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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5436
February Session, 2024
AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 10-145b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 2
(a) The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper 3
application, shall issue an initial educator certificate to any person who 4
(1) holds a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree from an institution 5
of higher education that is regionally accredited or has received an 6
equivalent accreditation, and (2) has [completed (A) an educator 7
preparation program approved by the State Board of Education or the 8
appropriate governing body in the state in which the institution of 9
higher education is located, or (B) an alternate route to certification 10
program approved by the State Board of Education or the appropriate 11
governing body in the state in which such alternate route to certification 12
program is located, and satisfies the requirements for a temporary 13
ninety-day certificate, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, or a 14
resident teacher certificate, pursuant to section 10-145m] successfully 15
completed one of the pathways described in section 6 of this act. In 16
addition, on and after July 1, 2018, each applicant shall have completed 17
a subject area major as defined by the State Board of Education, except 18
[(i)] (A) as provided in section 10-145l, or [(ii)] (B) where an applicant 19
achieves a satisfactory evaluation on an appropriate State Board of 20 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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Education approved subject area assessment or has completed 21
advanced coursework in a relevant subject area. [Each] Any such initial 22
educator certificate issued prior to July 1, 2024, that has not expired on 23
or before July 1, 2024, shall be extended to be valid for a period of ten 24
years from the date of issuance, and any such initial educator certificate 25
issued on and after July 1, 2024, shall be valid for [three] ten years [, 26
except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,] and may be 27
extended by the Commissioner of Education for an additional year for 28
good cause upon the request of the superintendent in whose school 29
district such person is employed or upon the request of the assessment 30
team reviewing such person's performance, provided the commissioner 31
may not grant such extension more than three times to any person. The 32
commissioner may, upon application, reissue an initial educator 33
certificate to any person who holds, but has not served under, an initial 34
educator certificate, if such person can demonstrate that he or she 35
satisfies the preparation and eligibility requirements that were in place 36
at the time such initial educator certificate was originally issued to such 37
person. 38
(b) During the period of employment in a public school, a person 39
holding an initial educator certificate shall (1) be under the supervision 40
of the superintendent of schools or of a principal, administrator or 41
supervisor designated by such superintendent who shall regularly 42
observe, guide and evaluate the performance of assigned duties by such 43
holder of an initial certificate, and (2) participate in a beginning educator 44
program if there is such a program for such person's certification 45
endorsement area. 46
(c) (1) The State Board of Education, upon request of a local or 47
regional board of education, shall issue a temporary ninety-day 48
certificate to any applicant in the certification endorsement areas of 49
elementary education, middle grades education, secondary academic 50
subjects, special subjects or fields, special education, early childhood 51
education and administration and supervision, or in the certification 52
endorsement areas corresponding to teacher shortage areas, as 53
determined by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 10-54 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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8b, when the following conditions are met: 55
(A) The employing agent of a board of education makes a written 56
request for the issuance of such certificate and attests to the existence of 57
a special plan for supervision of temporary ninety-day certificate 58
holders; 59
(B) The applicant meets the following requirements, except as 60
otherwise provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision: 61
(i) Holds a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education 62
accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of 63
Higher Education or regionally accredited with a major either in or 64
closely related to the certification endorsement area in which the 65
requesting board of education is placing the applicant or, in the case of 66
secondary or special subject or field endorsement area, possesses at least 67
the minimum total number of semester hours of credit required for the 68
content area, except as provided in section 10-145l; 69
(ii) Has met the requirements pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-70
145f, as amended by this act; 71
(iii) Presents a written application on such forms as the 72
Commissioner of Education shall prescribe; 73
(iv) Has successfully completed an alternate route to certification 74
program provided by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or the 75
Office of Higher Education or public or independent institutions of 76
higher education, regional educational service centers or private teacher 77
or administrator training organizations and approved by the State 78
Board of Education; 79
(v) Possesses an undergraduate college overall grade point average 80
of at least "B" or, if the applicant has completed at least twenty-four 81
hours of graduate credit, possesses a graduate grade point average of at 82
