LCO No. 2382 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5770 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2382 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. REYES, 75th Dist. REP. NAPOLI, 73rd 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 an 1 individual from another country applying for professional certification 2 as a bilingual education teacher to be exempt from the examination 3 requirements of section 10-145f of the general statutes if such individual 4 holds a degree from an accredited college or university. 5 Statement of Purpose: To address the shortage of bilingual education teachers in the state.