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9	14		AN ACT CONCERNING MI NORITY TEACHER RECRU ITMENT AND
10	15		RETENTION.
11	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	17		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) For the school year
15		-	commencing July 1, 2020, and each school year thereafter, the Minority
16		-	Teacher Recruitment Policy Oversight Council, established pursuant to
17		-	section 10-156bb of the general statutes, in consultation with the
18		-	minority teacher recruitment task force, established pursuant to section
19		-	10-156aa of the general statutes, shall develop and implement
20		-	strategies and utilize existing resources to ensure that at least two
21		-	hundred fifty new minority teachers and administrators, of which at
22		-	least thirty per cent are men, are hired and employed by local and
23		-	regional boards of education each year in the state. As used in this
24		-	section, "minority" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-
25		-	156bb of the general statutes.
26		-	Sec. 2. Section 10-146c of the general statutes is repealed and the
27		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
28		-	(a) As used in this section:
29		-	(1) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of
30		-	Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or territories or Substitute Senate Bill No. 1022
	19	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) For the school year 1
	20	+	commencing July 1, 2020, and each school year thereafter, the Minority 2
	21	+	Teacher Recruitment Policy Oversight Council, established pursuant to 3
	22	+	section 10-156bb of the general statutes, in consultation with the 4
	23	+	minority teacher recruitment task force, established pursuant to section 5
	24	+	10-156aa of the general statutes, shall develop and implement 6
	25	+	strategies and utilize existing resources to ensure that at least two 7
	26	+	hundred fifty new minority teachers and administrators, of which at 8
	27	+	least thirty per cent are men, are hired and employed by local and 9
	28	+	regional boards of education each year in the state. As used in this 10
	29	+	section, "minority" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-11
	30	+	156bb of the general statutes. 12
	31	+	Sec. 2. Section 10-146c of the general statutes is repealed and the 13
	32	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 14
	33	+	(a) As used in this section: 15
	34	+	(1) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of 16
	35	+	Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or territories or 17
	36	+	possessions of the United States; and 18 Substitute Bill No. 1022
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34		-	possessions of the United States; and
35		-	(2) "Educator preparation program" means a program designed to
36		-	qualify an individual for [professional] certification as an educator
37		-	provided by institutions of higher education or other providers,
38		-	including, but not limited to, an alternate route to certification
39		-	program.
40		-	(b) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee,
41		-	as agent for the state shall enter into reciprocity agreements concerning
42		-	educator certification reciprocity with the chief education officials for
43		-	each state. If the commissioner is unable to establish a reciprocity
44		-	agreement with another state, the commissioner may establish or join
45		-	an interstate agreement pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
46		-	[(b)] (c) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's
47		-	designee, as agent for the state shall establish or join interstate
48		-	agreements with other states to facilitate the certification of qualified
49		-	educators from other states. Any such interstate agreement shall
50		-	include provisions requiring candidates for certification to, at a
51		-	minimum, (1) hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited
52		-	college or university, (2) have fulfilled post-preparation assessments as
53		-	approved by the commissioner, and (3) have successfully completed
54		-	an approved educator preparation program. Notwithstanding the
55		-	provisions of sections 10-145b and 10-145f, as amended by this act, the
56		-	State Board of Education shall issue the appropriate [professional]
57		-	certificate to any applicant, based on such applicant's qualifications,
58		-	who satisfies the requirements of the appropriate interstate agreement.