least "B"; and 83
(vi) Presents supporting evidence of appropriate experience working 84 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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with children; and 85
(C) The Commissioner of Education may waive the requirements of 86
subparagraphs (B)(v) or (B)(vi), or both, of this subdivision upon a 87
showing of good cause. 88
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section on 89
and after July 1, 1989, the State Board of Education, upon receipt of a 90
proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate, which shall 91
be valid for three years, to any person who has taught successfully while 92
holding a temporary ninety-day certificate and meets the requirements 93
established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 10-145d, as 94
amended by this act. 95
(d) (1) On and after July 1, 2019, in order to be eligible to obtain an 96
initial educator certificate, each person shall be required to complete (A) 97
a course of study in special education comprised of not fewer than 98
thirty-six hours, which shall include (i) instruction on the growth and 99
development of exceptional children, including children with a 100
disability, gifted and talented children and children who may require 101
special education, and (ii) methods for identifying, planning for and 102
working effectively with special needs children in a regular classroom, 103
and (B) a course or courses of study in special education relating to 104
instruction on classroom techniques in reading, differentiated 105
instruction, social-emotional learning, culturally responsive pedagogy 106
and practice and assistive technology. The provisions of this subdivision 107
shall not apply to any person who has been issued an initial educator 108
certificate prior to July 1, 2019. 109
(2) On and after July 1, 2016, in order to be eligible to obtain a 110
provisional educator certificate, each person shall be required to 111
complete a course of study in special education comprised of not fewer 112
than thirty-six hours, which shall include an understanding of the 113
growth and development of exceptional children, including children 114
with a disability, gifted and talented children and children who may 115
require special education, and methods for identifying, planning for and 116 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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working effectively with special needs children in a regular classroom. 117
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection to the contrary, 118
each applicant for such certificates who has met all requirements for 119
certification except the completion of the course in special education 120
shall be entitled to a certificate (A) for a period not to exceed one year, 121
provided the applicant completed a teacher preparation program either 122
in the state prior to July 1, 1987, or outside the state, or completed the 123
necessary combination of professional experience or coursework as 124
required by the State Board of Education, or (B) for a period not to 125
exceed two years if the applicant applies for certification in an area for 126
which a bachelor's degree is not required. 127
(e) (1) On and after July 1, 1989, and until June 30, 2024, the State 128
Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue a 129
provisional educator certificate to any person who [(1)] (A) has 130
successfully completed a beginning educator program and one school 131
year of successful teaching as attested to by the superintendent, or the 132
superintendent's designee, in whose local or regional school district 133
such person was employed, [(2)] (B) has completed at least three years 134
of successful teaching in a public school in another state or a nonpublic 135
school approved by the State Board of Education or appropriate 136
governing body in another state within ten years prior to application for 137
such provisional educator certificate, as attested to by the 138
superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, in whose school 139
district such person was employed, or by the supervising agent of the 140
nonpublic school in which such person was employed, and has met 141
preparation and eligibility requirements for an initial educator 142
certificate, or [(3)] (C) has successfully taught with a provisional 143
teaching certificate for the year immediately preceding an application 144
for a provisional educator certificate as an employee of a local or 145
regional board of education or facility approved for special education 146
by the State Board of Education. The commissioner may, upon 147
application, reissue a provisional educator certificate to any person who 148
holds a provisional educator certificate, if such person can demonstrate 149
that he or she satisfies the preparation and eligibility requirements that 150 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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were in place at the time such provisional educator certificate was 151
originally issued to such person. 152
(2) The commissioner may not issue or reissue any provisional 153
educator certificates on or after July 1, 2024. Any person who holds a 154
provisional educator certificate and is not eligible to advance to the 155
professional educator certificate shall be eligible to be issued an initial 156
educator certificate. 157
(f) Any person holding a standard or permanent certificate on July 1, 158
1989, shall be eligible to receive upon application a professional 159
educator certificate to replace said standard or permanent certificate. On 160
and after July 1, 1989, standard and permanent certificates shall no 161
longer be valid. 162
(g) (1) On or after July 1, 1989, and prior to July 1, 2018, to qualify for 163
a professional educator certificate, a person who holds or has held a 164
