General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 583 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 998 Referred to Committee on Education Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 583 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 998 Referred to Committee on Education Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING RECIPROCITY FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-145b of the general statutes be amended to permit reciprocity for teacher certification with those states that have similar or higher standards than the state of Connecticut. Statement of Purpose: To permit certain out-of-state teachers a reciprocal certificate if the standards for certification are similar to or greater than the state of Connecticut.