59		-	[(c)] (d) If the commissioner is unable to establish or join a
60		-	reciprocity agreement or an interstate agreement with another state,
61		-	the commissioner may create and make available a recognition
62		-	statement that specifies the states, assessments and educator
63		-	preparation programs that the commissioner will recognize for Substitute Senate Bill No. 1022
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	43	+	(2) "Educator preparation program" means a program designed to 19
	44	+	qualify an individual for professional certification as an educator 20
	45	+	provided by institutions of higher education or other providers, 21
	46	+	including, but not limited to, an alternate route to certification 22
	47	+	program. 23
	48	+	(b) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, 24
	49	+	as agent for the state shall enter into reciprocity agreements concerning 25
	50	+	professional certification reciprocity with the chief education officials 26
	51	+	for each state. If the commissioner is unable to establish a reciprocity 27
	52	+	agreement with another state, the commissioner may establish or join 28
	53	+	an interstate agreement pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. 29
	54	+	[(b)] (c) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's 30
	55	+	designee, as agent for the state shall establish or join interstate 31
	56	+	agreements with other states to facilitate the certification of qualified 32
	57	+	educators from other states. Any such interstate agreement shall 33
	58	+	include provisions requiring candidates for certification to, at a 34
	59	+	minimum, (1) hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited 35
	60	+	college or university, (2) have fulfilled post-preparation assessments as 36
	61	+	approved by the commissioner, and (3) have successfully completed 37
	62	+	an approved educator preparation program. Notwithstanding the 38
	63	+	provisions of sections 10-145b and 10-145f, as amended by this act, the 39
	64	+	State Board of Education shall issue the appropriate professional 40
	65	+	certificate to any applicant, based on such applicant's qualifications, 41
	66	+	who satisfies the requirements of the appropriate interstate agreement. 42
	67	+	[(c)] (d) If the commissioner is unable to establish or join a 43
	68	+	reciprocity agreement or an interstate agreement with another state, 44
	69	+	the commissioner may create and make available a recognition 45
	70	+	statement that specifies the states, assessments and educator 46
	71	+	preparation programs that the commissioner will recognize for 47
	72	+	purposes of issuing professional certification under sections 10-145b 48
	73	+	and 10-145f, as amended by this act. 49
	74	+	(e) Not later than January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the 50 Substitute Bill No. 1022
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67		-	purposes of issuing [professional] certification under sections 10-145b,
68		-	as amended by this act, and 10-145f, as amended by this act.
69		-	(e) Not later than January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the
70		-	commissioner shall submit a progress report on the development and
71		-	implementation of reciprocity agreements and interstate agreements
72		-	and any recommendations for legislation to the joint standing
73		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
74		-	relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-
75		-	4a.
76		-	Sec. 3. Section 10-145l of the general statutes is repealed and the
77		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
78		-	On and after July 1, [2010] 2019, the State Board of Education shall
79		-	allow an applicant for certification to teach in a subject shortage area
80		-	pursuant to section 10-8b or a certified employee seeking to teach in
81		-	such a subject shortage area to substitute achievement of [an excellent]
82		-	a satisfactory score, as determined by the State Board of Education, on
83		-	any appropriate State Board of Education approved subject area
84		-	assessment for the subject area requirements for certification pursuant
85		-	to section 10-145f, as amended by this act.
86		-	Sec. 4. Section 8-265pp of the general statutes is repealed and the
87		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
88		-	The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall develop and
89		-	administer a program of mortgage assistance to certified teachers (1)
90		-	employed by priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p, (2)
91		-	employed by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c,
92		-	(3) employed by the Technical Education and Career System at a
93		-	technical education and career school located in such priority or
94		-	transitional school districts, [or] (4) who teach in a subject matter
95		-	shortage area pursuant to section 10-8b, (5) who graduated from a Substitute Senate Bill No. 1022
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99		-	public high school in an educational reform district, as defined in
100		-	section 10-262u, or (6) who graduated from an historically black
101		-	college or university or a Hispanic-serving institution, as those terms
102		-	are defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965, P.L. 89-329, as
103		-	amended from time to time, and reauthorized by the Higher Education
104		-	Opportunity Act of 2008, P.L. 110-315, as amended from time to time.
105		-	Such assistance shall be available to eligible teachers for the purchase
106		-	of a house as their principal residence, provided, in the case of a
107		-	teacher employed by a priority or a transitional school district, or by
108		-	the Technical Education and Career System at a technical education
109		-	and career school located in a priority or transitional school district,
110		-	the house is located in such district. In making mortgage assistance
111		-	available under the program, the authority shall utilize down payment
112		-	assistance or any other appropriate housing subsidies. The terms of
113		-	any mortgage assistance shall allow the mortgagee to realize a
114		-	reasonable portion of the equity gain upon sale of the mortgaged
115		-	property.