provisional educator certificate under subsection (e) of this section shall 165
have completed thirty credit hours of course work beyond the 166
baccalaureate degree. It is not necessary that such course work be taken 167
for a master's degree and such work may include graduate or 168
undergraduate courses. 169
(2) On and after July 1, 2018, and prior to July 1, 2026, to qualify for a 170
professional educator certificate, a person who holds or has held a 171
provisional educator certificate under subsection (d) of this section shall 172
hold a master's degree in an appropriate subject matter area, as 173
determined by the State Board of Education, related to such teacher's 174
certification endorsement area. 175
(3) On and after July 1, 2026, to qualify for a professional educator 176
certificate, a person who holds an initial educator certificate or a 177
provisional educator certificate shall (A) have completed at least fifty 178
school months of successful teaching for one or more boards of 179
education or approved nonpublic schools in this state while holding 180
such initial educator certificate or provisional educator certificate, (B) 181
have satisfactorily completed the teacher education and mentoring 182 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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program, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-145m, and (C) 183
either (i) hold a master's degree or higher in an appropriate subject 184
matter area, or (ii) complete an alternate pathway to professional 185
licensure jointly approved by the State Board of Education and the 186
Educator Preparation and Certification Board. On and after July 1, 2026, 187
the state board, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue a 188
professional educator certificate to any person who satisfies the 189
qualifications described in this subdivision, except the state board may 190
waive the requirement described in subparagraph (C) of this 191
subdivision upon a showing of good cause. 192
[(h) (1) Unless otherwise provided in regulations adopted under 193
section 10-145d, in not less than three years or more than eight years 194
after the issuance of a provisional educator certificate pursuant to 195
subsection (e) of this section and upon the statement of the 196
superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, in whose school 197
district such certificate holder was employed, or the supervisory agent 198
of a nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Education, in 199
whose school such certificate holder was employed, that the provisional 200
educator certificate holder and such superintendent, or such 201
superintendent's designee, or supervisory agent have mutually 202
determined or approved an individual program pursuant to 203
subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of this section and upon the statement 204
of such superintendent, or such superintendent's designee, or 205
supervisory agent that such certificate holder has a record of 206
competency in the discharge of such certificate holder's duties during 207
such provisional period, the state board upon receipt of a proper 208
application shall issue such certificate holder a professional educator 209
certificate. A signed recommendation from the superintendent of 210
schools, or the superintendent's designee, for the local or regional board 211
of education or from the supervisory agent of a nonpublic school 212
approved by the State Board of Education shall be evidence of 213
competency. Such recommendation shall state that the person who 214
holds or has held a provisional educator certificate has successfully 215
completed at least three school years of satisfactory teaching for one or 216 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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more local or regional boards of education or such nonpublic schools. 217
Each applicant for a certificate pursuant to this subsection shall provide 218
to the Department of Education, in such manner and form as prescribed 219
by the commissioner, evidence that the applicant has successfully 220
completed coursework pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, as 221
appropriate.] 222
[(2)] (h) Each professional educator certificate shall be valid for ten 223
years and continued every ten years thereafter. 224
[(3) Except as otherwise provided in section 10-146c, upon receipt of 225
a proper application, the State Board of Education shall issue to a teacher 226
from another state, territory or possession of the United States or the 227
District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who (A) has 228
taught in another state, territory or possession of the United States or 229
the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for a 230
minimum of two years in the preceding ten years, (B) has received at 231
least two satisfactory performance evaluations while teaching in such 232
other state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of 233
Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and (C) has fulfilled 234
post-preparation assessments as approved by the commissioner, a 235
provisional educator certificate with the appropriate endorsement, 236
subject to the provisions of subsection (i) of this section relating to denial 237
of applications for certification. An applicant who has taught under an 238
appropriate certificate issued by another state, territory or possession of 239
the United States or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of 240
Puerto Rico for two or more years shall be exempt from completing the 241
beginning educator program based upon such teaching experience 242
upon a showing of effectiveness as a teacher, as determined by the State 243
Board of Education, which may include, but need not be limited to, a 244
demonstrated record of improving student achievement. An applicant 245
