally Disadvantaged Students H.B. 742 Establishes a grant program for districts to provide summer instruction primarily for students who are educationally disadvantaged. Directs the commissioner to establish and administer a grant program to provide grants to up to 10 districts to provide instruct... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Texas Teacher Residency Program H.B. 1752 By March 1, 2014, directs the commissioner of higher education to use a competitive selection process to establish a Texas Teacher Residency Program at a public institution of higher education. Requires that the institution of higher education form a partnersh... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Educator Preparation and Certification Requirements H.B. 2318 Requires educator preparation programs to provide teacher certification candidates with information on the skills and responsibilities required of teachers, expectations for student performance based on state standards, the current supply of and demand for tea... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Educator Preparation Programs H.B. 2012 - Educator Preparation Programs Requires that each educator preparation program provide information on: (1) The skills educators are required to possess, the responsibilities educators are required to accept, and the high expectations for Texas students (2) The effect of supply and demand fo... More... DE Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Standards Raised S.B. 51 Strengthens teacher preparation by raising standards for entry into the teaching profession. Requires all Delaware teacher preparation programs to set high admission and completion requirements, to provide high-quality student teaching experiences and ongoing ... More... CT Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Social/Emotional Development Training in Teacher Preparation H.B. 6292 Requires any candidate entering a program of teacher preparation to complete training in social and emotional development and learning of children. The training must include instruction concerning a comprehensive, coordinated social and emotional assessment an... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Programs S.B. 409 Requires the department of education to develop, and the state board of education to adopt as rules, standards and benchmarks of performance for teacher education schools, departments, and teacher prep programs, and individuals that complete said programs. Set... More... OK Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Refund of Exam Fees H.B. 1335 If a company that provides competency examinations requires payment from a teacher candidate for an examination prior to the release of the previous competency examination results for that candidate, it shall be required to provide a full refund to the teacher... More... WV Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Postsec. Educator Professional Development S.B. 359 Requires West Virginia University and Marshall University to collaborate with the Center for Professional Development and all regional education service agencies to share evidence-based expertise to strengthen professional development for teachers, principals,... More... CO Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Postsec. Educator Identifier System and Review of Educator Preparation Programs H.B. 1219 - Educator Identifier System and Review of Educator Preparation Programs Clarifies the commissioner of education's responsibility to (1) establish and maintain an educator identifier system, (2) assist the state board in reviewing the content of educator preparation programs and collaborate with the department of higher education i... More... NC Signed into law 03/2013 P-12 Digital Learning Competencies/School Emp'ees. H.B. 23 Requires that the The State Board of Education, in consultation with local boards of education and the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, reevaluate and enhance the requirements for renewal of teacher licenses, integrate digital teaching a... More... IL Emergency Rules 08/2012 P-12 Substituting ACT or SAT Composite for Passing Score on Illinois Test of Basic Skills 23 IL ADC 25.720 On June 21, 2012, the state board adopted a policy to allow candidates for entry into educator preparation programs and applicants for Illinois educator licenses to use a minimum composite score received on the ACT or SAT in lieu of passing the Illinois test o... More... NC Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Teacher Preparation S.B. 724 Directs the State Board of Education, to further make certain that teacher preparation programs remain current and reflect a rigorous course of study that is aligned to State and national standards, to ensure students preparing to teach in elementary schools t... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Teacher Preparation Program Graduate Outcomes S.B. 316 - Teacher Preparation Program Graduate Outcomes By December 31, 2014, and annually thereafter, directs the chancellor of the board of regents to report for each teacher preparation program the number and percentage of program graduates who were rated at each of the performance levels in the teacher evaluati... More... CT To governor 06/2012 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Programs S.B. 384 Directs The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Board of Regents for Higher Education and The University of Connecticut, to study issues concerning teacher preparation in the state and report on such study and deliver a comprehensive set of reco... More... 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, or under evaluation for, special education. Requires teacher certification preparation, in-service training, and profes... More... NH Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Teacher Certification and Preparation Programs NH ADC Ed 507.18, 34, 36, 38; NH ADC Ed 612.03, 15, 20, 30 State the requirements for teacher certification and teacher preparation programs in the area of Early Childhood Education, Classical Language, Music and Theatre. They are being readopted because they are due to expire. The early childhood rules were amended f... More... LA Passed 06/2012 P-12 Funding for Laboratory Schools Around the State S.C.R. 137 Urges and request the legislative fiscal office to update the report issued in March 2006 pursuant to House Resolution No. 133 of the 2005 Regular Session regarding the means and methods used to provide funding for the operation of laboratory schools around th... More... IA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Executive Director, Board of Educational Examiners S.F. 2284 -- Division V This section requires the governor to appoint the executive director of the Board of Educational Examiners subject to confirmation by the Senate -- rather than hired by the Board of Educational Examiners. Also increases the length of the student teaching exper... More... IA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Practitioner Preparation Program Assessments S.F. 2284 - Division XII This section requires institutions with approved practitioner programs to administer a preprofessional skills test to admission candidates. Institutions must also administer, prior to a student's completion of the program, subject assessments, designed by a na... More... LA Adopted 05/2012 Postsec. Standards for Out-of-State Institutions Wishing to Offer Teacher Education or Education Leadership Programs LAC 28:IX.305 From May 2012 Louisiana Register: Requires licensed educational institutions wishing to offer teacher education or education leadership programs to meet the same program accreditation requirements as Louisiana's institutions to continue offering that program i... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Teacher Preparation, Certification, & PD S.B. 458 (Sec. 35) Requires teacher preparation programs (Starting July 1, 2015) to require, as part of their curricula, that students have classroom clinical, field, or student teaching experience during four semesters of the program. (Sec. 36) Connecticut has a thr... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Dyslexia Teacher Training Pilot S.B. 1565 New section of law. Establishes a dyslexia teacher training pilot to train higher education faculty to teach multisensory structure reading education for students with dyslexia to teacher candidates. Other purposes are to demonstrate and evaluate the effective... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Commission for Education Quality and Accountability S.B. 1797 Creates Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability combining the Oklahoma Commission on Teacher Prep with the Office of Accountability.  Authorizes commission to approve and accredit teacher education programs. Beginning July 1, 2013, the... More... NY Issued 04/2012 P-12 Establishing the New NY Education Reform Commission E.O. No. 44 Establishes the New NY Education Reform Commission to provide guidance and advice to the governor on education policy, performance, and innovation. Directs the commission to study the best national and international public education models and best practices t... More... MS Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Establish Administrative Due Process for Licensure Violations H.B. 1144 Establishes an office within the State Department of Education to respond to and conduct hearings regarding educator and administrator licensure and ethics violations. Provides that approval of educator preparation programs is subject to a process and schedule... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Teacher Prep Programs S.B. 3024 Declares that teacher effect data made available to teacher preparation programs shall not be public records and shall be used only in evaluating the preparation programs. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB3024.pdf... More... WV Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Teacher-in-Residence Programs H.B. 4101 Authorizes teacher-in-residence programs for certain prospective teachers in lieu of student teaching; defines teacher-in-residence programs and provides minimum requirements; provides use of certain funds for program support and student stipend; specifies for... More... WA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Postsec. Pilot Project for Up to Six Collaborative Schools for Innovation and Success Between School Districts and Colleges of Education. H.B. 2799 Creates the collaborative schools for innovation and success pilot project for colleges of education and school districts to collaborate to improve student and educator success. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202012/2... More... VA Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. College Partnership Laboratory Schools; Allowed to Operate Jointly with Local School Boards H.B. 765 Allows a private institution of higher education that operates a teacher education program approved by the Board of Education to operate a college partnership laboratory school. Currently, only a public institution of higher education that operates a Board app... More... NM Adopted 02/2012 P-12 Study the Growth of Future Educators H.M. 42; S.M. 53 Requests that the legislature establish a work group to study the stustainability for future growth, recruitment and training of high school students to pursue future careers in education. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/12%20Regular/memorials/house/HM013.pdf... More... NH Adopted 01/2012 P-12 Certification and Recertification NH ADC Ed 505.06, 07; NH ADC Ed 609.01; NH ADC Ed 610.02 Rules on obtaining a teaching credential, and on approval of professional preparation programs, for general and professional educator are being readopted with amendments. The rules are updated to align with the standards of the National Council for Accreditati... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Accreditation of Educator Preparation S.B. 941 - Accreditation of Educator Preparation From bill summary: Existing law requires the commission on teacher credentialing to adopt and implement an accreditation framework, setting forth commission policies on the accreditation of educator preparation in California, and to modify the framework in acc... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Teacher Candidates and Field-Based Experience S.B. 8 - Teacher Candidates and Field-Based Experience From bill summary: Requires a candidate for certification as a teacher of record, before a district may employ the candidate, to complete at least 15 hours of field-based experience in which the candidate is actively engaged in instructional or educational act... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Alignment H.B. 6485 Requires the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, every two years, to identify and report on the sectors or subsectors in which workforce shortages exist, the workforce skills needed in those sectors or subsectors, and which career pathways should be establish... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Genocide Education/Sign Language is Foreign Language H.B. 6499 - Sec. 1 and 2 Includes genocide education in the materials provided by the Department of Education to school districts for student curriculum and educator in-service training. Classifies American sign language as a foreign language for purposes of the prescribed education c... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Program Graduates' Performance H.B. 153 - Teacher Preparation Program Graduates' Performance By December 31, 2012 and annually thereafter, requires the chancellor of the board of regents to report aggregate academic growth data, using the value-added progress dimension, for students assigned to graduates of state-approved teacher preparation programs ... More... ME Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Requires a Study to Ensure That Teachers & Paraprofessionals Working with Children with Autism Are Appropriately & Adequately Prepared H.R. 546 Directs the state Board of Education and the Department of Education (DOE) to conduct a study to ensure that teachers and paraprofessionals who work with children with autism spectrum disorders are appropriately and adequately prepared. Requires the DOE to con... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Programs S.B. 245 Revises statutes related to teacher preparation and evaluation and expands several sections to include principals. Some areas of revision include: screening potential teaching candidates' academic preparation as well as dispositions that would be appropriate f... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Repeals Various Obsolete Education Provisions H.B. 7087 Repeals provisions relating to programs that were never implemented or are no longer funded. The programs are: Digital Divide Council and the associated Pilot Project for Discounted Computers and Internet Access for Low-Income Students; the Institute on Urban ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 Postsec. Longitudinal Data Systems and Teacher Preparation Program Data A.B. 2086 From bill analysis: Existing law creates the California Education Information System, consisting of the CALPADS (California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System) and the CALTIDES (California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System). Adds an... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teacher Preparation - Mental Health Issues H.B. 2004 Requires that mental illness symptoms identification and mental health issues be incorporated into teacher preparation systems. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB2004_ENR.RTF... More... VA Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College College Partnership Laboratory Schools S.B. 736/H.B. 1389 Establishes college partnership laboratory schools by any public institution of higher education that operates an approved teacher education program. Provides that the schools shall be public schools established by a contract between the governing board of the... More... HI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Hawaii Institute for Educational Partnerships S.B. 2432 Repeals §304A-1203, which established the Hawaii institute for educational partnerships to: (1) Continually review the teacher preparation system so that it might be redesigned to be responsive to the needs of the state's public school system (2) Develop inno... More... NE Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Multiple Provisions L.B. 1071 Provides for the calculation of state aid for unified systems and makes changes related to the early childhood education programs to be included in the calculation of state aid, as well as district responsibilities for students participating in open enrollment... More... CO Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Early Childhood Educator Scholarship Program H.B. 1030 Creates the early childhood educator development scholarship program in the department of education. The program will provide scholarships to persons who are employed in early childhood development who are pursuing an associate of arts degree in early childhoo... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Teacher Certification H.B. 2747 Any teacher certified to teach elementary education prior to July 1, 2010, may be certified in early childhood education upon meeting the requirements provided in law and successful completion of the appropriate subject area portion of the examination by July ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2010 Postsec. Teacher Preparation H.B. 637 The Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment has been given to each Idaho prospective kindergarten through 8th grade teacher since 2002 and places responsibility for the development of the assessment with the state board of education. This legislation will redi... More... CO Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Postsec. Effectiveness of Educator Preparation Programs S.B. 36 Requires the Department of Education to prepare an annual report analyzing educator preparation program effectiveness; provides for information to be shared with educator preparation programs to improve programs and curriculum; part of the evaluation will look... More... RI Passed 11/2009 P-12 Blueprint for a New Generation of Teacher Education H.B. 5896 (Joint Resolution) Creates a special legislative study commission whose purpose it would be to study the establishment of a blueprint for a new generation of teacher education. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext09/housetext09/h5896a.pdf... More... WA Adopted 10/2009 P-12 Teacher Preparation WAC 181-78A-010, -500, -505, -515, -520, -525, -530, -535, -540 Amends rules relating to teacher preparation programs, higher education programs standards, criteria, infrastructure, and timelines for approval. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/... More... WA Rule Adoption 10/2009 Postsec. TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS WAC 181-78A-105 Amends rules regarding teacher preparation programs. Entails provisions relating to higher education programs standards, criteria, infrastructure and timelines for approval. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=181-78A-105... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Quality of Preparation Programs for Teachers and Other School Personnel H.B. 1 - Section 3301.12, 3301.42, 3333.048 and 3333.048 Partly from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Directs the superintendent of public instruction, jointly with the chancellor of the board of regents, to establish metrics and courses of study for postsecondary institutions that prepare educators and other school personnel... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Ohio Teacher Residency Program H.B. 1 - Section 3319.223 Directs the state superintendent and the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents to jointly establish the Ohio teacher residency program by January 2011. Provides that the residency program is a four-year entry-level program for classroom teachers that include... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. STEM Teacher Preparation and Professional Development S.B. 2262 Transfers 21.462, "Mathematics, Science and Technology Teacher Preparation Academies," to 61.0766. Allows a teacher with at least two years experience to participate in an academy program (prior legislation required eligible teachers to have at least five year... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Autistic students A.B. 359 Creates the Grant Fund for the Training and Education of Personnel Who Work With Pupils With Autism; requires that the boards of trustees of school districts and the governing bodies of charter schools ensure that certain personnel possess the skills and quali... More... IA Adopted 05/2009 P-12 NCATE Accreditation IAC 282-13.19(272) Removes the requirement that teacher preparation programs be accredited by NCATE. ... More... WA Adopted 05/2009 P-12 APPROVAL STANDARDS WAC 181-79A-211 Amends rules relating to approval standards for performance based preparation programs for teachers, administrators and education staff associates. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Background Checks for Teacher Preparation Candidates S.B. 270 Requires each applicant for admission to a teacher preparation program at a two-year or four-year institution to complete a criminal history background check. Requires institution publications that describe teacher preparation program requirements or applicati... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Assessment of Reading Instruction H.F. 2 Includes as part of the Board of Teaching's licensure exams an assessment of reading instruction for teacher licensure prekindergarten and elementary school candidates. https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0002.5.html&session=ls86... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Alternative Teacher Preparation Program S.B. 160 Renames the teacher in residence program to be the 2-year alternative teacher program, and relocates the provisions for that program in statute to the alternative teacher program. Renames the current alternative teacher program to be the one-year alternative t... More... OK Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Teacher Preparation Program Accreditation OAC 712:10-5-1, -2, -3, -4, -7-1 Eliminates the on-site portfolio review and requires instead that institutions provide specific portfolio information for review during the regularly scheduled accreditation visit. Aligns program review recognition decisions with National Council for Accredita... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Certification and Preparation H.B. 1333 For an Alternative Placement teaching certificate: Requires that a person attain at least a 2.5 GPA; participate in a residency program; declare the intent to receive a standard certificate within three years via alternative program. Sets requiremetns for the ... More... OH Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Teacher Preparation Programs OAC 3301-21-05, -06, -07 Repeals and replaces rules governing the approval of teacher preparation programs at 2-year colleges, including requirements related to organization, curriculum and instruction, faculty, student services, facilities, financial support and evaluation. Also repe... More... IL Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. NCATE Certification 23 IAC 25.115 In acknowledgment of the high cost to institutions and the current fiscal environment, NCATE (National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education) determined in fall 2008 that it would suspend institutional reviews for all of 2009. Rule amendment chang... More... WV Adopted 04/2009 P-12 EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL Title 126, Series 114 Amends West Virginia's professional teaching standards to assure alignment with the state's 21st century teaching and learning initiative. The newly developed professional teaching standards are the basis for teacher preparation, assessment of teacher practice... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 12/2008 P-12 Teacher Preparation Program Review 23 IAC 25.115 Explains that the state board rules for the review process of institutions' teacher preparation programs were written many years ago to reflect the procedures used by NCATE to the greatest possible extent. Provides that because NCATE is suspending institutiona... More... KY Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Standards for Admission to Educator Preparation 16 KAR 5:020 Amends the standards for admission to an educator preparation. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/016/005/020.htm... More... AK Adopted 08/2008 P-12 TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM 4 AAC 12.305 Adds a new section setting out guidelines for maintaining initial teacher certification for students enrolled in a teacher preparation program. ALASKA 3678... More... HI GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by SENATE. *****To HOUSE for concurrence. 07/2008 P-12 Teacher Shortages and Professional Development Schools S.B. 3252 Relates to teacher shortages. Appropriates up to $100,000 for fiscal year 2008-2009 for public school teachers and candidates to take preparatory courses, tutorials, or programs for the PRAXIS examinations to become highly qualified under the No Child Left Beh... More... OK Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Training of Behavior Therapists - Autism S.B. 2071 Relates to schools; requests the Regional University System of Oklahoma to establish a comprehensive autism training program at the University of Central Oklahoma to provide statewide leadership in training of post graduate and post baccalaureate behavior ther... More... AK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 teacher shortage S.B. 241 Relates to a report to the Legislature on teacher preparation, retention, and recruitment by the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska. Chapter 71 http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/25/Bills/SB0241Z.PDF... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Joint Study Committee on Teacher Training and Certification H.R. 1103 Creates the Joint Study Committee on Teacher Training and Certification. Provides that in the event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations for proposed legislation, such report must be made by December 31, 2008. http://www.legis.state... More... LA Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Teachers in Nonpublic Schools LAC 28:LXXIX.303 Amends rules to revise Nonpublic Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for Nonpublic School Administrators. Allows teachers with master's degrees and 10 or more years of experience teaching at the college level or in a K-12 school to forego the required 12 college... More... SD Adopted 04/2008 Postsec. Career and Technical Education 24:10:45:01, :02, :06 thru :10, inclusive, :16, :17 Amends rules to assure that current practices for training instructional staff at the post-secondary technical institutes are up-to-date by changing from "vocational" to "career and technical," and to change the number of credits required in the first two year... More... UT Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Educator Licensing and Data Retention R277-502 Deletes provision that a teacher working under a letter of authorization who is not an alternative routes to licensing (ARL) candidate, cannot be designated highly qualified. Provides for a new K-6 license. Specifies that the "middle" license area of concentra... More... WA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements and Learning Assistance for English Language Learners S.B. 6673 Existing student learning plans (required for 8-12th grade students) must also include information on the student's results on the Washington assessment of student learning (WASL), if the student's score on the Washington language proficiency test II (for stud... More... LA Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Community College Teacher Recruitment and Preparation Program LAC 28:CXXV.1501, 1701, 1901-1915 (Bulletin 121) Amends rules relating to the Students Teaching and Reaching (STAR) content standards curriculum framework. The STAR curriculum is designed to provide a career focus by offering an overview of the teaching profession. STAR students are provided with means and g... More... LA Adopted 12/2007 P-12 Approval of Teacher Education Programs LAC 28:XLV.205 and 207 Amends sections of Bulletin 996 - Standards for Approval of Teacher Education Programs. Clarifies the process of moving from second-stage approval to national accreditation or state approval by new or reinstated public and private teacher preparation units. Pa... More... MI Enacted 11/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Preparation and Certification H.B. 4591 Provides for an increase in teacher certification fees; provides for the review and approval of teacher preparation institutions and their subject specialty programs. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2007-PA-0144.pdf... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Agricultural Science Teacher Training Continuum and Incentive Funding Grants H.B. 1922 Subject to appropriation, requires the state board of education to develop a secondary-level agricultural science teacher training continuum and to provide incentive funding grants to the agriculture science teacher education programs at Illinois State Univers... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Educational Partnership Act H.B. 223 Amends the Educational Partnership Act. Provides that public institutions of higher education that have approved teacher education programs may engage pre-service teacher candidates in the tutorial services for elementary and secondary students in need of such... More... AL Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Teacher Education AAC 290-3-3 Repeals and replaces rules to require background clearance for admission to the internship and to clarify field experience requirements for graduate programs. Adds an option for teachers of American Sign Language. Prepares individuals for certification in Spor... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Speciality Schools S.B. 526 (omnibus) - Article 24.5 Authorizes the board of trustees of Ball State University, Indiana State University, Indiana University or Purdue University to establish a university-administered school in any county in Indiana in which the institution is situated. Allows a district board to... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Leadership Academy, Teacher Recruitment and Development S.B. 5955 Enacts provisions addressing a state leadership academy, teacher preparation and certification programs, teacher professional development programs, and a teacher recruitment program are enacted. Establishes a public-private partnership to develop, pilot, and... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Teacher Preparation Program Effectiveness and P-16 Data System S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 4 Directs the commissioner to evaluate the effectiveness of all teacher preparation programs in the state, and the timelines and costs of developing or modifying data systems to collect the necessary data. Provides the study must consider measuring the effective... More... AL Adopted 03/2007 Postsec. Professional Studies AAC 290-3-3-.04 Repeals and replaces the present standards for the professionalstudies component of Class B teacher education programs with the Alabama QualityTeaching Standards developed by the Governor's Commission on Quality Teaching. ALABAMA 7840 (Rule Adoption 3/08/07) h... More... SD Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Expands Use of State Institute Fund S.B. 68 Adds support activities related to school accreditation and teacher training and retention to the list of purposes for use of the State Institute Fund by the Department of Education. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/bills/SB68enr.pdf... More... CO Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. Review of Teacher Preparation Programs S.B. 19 Changes statues to require the review of teacher preparation programs not more frequently than once every five years. Previous language required review at least every five years. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/E1BDE5AD5E5AA3FC... More... OH Adopted 03/2007 P-12 TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS OAC 3301-24-02, -03 Amends rules regarding teacher education programs. Incorporates references to new standards for what teachers should know and be able to do andestablishes student teaching requirements. Rescinds rules regarding performance-based licensure. Approval of teacher ... More... OH Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Teacher Education 3301-24-03 Amends requirements for the standards teacher preparation institutions must follow. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/24/3301-24-03_PH_RV_A_RU_20070103_1509.pdf... More... WA Adopted 01/2007 Postsec. Educator Preparation & Certification Programs WAC 181-82A-206 Provides more specific processes and procedures to assess higher education professional educator preparation programs for state approval and review relating to endorsement program approval for residency certificate teacher preparation programs. http://www1.le... 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 cover the tuition costs for a teaching endorsement, master's degree or graduate education to selected public school teach... More... WA Adopted 12/2006 Postsec. Educator Preparation & Certification Programs WAC 181-78A-100, -105, -110 Provides more specific processes and procedures to assess higher education professional educator preparation programs for state approval and review relating to existing approved programs. http://www1.leg.wa.gov/documents/wsr/2006/24/06-24-082.htm. ... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Quality of Teacher Preparation S.B. 311 -- Sec. 3319.233 This section requires the state board of education, in collaboration with the Ohio board of regents, to issue an annual report on the quality of institutions approved for the preparation of teachers. The state board is to prepare the report in collaboration wi... More... LA Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Standards for Certification LAC 28:CXXXI.Chapters 1-10 (Bulletin 746) The first update in many years. Identifies all certification guidelines for Louisiana school employees and administrators. Pages 1-52 of 133: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0610/0610RUL.pdf... More... SD Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Teacher Accreditation Programs/Guidelines and Virtual High School Article 24:16, 24:43:12:09 to :11 inclusive, Article 24:53 Amends rules to establish the process for the accreditation and program approval of teacher preparation programs and closely align the rules tothe requirements of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Creates the structural guide... More... WV Rule Adoption 07/2006 P-12 Approval Of Educational Personnel Preparation Programs Title 126, Series 114 Amends rules regarding West Virginia Board of Education approval of educational personnel preparation programs. http://www.wvsos.com/csrdocs/pdfdocs/126-114.pdf... More... HI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Funding for Teacher Training/Support S.B. 3195 Appropriates funds for teacher training and support to address educational needs, especially the teacher shortage in the state. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3195_cd1_.htm... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Creation of Just Read, Florida Office and Research-Based Strategies H.B. 7087 (Section 8) There is created in the Department of Education the Just Read, Florida! office. The office will: (1) Train highly effective reading coaches. (2) Create multiple designations of effective reading instruction; (3) Train K-12 teachers and school principals on eff... More... SC Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Teacher Quality and Certification R 43-62 Amends rules to create the need for restructuring the state system for training, certifying and evaluating teachers. Addresses the add-on certification, paraprofessionals, the definition of highly qualified teachers, and the suspension and revocation of educat... More... LA Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Students Teaching and Reaching (STAR) Curriculum Framework LAC 28:CXXV.101, 301-317 Establishes Content Standards Curriculum Framework for Students Teaching and Reaching (STAR) to serve as the one teacher preparation course to be used by all secondary teachers in Louisiana. Pages 4-8 of 75: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0605/0605rul.pd... More... TN Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Reading Instruction Requirement for Teacher Certification H.B. 2973 Requires reading instruction as a mandatory element of teacher education curriculum and requires certification of teacher competence in reading instruction. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2973.pdf... More... WV Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 H.B. 4626 Requires that a teacher from another state be awarded a teaching certificate for a comparable grade level and subject area valid in the public schools of this state, if he or she: (A) Holds a valid teaching certificate or a certificate of eligibility issued b... More... VA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Approval of Teacher Education Programs S.B. 687 Prohibits the state board from conditioning full approval of teacher education programs provided by an institution of higher education on the number of students in individual licensure programs, such as, but not limited to, prekindergarten-three, Spanish, musi... More... MS Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Reform Act of 2006 S.B. 2602 Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 14 directs the department of education and the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to prepare jointly an annual report for the legislature and governor to be submitted before December 1 of... More... OH Signed into law 01/2006 P-12 Alignment of Teacher Preparation Programs to Standards, Career Ladder H.B. 107 Requires the State Board's standards for teacher preparation programs to require that the curricula of those programs be aligned with the State Board's minimum standards for primary and secondary schools, as well as the state academic content standards and the... More... IL Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Postsec. The "Grow Your Own" Teacher Education Initiative 23 IAC 60.10 thru 100 Establishes rules to implement the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act. Allows consortia of at least one postsecondary institution, at least one school district or group of schools and at