116		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 10-183v of the general statutes is
117		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
118		-	1, 2019):
119		-	(b) A teacher receiving retirement benefits from the system may be
120		-	reemployed for up to one full school year by a local board of
121		-	education, the State Board of Education or by any constituent unit of
122		-	the state system of higher education (1) in a position [(1)] designated
123		-	by the Commissioner of Education as a subject shortage area for the
124		-	school year in which the teacher is being employed, [or] (2) at a school
125		-	located in a school district identified as a priority school district,
126		-	pursuant to section 10-266p, for the school year in which the teacher is
127		-	being employed, (3) if the teacher graduated from a public high school
128		-	in an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-262u, or (4) if
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	81	+	commissioner shall submit a progress report on the development and 51
	82	+	implementation of reciprocity agreements and interstate agreements 52
	83	+	and any recommendations for legislation to the joint standing 53
	84	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 54
	85	+	relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-55
	86	+	4a. 56
	87	+	Sec. 3. Section 10-145l of the general statutes is repealed and the 57
	88	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 58
	89	+	On and after July 1, [2010] 2019, the State Board of Education shall 59
	90	+	allow an applicant for certification to teach in a subject shortage area 60
	91	+	pursuant to section 10-8b or a certified employee seeking to teach in 61
	92	+	such a subject shortage area to substitute achievement of [an excellent] 62
	93	+	a satisfactory score, as determined by the State Board of Education, on 63
	94	+	any appropriate State Board of Education approved subject area 64
	95	+	assessment for the subject area requirements for certification pursuant 65
	96	+	to section 10-145f. 66
	97	+	Sec. 4. Section 8-265pp of the general statutes is repealed and the 67
	98	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 68
	99	+	The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall develop and 69
	100	+	administer a program of mortgage assistance to certified teachers (1) 70
	101	+	employed by priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p, (2) 71
	102	+	employed by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c, 72
	103	+	(3) employed by the Technical Education and Career System at a 73
	104	+	technical education and career school located in such priority or 74
	105	+	transitional school districts, [or] (4) who teach in a subject matter 75
	106	+	shortage area pursuant to section 10-8b, (5) who graduated from a 76
	107	+	public high school in an educational reform district, as defined in 77
	108	+	section 10-262u, or (6) who graduated from an historically black 78
	109	+	college or university or a Hispanic-serving institution, as those terms 79
	110	+	are defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965, P.L. 89-329, as 80
	111	+	amended from time to time, and reauthorized by the Higher Education 81
	112	+	Opportunity Act of 2008, P.L. 110-315, as amended from time to time. 82 Substitute Bill No. 1022
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133		-	or a Hispanic-serving institution, as those terms are defined in the
134		-	Higher Education Act of 1965, P.L. 89-329, as amended from time to
135		-	time, and reauthorized by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of
136		-	2008, P.L. 110-315, as amended from time to time. Notice of such
137		-	reemployment shall be sent to the board by the employer and by the
138		-	retired teacher at the time of hire and at the end of the assignment.
139		-	Such reemployment may be extended for an additional school year,
140		-	provided the local board of education (A) submits a written request for
141		-	approval to the Teachers' Retirement Board, (B) certifies that no
142		-	qualified candidates are available prior to the reemployment of such
143		-	teacher, and (C) indicates the type of assignment to be performed, the
144		-	anticipated date of rehire and the expected duration of the assignment.
