| 14 | | - | Section 1. Section 10-145w of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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| 15 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): |
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| 16 | | - | (a) As used in this section, "person from an alternate profession" |
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| 17 | | - | means a person who (1) holds at least a bachelor's degree from an |
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| 18 | | - | institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for |
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| 19 | | - | Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or that is regionally |
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| 20 | | - | accredited, and (A) is a paraeducator, (B) is a veteran, as defined in |
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| 21 | | - | section 27-103, (C) holds a charter school educator permit, issued by |
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| 22 | | - | the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-145q, or (D) is |
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| 23 | | - | employed or was previously employed as a professor at an accredited |
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| 24 | | - | institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-34, or (2) |
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| 25 | | - | holds a master's degree from a social work program accredited by the |
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| 26 | | - | Council on Social Work Education or, for any person educated outside |
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| 27 | | - | the United States or its territories, an educational program deemed |
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| 28 | | - | equivalent by the council. |
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| 29 | | - | (b) (1) The Department of Education, in consultation with the Office |
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| 30 | | - | of Higher Education, shall develop or review and approve proposals Senate Bill No. 951 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Section 10-145w of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 26 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2 |
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| 27 | + | (a) As used in this section, "person from an alternate profession" 3 |
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| 28 | + | means a person who (1) holds at least a bachelor's degree from an 4 |
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| 29 | + | institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for 5 |
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| 30 | + | Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or that is regionally 6 |
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| 31 | + | accredited, and (A) is a paraeducator, (B) is a veteran, as defined in 7 |
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| 32 | + | section 27-103, (C) holds a charter school educator permit, issued by 8 |
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| 33 | + | the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-145q, or (D) is 9 |
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| 34 | + | employed or was previously employed as a professor at an accredited 10 |
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| 35 | + | institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-34, or (2) 11 |
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| 36 | + | holds a master's degree from a social work program accredited by the 12 |
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| 37 | + | Council on Social Work Education or, for any person educated outside 13 |
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| 38 | + | the United States or its territories, an educational program deemed 14 |
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| 39 | + | equivalent by the council. 15 Raised Bill No. 951 |
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| 34 | | - | for alternate route to certification programs for persons from an |
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| 35 | | - | alternate profession. Any alternate route to certification program |
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| 36 | | - | developed or approved under this section shall [(1)] (A) include |
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| 37 | | - | instruction in classroom management and cultural competency, [(2)] |
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| 38 | | - | (B) align with the standards of teaching competencies adopted by the |
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| 39 | | - | State Board of Education, and [(3)] (C) meet such other criteria as the |
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| 40 | | - | department requires. |
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| 41 | | - | (2) Any alternate route to certification program developed or |
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| 42 | | - | approved under this section shall reserve ten per cent of available seats |
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| 43 | | - | for persons from an alternate profession described in subparagraph (B) |
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| 44 | | - | of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section. If such seats are not |
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| 45 | | - | filled by such persons from an alternate profession, such seats shall be |
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| 46 | | - | made available for all persons from an alternate profession described |
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| 47 | | - | in subsection (a) of this section. |
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| 48 | | - | (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10- |
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| 49 | | - | 145b, on and after July 1, 2019, the State Board of Education, upon |
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| 50 | | - | receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator |
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| 51 | | - | certificate, which shall be valid for three years, to any person who (1) |
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| 52 | | - | successfully completed an alternate route to certification program |
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| 53 | | - | developed or approved under this section, and (2) meets the |
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| 54 | | - | requirements established in subsection (b) of section 10-145f. |
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| 55 | | - | (d) The department shall include on its Internet web site a |
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| 56 | | - | description of, and the requirements for, each alternate route to |
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| 57 | | - | certification program for persons from an alternate profession |
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| 58 | | - | developed or approved by the department. |
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| 46 | + | (b) (1) The Department of Education, in consultation with the Office 16 |
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| 47 | + | of Higher Education, shall develop or review and approve proposals 17 |
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| 48 | + | for alternate route to certification programs for persons from an 18 |
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| 49 | + | alternate profession. Any alternate route to certification program 19 |
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| 50 | + | developed or approved under this section shall [(1)] (A) include 20 |
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| 51 | + | instruction in classroom management and cultural competency, [(2)] 21 |
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| 52 | + | (B) align with the standards of teaching competencies adopted by the 22 |
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| 53 | + | State Board of Education, and [(3)] (C) meet such other criteria as the 23 |
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| 54 | + | department requires. 24 |
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| 55 | + | (2) Any alternate route to certification program developed or 25 |
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| 56 | + | approved under this section shall reserve fifteen per cent of available 26 |
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| 57 | + | seats for persons from an alternate profession described in 27 |
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| 58 | + | subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section. If 28 |
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| 59 | + | such seats are not filled by such persons from an alternate profession, 29 |
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| 60 | + | such seats shall be made available for all persons from an alternate 30 |
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| 61 | + | profession described in subsection (a) of this section. 31 |
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| 62 | + | (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-32 |
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| 63 | + | 145b, on and after July 1, 2019, the State Board of Education, upon 33 |
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| 64 | + | receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator 34 |
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| 65 | + | certificate, which shall be valid for three years, to any person who (1) 35 |
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| 66 | + | successfully completed an alternate route to certification program 36 |
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| 67 | + | developed or approved under this section, and (2) meets the 37 |
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| 68 | + | requirements established in subsection (b) of section 10-145f. 38 |
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| 69 | + | (d) The department shall include on its Internet web site a 39 |
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| 70 | + | description of, and the requirements for, each alternate route to 40 |
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| 71 | + | certification program for persons from an alternate profession 41 |
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| 72 | + | developed or approved by the department. 42 |
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| 73 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 74 | + | sections: |
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| 76 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2019 10-145w |
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| 77 | + | Raised Bill No. 951 |
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