who has successfully completed a teacher preparation program or an 246
alternate route to certification program in another state, territory or 247
possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or the 248
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and holds an appropriate certificate 249
issued by another state, territory or possession of the United States or 250 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall not 251
be required to complete a course of study in special education, pursuant 252
to subsection (d) of this section. An applicant with two or more years of 253
teaching experience in this state at a nonpublic school, approved by the 254
State Board of Education, in the past ten years shall be exempt from 255
completing the beginning educator program based upon such teaching 256
experience upon a showing of effectiveness as a teacher, as determined 257
by the State Board of Education, which may include, but need not be 258
limited to, a demonstrated record of improving student achievement.] 259
(i) (1) The State Board of Education may take one or more of the 260
following actions, in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) 261
of this subsection, against a person holding a certificate, permit or 262
authorization based on conduct that occurred prior or subsequent to the 263
issuance of such certificate, permit or authorization: (A) Revoke the 264
holder's certificate, permit or authorization; (B) suspend the holder's 265
certificate, permit or authorization; or (C) place the holder's certificate 266
on probation, subject to conditions determined by the Commissioner of 267
Education. 268
(2) The State Board of Education may take any of the actions 269
described in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of 270
this subsection with respect to a holder's certificate, permit or 271
authorization issued pursuant to sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive, 272
for any of the following reasons: (A) The holder of the certificate, permit 273
or authorization obtained such certificate, permit or authorization 274
through fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact; (B) the holder has 275
persistently neglected to perform the duties for which the certificate, 276
permit or authorization was granted; (C) the holder is professionally 277
unfit to perform the duties for which the certificate, permit or 278
authorization was granted; (D) the holder is convicted in a court of law 279
of a crime involving moral turpitude or of any other crime of such 280
nature that in the opinion of the board continued holding of a certificate, 281
permit or authorization by the person would impair the standing of 282
certificates, permits or authorizations issued by the board; or (E) other 283
due and sufficient cause. The State Board of Education may revoke any 284 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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certificate, permit or authorization issued pursuant to said sections if the 285
holder is found to have intentionally disclosed specific questions or 286
answers to students or otherwise improperly breached the security of 287
any administration of a mastery examination, pursuant to section 10-288
14n. In any revocation proceeding pursuant to this section, the State 289
Board of Education shall have the burden of establishing the reason for 290
such revocation by a preponderance of the evidence. Revocation shall 291
be in accordance with procedures established by the State Board of 292
Education pursuant to chapter 54. 293
(3) When the Commissioner of Education is notified, pursuant to 294
section 10-149a or 17a-101i, that a person holding a certificate, permit or 295
authorization issued by the State Board of Education under the 296
provisions of sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive, has been convicted of 297
(A) a capital felony, under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect 298
prior to April 25, 2012, (B) arson murder, pursuant to section 53a-54d, 299
(C) a class A felony, (D) a class B felony, except a violation of section 300
53a-122, 53a-252 or 53a-291, (E) a crime involving an act of child abuse 301
or neglect as described in section 46b-120, or (F) a violation of section 302
17a-101a, 53-21, 53-37a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-303
73a, 53a-88, 53a-90a, 53a-99, 53a-103a, 53a-181c, 53a-191, 53a-196, 53a-304
196c, 53a-216, 53a-217b or 21a-278 or subsection (a) of section 21a-277, 305
any certificate, permit or authorization issued by the State Board of 306
Education and held by such person shall be deemed revoked and the 307
commissioner shall notify such person of such revocation, provided 308
such person may request reconsideration pursuant to regulations 309
adopted by the State Board of Education, in accordance with the 310
provisions of chapter 54. As part of such reconsideration process, the 311
board shall make the initial determination as to whether to uphold or 312
overturn the revocation. The commissioner shall make the final 313
determination as to whether to uphold or overturn the revocation. 314
(4) The State Board of Education may deny an application for the 315
initial issuance or renewal of a certificate, permit or authorization for 316
any of the following reasons: (A) The applicant seeks to obtain a 317
certificate, permit or authorization through fraud or misrepresentation 318 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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of a material fact; (B) the applicant has been convicted in a court of law 319
of a crime involving moral turpitude or of any other crime of such 320
nature that in the opinion of the board issuance of a certificate, permit 321
or authorization would impair the standing of certificates, permits or 322
authorizations issued by the board; or (C) other due and sufficient cause. 323