least one community organization to apply for a grant provided the appli... More... OH to governor 12/2005 P-12 Aligned Teacher Preparation Programs H.B. 107 Requires the state board to adopt standards that require the curricula of teacher preparation programs to be aligned with the state academic content standards, the state board's minimum standards for schools, and the value-added progress dimension developed by... More... CA Vetoed 09/2005 P-12 Incorporating SCANS into Teacher Training Programs A.B. 693 Defines the competencies and personal skills identified in the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report. Establishes legislative intent to investigate how and to what degree SCANS competencies can be incorporated into teache... More... NC Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Admissions requirement to teacher education programs H.B. 1310 An undergraduate student seeking a degree in teacher education must attain passing scores on a preprofessional skills test prior to admission to an approved teacher education program in a North Carolina college or university. The State Board of Education shall... More... NC Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Teacher assistants becoming teachers H.B. 1414 AN ACT to permit teacher assistants who are enrolled in teacher education programs to continue to work while they complete their student teaching. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H1414v5.html... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Preservice Teaching Requirements H.B. 384 Prior to completing an approved teacher preparation program, a preservice education candidate must satisfactorily pass the test of subject matter knowledge in the discipline in which he or she will be certified to teach. The teacher preparation program may req... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Recruitment and Education H.B. 844 Section 1: Establishes need for improvement in teacher recruitment, compensation, support and peer mentoring. Section 2: Creates a new section establishing the Hawaii teacher cadet program fund, originally a department initiative, as a separate fund of the Ha... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Technical assistance partnerships and regional training programs for professional development of teachers and administrators H.B. 109 Revises provisions governing the statewide system of accountability for public schools; redesignating the four regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators based upon the geographic regions served by those programs... More... MN EFFECTIVE DATE RETROACTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 05/2005 P-12 S.F. 244 A bill for an act relating to education; providing for consecutive teaching experience for a teacher whose probationary employment is interrupted by military service. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0244.2&session=ls84... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Additional Competencies OAC 210:20-9-182, -189 Adopts rules concerning teacher education and certification. Reflects a competency related to collaboration to create professional learning communities and an additional competency related to integrity, fairness, and ethical administration decision-making. OKL... More... OR Adopted 04/2005 P-12 Site Reviews and Adding Authorizations and Endorsements OAR 584-010-0010, -060-0052, -0062 Amends rules concerning site reviews and adding authorizations and endorsements. Increases the period of time between site reviews from five to seven years. Clarifies language relating to adding authorizations and endorsements to teaching licenses. OREGON REG ... More... MD (S) THIRD READING PASSED (46-0) 04/2005 Postsec. Sharon Christa McAuliffe Memorial Teacher Education Award - Qualification Requirements H.B. 1373 Altering the qualification requirements for applicants for a Sharon Christa McAuliffe Memorial Teacher Education Award; and prohibiting the State Board of Education from considering the grade point average of an applicant who earned an undergraduate degree on ... More... MT Rule Adoption 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Professional Educator Preparation Programs ARM 10.58.103 Establishes rules regarding professional educator preparation programs. MONTANA REG 4693 (SN)... More... ND Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Student Teacher Stipends H.B. 1232 The board of a school district may provide a stipend to a student teacher assigned to a school in the district. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FAMQ0200.pdf... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Role of Colleges and Universities in Achieving State Educational Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 7) Requires colleges and universities to: (a) Utilize institution-wide resources to work with elementary and secondary educators and other entities to align curriculum content to ensure that students who achieve proficiency on standards established at the prekin... More... MS Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 State Board Of Education S.B. 2272 Clarifies the authority of the State Board of Education to expend federal funds for training expenses and salary incentives for licensed teachers. The State Board of Education shall have authority to expend any available federal funds, or any other funds expr... More... NC Rule Adoption 01/2005 P-12 Preservice Requirements 10A NCAC 09 .0710 Clarifies rules regarding preservice requirements for lead teachers, teachers and aides. NORTH CAROLINA REG 5057 (SN)... More... WV Rule Adoption 11/2004 P-12 Standards for Subject-Area Content Title 133, Series 46 Establishes new rules relating to standards for subject-area content in secondary-level teacher preparation programs. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4544 (SN)... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Teachers A.B. 242 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and, where appropriate, the State Department of Education, to incorporate into licensure requirements for teacher candidates, professional development requirements for renewal of licenses, and accreditation requ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Reciprocity Requirements A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Deletes the requirement that an out-of-state prepared teacher who is issued a California 5-year preliminary multiple subject, single subject, or education specialist teaching credential must pass the state basic skills proficiency test, administered by the Com... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 District and University Internships A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) SEC. 6: Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to ensure that each district and university internship program in California provides program elements to its interns as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and its implementing regu... More... WV Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Educational Personnel Preparation Programs Title 126, Series 114 Amends rules regarding approval of educational personnel preparation programs. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4496 (SN)... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Postsec. Beginning Teacher Induction Requirements A.B. 2210 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to determine that a candidate has fulfilled the induction program requirement if the candidate earned a preliminary teaching credential by completing an accredited internship program of professional preparation ... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Pilot Program: Special Education Teacher Preparation S.B. 1621 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to participate in a pilot program, which may include the San Joaquin County Office of Education and up to 5 school districts or consortia, to provide teacher preparation programs for teachers of pupils with disa... More... IL Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act S.B. 1550 Creates the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Act. Establishes the Grow Our Own Teacher Education Initiative to prepare highly skilled, committed teachers who will teach in hard-to-staff schools and hard-to-staff positions and who will remain in these schools for... More... MA Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Educator Licensure and Preparation Program 603 CMR 4.13, 7.00, 7.14, 47.11 Amends rules relating to the educator licensure and preparation program, the vocational education regulations, and the licensure of adult basic education teachers and preparation program approval. Strengthens the provisions for licensure revocation, suspension... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Education Reform H.B. 2002 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weighted student formula; (2) providing additional information technology; (3) empowering principals through a Hawaii principa... More... NC Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Teacher Requirements H.B. 1459 Requires the state board to determine whether teacher preparation programs should require courses in diversity training, anger management, conflict resolution, and classroom management. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html2003/bills/currentversion/ratified/house/h... More... FL Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Personnel S.B. 2986 Relates to education personnel; provides for expunging of criminal history records of applicants for employment at certain education related offices; requires background screening for charter school employees and board members; amends requirements for admissio... More... CT Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 English as a Second Language Instruction H.B. 5438 Concerning English as a second language instruction and in-service training for teachers and teacher preparation courses; requires persons seeking professional educator certification to complete coursework in English as a second language instruction. http://ww... More... CT Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Teacher Education Programs H.B. 5507 Concerning teacher education programs at institutions of higher education; requires teacher training programs to include literacy training. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00075-R00HB-05507-PA.htm... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; strengthens community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking cen... More... MS Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Uniformity IDAPA 08.02.02 Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. MISSISSIPPI REG 9102 (SN)... More... IN Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Cultural Competency In Education H.B. 1308 Defines "cultural competency" and sets forth teacher training, professional development, and school plan requirements for achieving cultural competency. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2004/HE/HE1308.1.html... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 Postsec. Community College Teacher Training: Integrated Programs S.B. 81 Amends law requiring the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to encourage postsecondary institutions to offer integrated programs of professional preparation that enable candidates for teaching credentials to engage in professional preparation, concurrently wi... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Teacher Interns and Credentialing S.B. 187 Make teachers who have received their preliminary credentials through a district intern or other specified intern program ineligible to receive grants under an alternative certification program. Uses the term district intern credentials rather than district in... More... AL Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification/Teacher Education AAC 290-3-2, -3 Establishes rules regarding the changes including the addition of wording to address THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001. Changes the name of the Alternative Fifth-Year Program to the Alternative Class A Program. Modifies relevant forms, and other minor chang... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Membership and Duties of State Advisory Commission on Teacher Education and Certification S.B. 126 Increases membership on the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification from 11 to 13 members. Decreases from ten to nine the members who are employed by a city or parish, adds that one of these nine may be employed by some "other local pu... More... OK Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Oklahoma Commission For Teacher Preparation H.B. 1169 Makes an appropriation to the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation; states purposes; provides for the budgeting of funds in certain categories and amounts; requires performance measures for budget categories; provides for duties and compensation of empl... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Teacher Preparation and Development H.B. 1151 Adds components on classroom management and student discipline strategies to teacher preparation competencies and goals of professional development. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1151_enr.rtf... More... HI Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Teacher Education Coordinating Committee S.B. 69 Expands the membership of the teacher education coordinating committee to include a representative of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB69&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs... More... WV Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Approval of Educational Personnel Title 126, Series 114 Provides rules relating to the approval of educational personnel preparation programs. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4244 (SN) §126-114 Outlines the framework for developing, implementing and approving educational personnel preparation programs. Major program components a... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Inclusion of State Teaching Standards and Mock Evaluation in Student Teacher Programs H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Requires approved teacher preparation programs to include in the student teaching experience opportunities for the student teacher to become knowledgeable about the state teaching standards, including a mock evaluation conducted by the cooperating teacher. Ba... More... CO Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Certification of Education Paraprofessionals H.B. 1159 Concerns certification of education paraprofessionals; relates to the approval of teacher paraprofessional preparation programs at institutions of higher education.http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/30ADA69812E043D787256C9200612D90?Open&... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Section H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Amends Section 22-2-2 (Z)(BB and CC) to require the state board to approve education curricula and programs offered in all two-year public post-secondary educational institutions, except those in Chapter 21, Article 12 NMSA 1978, that lead to alternative lice... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Pilot Teacher Internship Program S.B. 95 Authorizes the education professional standards board to conduct a two-year internship pilot program for new teachers between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2006. Requires the board to promulgate administrative regulations defining the program and implementing comp... More... IA Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Standards for Teacher Intern Preparation Programs 281 IAC 77.4, 77.5 Establishes rules relating to standards for teacher intern preparation programs. Governs approval of the criteria for practitioner preparation programs. Includes a site visit by representatives of the Department. Specifies approval term of five years.... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Programs that will increase the number of teachers to blind and visually impaired pupil populations A.B. 2616 Requires the Trustees of the California State University to assess the current status of the university's credential programs that prepare teachers to work with the blind and visually impaired pupil population. Expresses the intent to fund programs, including ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Basic Skills for Certification S.B. 1953 Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Provides that a student may not enroll in a teacher preparation program at a recognized teacher training institution until he or she has passed the basic skills test required for teacher certificatio... More... ID Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Postsec. Reading assessment for preservice teachers H.B. 399 PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS-Amends existing law to clarify that only K-8 preservice teachers shall pass the State Board of Education's preservice reading assessment measure, and that passage will be tied to certification rather than graduation.... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Program Approval S.B. 20E - Education Code Re-Write: Sec. 1004.04 Requires the state board to adopt rules that establish uniform core curricula for each state-approved teacher preparation program. Standards must emphasize quality indicators drawn from research, professional literature, recognized guidelines, Florida essentia... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Defines Accredited S.B. 236 Defines the term accredited institution for the purposes of the law and the Board of Education's regulations on licensure of school personnel to mean an institution of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U... More... NY Signed into law 11/2001 P-12 Accreditation Costs S.B. 3752 Provides that the costs of accreditation reviews of teacher education programs shall be borne by the institution seeking accreditation by the Board of Regents; establishes the teacher education accreditation account.... More... CA Vetoed 10/2001 P-12 Training Substitute Teachers A.B. 1431 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to award a minimum of 3 grants for the purpose of establishing a new substitute teacher training pilot project whereby each new substitute teacher who will provide services in low performing schools would be pr... More... CA Signed into law 09/2001 P-12 Teaching Interns S.B. 57 Authorizes an intern to choose an early teacher internship program completion option if the intern passes certain assessments and meets the requirements for teacher fitness.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2001 Postsec. Community College Community Colleges and Teaching Quality Programs A.B. 1241 Requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to submit a written report to the Legislature on the feasibility of the development of a model teacher preparation curriculum that would be available to qualified students in each community college d... More... IL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Teacher Internship Programs S.B. 329 Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code; removes the limitation that teaching interns be employed on a part-time basis; provides that the Regional Office of Education may approve an internship program for the purpose of hiring teaching interns; pro... More... FL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Postsec. Transition to Teaching Program S.B. 1684 Creates the Transition to Teaching Program; encourages participation by postsecondary education institutions and organizations that represent eligible employees or employ eligible applicants.... More... SC Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. Emphasis on Teaching as a Profession H.B. 3534, Section 1 Amends Section 59-101-280. "Colleges and universities of this State shall emphasize teaching as a career opportunity and those institutions with teacher education programs should make the preparation of teachers a fundamental part of the institution's mission... More... SC Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Portion of Bill H.B. 3534 One part of this bill relates to colleges and universities emphasizing teaching as a career opportunity; provides manner in which requirements are implemented, and for content of teacher education programs. ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. Community College Partnership H.B. 1753 Relates to a partnership agreement between the University of Texas-Pan American and the South Texas Community College District to offer the lower-division courses required for students enrolled in a teacher preparation program.... More... MD Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Teacher Scholarships for Full- and Part-time Graduate Students H.B. 299, S.B. 206 Expands the Maryland Teacher Scholarship program to include full-time or part-time graduate students in programs leading to Maryland professional teachers' certificates.... More... NM Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Preparation Quality H.B. 39 Provides for the State Board of Education to assess teacher preparation programs.... More... VA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Teacher Subject Matter Proficiency S.B. 1304 Relates to teacher proficiency and contract status; states any teacher hired on or after July 1, 2001, will be required, as a condition of achieving continuing contract status, to have completed training in strategies and techniques for intervention for or rem... More... NM Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Education Certificates from Two-Year Institutions S.B. 28 Senate Bill 28 amends Chapter 21, State and Private Education Institutions, NMSA 1978, to authorize two-year post-secondary educational institutions to award appropriate certificates upon completion of an education curriculum and program leading to alternative... More... NM Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Reading Courses H.B. 281 Requires reading courses for teacher certification.... More... WY Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Regional Preschool Teacher Development H.B. 113 Relates to regional development preschool system teachers; includes employment as a teacher in the regional development preschool system as school district service credit; modifying the teacher seniority adjustment computation under the foundation program form... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Training Teachers in Hard to Staff Schools S.B. 573 Authorizes the Los Angeles County Office of Education to design and implement a one-year telecommunications-based pilot project for the purpose of offering an intensive professional growth program for teachers in hard to staff schools.... More... KY Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Teaching Quality S.B. 77 Requires statewide teacher recruitment plan; requires state department to establish teacher academies in core disciplines; makes funds available for improvement of teacher preparation programs; establishes comprehensive statewide system for collecting and usin... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Omnibus Bill - Scholarships for Paraprofessionals H.B. 1187 Creates Promise Scholarships in teacher education for paraprofessionals and instructional aides who were employed in a public school in Georgia throughout the 1999-2000 school year. ... More...