LCO No. 2741 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6620 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2741 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. NAPOLI, 73rd Dist. REP. REYES, 75th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION TEACHERS FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-145h of the general statutes be amended to permit 1 an individual from another country applying for professional 2 certification as a bilingual education teacher to be exempt from the 3 examination requirements of section 10-145f of the general statutes if 4 such individual holds a degree from an accredited college or 5 university. 6 Statement of Purpose: To address the shortage of bilingual education teachers in the state.