Any applicant denied a certificate, permit or authorization shall be 324
notified in writing of the reasons for denial. Any applicant denied a 325
certificate, permit or authorization may request a review of such denial 326
by the State Board of Education. 327
(5) A person whose certificate, permit or authorization has been 328
denied, revoked or suspended may not be employed in a public school 329
during the period of denial, revocation or suspension. A person whose 330
certificate, permit or authorization has been placed on probation may be 331
employed in a public school during the period of probation in 332
accordance with the terms of such probation. 333
(6) The State Board of Education may take any of the actions 334
described in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of 335
this subsection, with respect to an applicant's or holder's certificate, 336
permit or authorization a result of the applicant or holder having been 337
subject to disciplinary action for any of the reasons described in 338
subdivision (2) of this subsection by a duly authorized professional 339
disciplinary agency of any state, a federal governmental agency, the 340
District of Columbia, a United States possession or territory or a foreign 341
jurisdiction. The State Board of Education may rely upon the findings 342
and conclusions made by a duly authorized professional disciplinary 343
agency of any state, a federal governmental agency, the District of 344
Columbia, a United States possession or territory or foreign jurisdiction 345
in taking such action. 346
(7) Any local or regional board of education or private special 347
education facility approved by the commissioner shall report to the 348
commissioner when an employee, who holds a certificate, permit or 349
authorization, is dismissed pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (d) 350
of section 10-151. 351 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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(8) The State Board of Education may, pursuant to chapter 54, adopt 352
or revise regulations relating to the procedure by which the State Board 353
of Education may take any of the actions described in subparagraphs 354
(A) to (C), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of this subsection. 355
(j) Not later than thirty days after receipt of notification, any initial 356
educator certificate holder who is not granted a provisional educator 357
certificate, or any provisional educator certificate holder who is not 358
granted a professional educator certificate, or any professional educator 359
certificate holder who is not granted a continuation, under the 360
provisions of sections 10-145a to 10-145d, inclusive, as amended by this 361
act, and 10-146b, may appeal to the State Board of Education for 362
reconsideration. Said board shall review the records of the appropriate 363
certification period, and, if a hearing is requested in writing, hold such 364
hearing not later than sixty days after such request and render a written 365
decision not later than thirty days after the conclusion of such hearing. 366
Any teacher aggrieved by the decision of said board may appeal from 367
such decision in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 and 368
such appeal shall be privileged with respect to assignment of such 369
appeal. 370
(k) For the purposes of this section "supervisory agent" means the 371
superintendent of schools or the principal, administrator or supervisor 372
designated by such superintendent to provide direct supervision to a 373
provisional certificate holder. 374
(l) Upon application to the State Board of Education for the issuance 375
of any certificate in accordance with this section and section 10-145d, as 376
amended by this act, there shall be paid to the board by or on behalf of 377
the applicant a nonreturnable fee of two hundred dollars in the case of 378
an applicant for an initial educator certificate, two hundred fifty dollars 379
in the case of an applicant for a provisional educator certificate and three 380
hundred seventy-five dollars in the case of an applicant for a 381
professional educator certificate, except that applicants for certificates 382
for teaching adult education programs mandated under subparagraph 383
(A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 shall pay a fee of one hundred 384 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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dollars; persons eligible for a certificate or endorsement for which the 385
fee is less than that applied for shall receive an appropriate refund; 386
persons not eligible for any certificate shall receive a refund of the 387
application fee minus fifty dollars; and persons holding standard or 388
permanent certificates on July 1, 1989, who apply for professional 389
certificates to replace the standard or permanent certificates, shall not be 390
required to pay such a fee. Upon application to the State Board of 391
Education for the issuance of a subject area endorsement there shall be 392
paid to the board by or on behalf of such applicant a nonreturnable fee 393
of one hundred dollars. With each request for a duplicate copy of any 394
such certificate or endorsement there shall be paid to the board a 395
nonreturnable fee of fifty dollars. 396
Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 10-145d of the 2024 supplement to the 397
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 398
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 399
[(f) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B) of this 400
subdivision, an endorsement issued prior to July 1, 2013, to teach 401
elementary education grades one to six, inclusive, shall be valid for 402
grades kindergarten to six, inclusive, and for such an endorsement 403
issued on or after July 1, 2013, the endorsement shall be valid for grades 404
