General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 950
January Session, 2017 *_____SB00950ED____032717____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 950
January Session, 2017
*_____SB00950ED____032717____*
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STREAMLINING OF THE HIRING PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING TEACHERS IN THE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2017) The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-145b of the general statutes, to any applicant in the certification endorsement area of occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools who has completed five years of experience in the field for which the certificate is to be endorsed, which may include up to five years of apprenticeship or specialized schooling, provided such applicant otherwise meets the requirements established in chapter 166 of the general statutes and any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2017) The Department of Education shall provide information and guidance to applicants for an initial educator certificate in the certification endorsement area of occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools on how such applicant is to present evidence of meeting the requirements of section 10-145b of the general statutes and section 10-145d-511 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies when such applicant has completed an online program of study. The department shall make such information and guidance available on the department's Internet web site.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2017 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2017 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2017
New section
Sec. 2
July 1, 2017
New section
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