145		-	Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10-145b of the general statutes is
146		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
147		-	1, 2019):
148		-	(a) The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper
149		-	application, shall issue an initial educator certificate to any person who
150		-	(1) holds a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree from an institution
151		-	of higher education [accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher
152		-	Education or Office of Higher Education or] that is regionally
153		-	accredited or has received an equivalent accreditation, and (2) has
154		-	completed (A) an educator preparation program approved by the State
155		-	Board of Education or the appropriate governing body in the state in
156		-	which the institution of higher education is located, or (B) an alternate
157		-	route to certification program approved by the State Board of
158		-	Education or the appropriate governing body in the state in which
159		-	such alternate route to certification program is located, and satisfies
160		-	the requirements for a temporary ninety-day certificate, pursuant to
161		-	subsection (c) of this section, or a resident teacher certificate, pursuant
162		-	to section 10-145m. In addition, on and after July 1, 2018, each
163		-	applicant shall have completed a subject area major as defined by the Substitute Senate Bill No. 1022
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	119	+	Such assistance shall be available to eligible teachers for the purchase 83
	120	+	of a house as their principal residence, provided, in the case of a 84
	121	+	teacher employed by a priority or a transitional school district, or by 85
	122	+	the Technical Education and Career System at a technical education 86
	123	+	and career school located in a priority or transitional school district, 87
	124	+	the house is located in such district. In making mortgage assistance 88
	125	+	available under the program, the authority shall utilize down payment 89
	126	+	assistance or any other appropriate housing subsidies. The terms of 90
	127	+	any mortgage assistance shall allow the mortgagee to realize a 91
	128	+	reasonable portion of the equity gain upon sale of the mortgaged 92
	129	+	property. 93
	130	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 10-183v of the general statutes is 94
	131	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 95
	132	+	1, 2019): 96
	133	+	(b) A teacher receiving retirement benefits from the system may be 97
	134	+	reemployed for up to one full school year by a local board of 98
	135	+	education, the State Board of Education or by any constituent unit of 99
	136	+	the state system of higher education (1) in a position [(1)] designated 100
	137	+	by the Commissioner of Education as a subject shortage area for the 101
	138	+	school year in which the teacher is being employed, [or] (2) at a school 102
	139	+	located in a school district identified as a priority school district, 103
	140	+	pursuant to section 10-266p, for the school year in which the teacher is 104
	141	+	being employed, (3) if the teacher graduated from a public high school 105
	142	+	in an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-262u, or (4) if 106
	143	+	the teacher graduated from an historically black college or university 107
	144	+	or a Hispanic-serving institution, as those terms are defined in the 108
	145	+	Higher Education Act of 1965, P.L. 89-329, as amended from time to 109
	146	+	time, and reauthorized by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 110
	147	+	2008, P.L. 110-315, as amended from time to time. Notice of such 111
	148	+	reemployment shall be sent to the board by the employer and by the 112
	149	+	retired teacher at the time of hire and at the end of the assignment. 113
	150	+	Such reemployment may be extended for an additional school year, 114
	151	+	provided the local board of education (A) submits a written request for 115 Substitute Bill No. 1022
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167		-	State Board of Education, except (i) as provided in section 10-145l, as
168		-	amended by this act, or (ii) where an applicant achieves a satisfactory
169		-	evaluation on an appropriate State Board of Education approved
170		-	subject area assessment [and] or has completed advanced coursework
171		-	in a relevant subject area. Each such initial educator certificate shall be
172		-	valid for three years, except as provided in subsection (c) of this
173		-	section, and may be extended by the Commissioner of Education for
174		-	an additional year for good cause upon the request of the
175		-	superintendent in whose school district such person is employed or
176		-	upon the request of the assessment team reviewing such person's
177		-	performance.
178		-	Sec. 7. Subsections (e) and (f) of section 10-145f of the general
179		-	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
180		-	(Effective July 1, 2019):
181		-	(e) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any person
182		-	who holds a valid teaching certificate that is at least equivalent to an
183		-	initial educator certificate, as determined by the State Board of
184		-	Education, and such certificate is issued by a state other than
185		-	Connecticut in the subject area or endorsement area for which such
186		-	person is seeking certification in Connecticut shall not be required to
187		-	successfully complete the competency examination and subject matter
188		-	assessment pursuant to this section, if such person has either [(1)] (A)
189		-	successfully completed at least three years of teaching experience or
190		-	service in the endorsement area for which such person is seeking
191		-	certification in Connecticut in the past ten years in a public school or a
192		-	nonpublic school approved by the appropriate state board of
193		-	education in such other state, or [(2)] (B) holds a master's degree or
194		-	higher in the subject area for which such person is seeking certification
195		-	in Connecticut.