one to six, inclusive, except such an endorsement issued between July 1, 405
2013, and July 1, 2017, to any student who was admitted to and 406
successfully completes a teacher preparation program, as defined in 407
section 10-10a, in the certification endorsement area of elementary 408
education on or before June 30, 2017, shall be valid for grades 409
kindergarten to six, inclusive. 410
(B) The Commissioner of Education may permit, upon the request of 411
a superintendent, any person who holds such endorsement issued on or 412
after July 1, 2017, to teach kindergarten for one school year. The 413
commissioner may, upon the request of such superintendent, permit 414
such person who so taught kindergarten under such endorsement for 415
one school year to teach kindergarten an additional school year.] 416 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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(f) (1) (A) An endorsement to teach elementary education grades one 417
to six, inclusive, issued prior to July 1, 2024, shall be valid for grades 418
prekindergarten to six, inclusive. 419
(B) An endorsement to teach elementary education issued on and 420
after July 1, 2024, shall be valid for grades prekindergarten to six, 421
inclusive. 422
(2) An endorsement to teach comprehensive special education grades 423
one to twelve, inclusive, shall be valid for grades prekindergarten to 424
twelve, inclusive. On and after September 1, 2013, any (A) certified 425
employee applying for a comprehensive special education 426
endorsement, or (B) applicant for an initial, provisional or professional 427
educator certificate and a comprehensive special education 428
endorsement shall achieve a satisfactory score on the reading instruction 429
examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009, 430
or a comparable reading instruction examination with minimum 431
standards that are equivalent to the examination approved by the State 432
Board of Education on April 1, 2009. 433
(3) On and after July 1, 2024, the following endorsements issued prior 434
to or on or after July 1, 2024, and for grades seven to twelve, inclusive, 435
shall be valid for grades four to twelve, inclusive: Biology, business, 436
chemistry, earth science, English, French, German, general science, 437
history and social studies, Italian, Latin and classical humanities, 438
Mandarin Chinese, mathematics, Portuguese, physics, Russian, Spanish 439
and any other world language. 440
Sec. 3. Section 10-145a of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 441
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 442
1, 2024): 443
(a) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to 444
professional certification shall be encouraged to successfully complete 445
an intergroup relations component of such a program which shall be 446
developed with the participation of both sexes, and persons of various 447
ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds. Such intergroup relations 448 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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program shall have the following objectives: (1) The imparting of an 449
appreciation of the contributions to American civilization of the various 450
ethnic, cultural and economic groups composing American society and 451
an understanding of the life styles of such groups; (2) the counteracting 452
of biases, discrimination and prejudices; and (3) the assurance of respect 453
for human diversity and personal rights. The State Board of Education, 454
the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Commission on Human 455
Rights and Opportunities and the Commission on Women, Children, 456
Seniors, Equity and Opportunity shall establish a joint committee 457
composed of members of the four agencies, which shall develop and 458
implement such programs in intergroup relations. 459
(b) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to 460
professional certification shall be encouraged to complete a (1) health 461
component of such a program, which includes, but need not be limited 462
to, human growth and development, nutrition, first aid, disease 463
prevention and community and consumer health, and (2) mental health 464
component of such a program, which includes, but need not be limited 465
to, youth suicide, child abuse and alcohol and drug abuse. 466
(c) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to 467
professional certification shall complete a school violence, bullying, as 468
defined in section 10-222d, and suicide prevention and conflict 469
resolution component of such a program. 470
(d) On and after July 1, 2020, any program of teacher preparation 471
leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the 472
curriculum, instruction in computer science, and instruction in 473
information technology skills as applied to student learning and 474
classroom instruction that are grade-level and subject area appropriate. 475
(e) On and after July 1, 2006, any program of teacher preparation 476
leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the 477
curriculum, instruction in literacy skills and processes that reflects 478
current research and best practices in the field of literacy training. Such 479
instruction shall (1) be incorporated into requirements of student major 480 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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and concentration, and (2) on and after July 1, 2015, include not fewer 481
than twelve clock hours of instruction in the detection and recognition 482
of, and evidence-based structured literacy interventions for, students 483
with dyslexia, as defined in section 10-3d. 484
(f) On and after July 1, 2006, any program of teacher preparation 485
leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the 486
curriculum, instruction in the concepts of second language learning and 487
second language acquisition and processes that reflects current research 488
