Teacher licensure requirements; revising current statutes and teacher ed. program provisions. (HB1057)

Introduced By

Del. Jack Reid (R-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Education; revision of teacher licensure requirements and regulations governing teacher education programs. Revises statutes governing teacher licensure regulations and regulation of teacher education programs by repealing the current statutes and reenacting teacher licensure and teacher education program provisions. The bill provides that the Board of Education must prescribe, by regulation, the requirements for licensure of teachers and other school personnel. The Board's regulations must include requirements that a person seeking initial licensure complete professional assessments prescribed by the Board and complete study in attention deficit disorder, gifted education, and family involvement in student learning. In addition, every person seeking initial licensure or licensure by renewal must demonstrate proficiency in the use of educational technology and receive professional development in instructional methods promoting student academic progress and Standards of Learning assessments. Persons seeking initial licensure or first-time licensure renewal must complete prescribed study in child abuse. All persons seeking licensure with an endorsement as a teacher of the blind and visually impaired must demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing Braille. The Board's regulations must also provide for licensure of principals and assistant principals contingent upon a prescribed assessment; criteria to effectuate the substitution of experiential learning for coursework for those seeking initial licensure through an alternate route; and licensure by reciprocity. The Board's regulations may provide for provisional licensure valid for up to three years. The Board's regulations governing education preparation programs must provide for such programs offered by institutions of higher education, Virginia public school divisions, and certified providers for alternate routes to licensure and must prescribe an assessment of basic skills for individuals seeking entry into an approved education preparation program and accountability measures for approved education programs. Education preparation programs must meet the Board's requirements for accreditation and program approval. This bill is identical to SB 74. Read the Bill »

Status

03/30/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/11/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 069305488
01/11/2006Referred to Committee on Education
01/30/2006Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
01/31/2006Read first time
02/01/2006Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2006Read third time and passed House (94-Y 6-N)
02/02/2006VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 6-N)
02/02/2006Communicated to Senate
02/03/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/03/2006Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/15/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB1057)
02/16/2006Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
02/17/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/17/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2006Read third time
02/20/2006Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1057ER)
02/27/2006Enrolled
02/28/2006Signed by Speaker
03/01/2006Signed by President
03/09/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB1057ER)
03/30/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 349 (effective 7/1/06)
04/05/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0349)