196		-	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any person who
197		-	has held a valid teaching certificate issued by the State Board of Substitute Senate Bill No. 1022
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201		-	Education and such certificate has expired shall not be required to
202		-	successfully complete the subject matter assessment in the
203		-	endorsement area for which such person is seeking renewal or
204		-	advancement of such certificate, pursuant to this section, if such
205		-	person has either (A) successfully completed at least three years of
206		-	teaching experience or service in a public school or a nonpublic school
207		-	under a valid teaching certificate issued by the State Board of
208		-	Education or issued by a state other than Connecticut, in the past ten
209		-	years in such endorsement area, or (B) holds a master's degree or
210		-	higher in the subject area for which such person is seeking renewal or
211		-	advancement of such certificate.
212		-	(f) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any person
213		-	who has achieved a satisfactory evaluation on an equivalent
214		-	competency examination or subject area assessment required for
215		-	educator certification in another state shall not be required to achieve a
216		-	satisfactory evaluation on the competency examination or subject
217		-	matter assessment pursuant to this section, provided the State Board of
218		-	Education determines that the requirements for achieving a
219		-	satisfactory evaluation on such equivalent competency examination or
220		-	subject area assessment in another state are at least equivalent to the
221		-	requirements prescribed by the State Board of Education for achieving
222		-	a satisfactory evaluation on the competency examination or subject
223		-	matter assessment pursuant to this section.
224		-	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any person who
225		-	has previously achieved a satisfactory evaluation on an appropriate
226		-	State Board of Education approved subject area assessment for a
227		-	teaching certificate that has expired shall not be required to take the
228		-	appropriate subject matter assessment currently approved by the State
229		-	Board of Education, provided the Commissioner of Education
230		-	determines that the requirements for achieving a satisfactory
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	158	+	approval to the Teachers' Retirement Board, (B) certifies that no 116
	159	+	qualified candidates are available prior to the reemployment of such 117
	160	+	teacher, and (C) indicates the type of assignment to be performed, the 118
	161	+	anticipated date of rehire and the expected duration of the assignment. 119
	162	+	Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10-145b of the general statutes is 120
	163	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 121
	164	+	1, 2019): 122
	165	+	(a) The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper 123
	166	+	application, shall issue an initial educator certificate to any person who 124
	167	+	(1) holds a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree from an institution 125
	168	+	of higher education [accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher 126
	169	+	Education or Office of Higher Education or] that is regionally 127
	170	+	accredited or has received an equivalent accreditation, and (2) has 128
	171	+	completed (A) an educator preparation program approved by the State 129
	172	+	Board of Education or the appropriate governing body in the state in 130
	173	+	which the institution of higher education is located, or (B) an alternate 131
	174	+	route to certification program approved by the State Board of 132
	175	+	Education or the appropriate governing body in the state in which 133
	176	+	such alternate route to certification program is located, and satisfies 134
	177	+	the requirements for a temporary ninety-day certificate, pursuant to 135
	178	+	subsection (c) of this section, or a resident teacher certificate, pursuant 136
	179	+	to section 10-145m. In addition, on and after July 1, 2018, each 137
	180	+	applicant shall have completed a subject area major as defined by the 138
	181	+	State Board of Education, except (i) as provided in section 10-145l, as 139
	182	+	amended by this act, or (ii) where an applicant achieves a satisfactory 140
	183	+	evaluation on an appropriate State Board of Education approved 141
	184	+	subject area assessment [and] or has completed advanced coursework 142
	185	+	in a relevant subject area. Each such initial educator certificate shall be 143
	186	+	valid for three years, except as provided in subsection (c) of this 144
	187	+	section, and may be extended by the Commissioner of Education for 145
	188	+	an additional year for good cause upon the request of the 146
	189	+	superintendent in whose school district such person is employed or 147
	190	+	upon the request of the assessment team reviewing such person's 148 Substitute Bill No. 1022
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235		-	equivalent to the requirements prescribed by the State Board of
236		-	Education for such current subject matter assessment.
