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SPONSOR: | Rawson | DATE TYPED: | 02/12/00 | HB | |||
SHORT TITLE: | Substitute Teacher Certificate Requirements | SB | 439 | ||||
ANALYST: | Fernandez |
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to HB409
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
State Department of Public Education (SDE)
Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 439 amends a section of the Public School Code to allow the State Board of Education (SBE) to issue a substitute teacher license for a more than one year. In addition, it raises the age requirement for substitute teacher licensure from 18 to 21.
Significant Issues
The following are significant issues raised by SDE:
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
SDE indicates they will be required to implement a licensure structure for substitute teachers. However, the ability to issue licenses for more than one year will reduce the administrative impact over time. The majority of the impact will be during the first year the license is issued, when criminal background checks will be necessary for approximately 6000 substitute teachers. It is anticipated that this will more than double the current workload in the Professional Licensure Unit.
CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP
Relates to HB409.
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