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	197	+	performance. 149
	198	+	Sec. 7. Subsections (e) and (f) of section 10-145f of the general 150
	199	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 151
	200	+	(Effective July 1, 2019): 152
	201	+	(e) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any person 153
	202	+	who holds a valid teaching certificate that is at least equivalent to an 154
	203	+	initial educator certificate, as determined by the State Board of 155
	204	+	Education, and such certificate is issued by a state other than 156
	205	+	Connecticut in the subject area or endorsement area for which such 157
	206	+	person is seeking certification in Connecticut shall not be required to 158
	207	+	successfully complete the competency examination and subject matter 159
	208	+	assessment pursuant to this section, if such person has either [(1)] (A) 160
	209	+	successfully completed at least three years of teaching experience or 161
	210	+	service in the endorsement area for which such person is seeking 162
	211	+	certification in Connecticut in the past ten years in a public school or a 163
	212	+	nonpublic school approved by the appropriate state board of 164
	213	+	education in such other state, or [(2)] (B) holds a master's degree or 165
	214	+	higher in the subject area for which such person is seeking certification 166
	215	+	in Connecticut. 167
	216	+	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any person who 168
	217	+	has held a valid teaching certificate issued by the State Board of 169
	218	+	Education and such certificate has expired shall not be required to 170
	219	+	successfully complete the subject matter assessment in the 171
	220	+	endorsement area for which such person is seeking renewal or 172
	221	+	advancement of such certificate, pursuant to this section, if such 173
	222	+	person has either (A) successfully completed at least three years of 174
	223	+	teaching experience or service in a public school or a nonpublic school 175
	224	+	under a valid teaching certificate issued by the State Board of 176
	225	+	Education or issued by a state other than Connecticut, in the past ten 177
	226	+	years in such endorsement area, or (B) holds a master's degree or 178
	227	+	higher in the subject area for which such person is seeking renewal or 179
	228	+	advancement of such certificate. 180 Substitute Bill No. 1022
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	235	+	(f) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any person 181
	236	+	who has achieved a satisfactory evaluation on an equivalent 182
	237	+	competency examination or subject area assessment required for 183
	238	+	educator certification in another state shall not be required to achieve a 184
	239	+	satisfactory evaluation on the competency examination or subject 185
	240	+	matter assessment pursuant to this section, provided the State Board of 186
	241	+	Education determines that the requirements for achieving a 187
	242	+	satisfactory evaluation on such equivalent competency examination or 188
	243	+	subject area assessment in another state are at least equivalent to the 189
	244	+	requirements prescribed by the State Board of Education for achieving 190
	245	+	a satisfactory evaluation on the competency examination or subject 191
	246	+	matter assessment pursuant to this section. 192
	247	+	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any person who 193
	248	+	has previously achieved a satisfactory evaluation on an appropriate 194
	249	+	State Board of Education approved subject area assessment for a 195
	250	+	teaching certificate that has expired shall not be required to take the 196
	251	+	appropriate subject matter assessment currently approved by the State 197
	252	+	Board of Education, provided the Commissioner of Education 198
	253	+	determines that the requirements for achieving a satisfactory 199
	254	+	evaluation on such previous subject area assessment are at least 200
	255	+	equivalent to the requirements prescribed by the State Board of 201
	256	+	Education for such current subject matter assessment. 202
	257	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	258	+	sections:
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	260	+	Section 1 from passage New section
	261	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 10-146c
	262	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 10-145l
	263	+	Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 8-265pp
	264	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 10-183v(b)
	265	+	Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 10-145b(a)
	266	+	Sec. 7 July 1, 2019 10-145f(e) and (f)
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	268	+	ED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R APP Substitute Bill No. 1022
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