and best practices in the field of second language learning and second 489
language acquisition. Such instruction shall be incorporated into 490
requirements of student major and concentration. 491
(g) On and after July 1, 2011, any program of teacher preparation 492
leading to professional certification may permit teaching experience in 493
a nonpublic school, approved by the State Board of Education, and 494
offered through a public or private institution of higher education to 495
count towards the preparation and eligibility requirements for an initial 496
educator certificate, provided such teaching experience is completed as 497
part of a cooperating teacher program, in accordance with the 498
provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-220a. 499
(h) On and after July 1, 2019, any candidate entering a program of 500
teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be 501
required to complete training in competency areas contained in the 502
professional teaching standards established by the State Board of 503
Education, including, but not limited to, development and 504
characteristics of learners, evidence-based and standards-based 505
instruction, evidence-based classroom and behavior management, 506
assessment and professional behaviors and responsibilities and the 507
awareness and identification of the unique learning style of gifted and 508
talented children, social and emotional development and learning of 509
children, and culturally responsive pedagogy and practice. The training 510
in social and emotional development and learning of children shall 511
include instruction concerning a comprehensive, coordinated social and 512
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behaviors associated with social or emotional problems, the availability 514
of treatment services for such children and referring such children for 515
assessment, intervention or treatment services. The training in culturally 516
responsive pedagogy and practice shall include instruction concerning 517
the awareness of students' background and experience that lead to the 518
development of skills, knowledge and behaviors that enable educators 519
and students to build positive relationships and work effectively in 520
cross-cultural situations. 521
(i) On and after July 1, 2023, any program of teacher preparation 522
leading to professional certification shall require, as part of the 523
curriculum, clinical experience, field experience or student teaching 524
experience in a classroom during four semesters of such program of 525
teacher preparation. Such clinical experience, field experience or student 526
teaching experience may include a cooperating teacher serving as a 527
mentor to student teachers. 528
(j) On and after July 1, 2012, any program of teacher preparation 529
leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the 530
curriculum, instruction in the implementation of student individualized 531
education programs as it relates to the provision of special education 532
and related services, including, but not limited to, the provision of 533
services to gifted and talented children. 534
(k) On and after July 1, 2025, any program of teacher preparation 535
leading to professional certification in the endorsement area of 536
elementary education shall also be aligned with any professional 537
standards and competencies for early childhood educators developed 538
by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. 539
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) On and after July 1, 2024, any 540
person who holds an initial educator certificate, a provisional educator 541
certificate or a professional educator certificate, and whose endorsement 542
has been revised pursuant to section 10-145d of the general statutes, as 543
amended by this act, shall not be required to submit an application for 544
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provide instruction in any course in which the subject matter content of 546
such course corresponds with such revised endorsement. On and after 547
July 1, 2026, the State Board of Education shall assign such revised 548
endorsement upon the issuance or reissuance of any professional 549
educator certificate. 550
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 10-145f of the general statutes is 551
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 552
2024): 553
(b) (1) Any person who does not hold a valid certificate pursuant to 554
section 10-145b, as amended by this act, shall achieve a satisfactory 555
evaluation on the appropriate State Board of Education approved 556
subject area assessment in order to be eligible for a certificate pursuant 557
to said section unless such assessment has not been approved by the 558
State Board of Education at the time of application, in which case the 559
applicant shall not be denied a certificate solely because of the lack of an 560
evaluation on such assessment. 561
(2) Any person applying for an additional certification endorsement 562
shall achieve a satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate State Board of 563
Education approved subject area assessment in order to be eligible for 564
such additional endorsement, unless such assessment has not been 565
approved by the State Board of Education at the time of application, in 566
which case the applicant shall not be denied the additional endorsement 567
solely because of the lack of an evaluation on such assessment. 568
(3) On and after July 1, 1992, any teacher who held a valid teaching 569
certificate but whose certificate lapsed and who had completed all 570
requirements for the issuance of a new certificate pursuant to section 10-571
145b, as amended by this act, except for filing an application for such 572
certificate, prior to the date on which the lapse occurred, may file, within 573
one year of the date on which the lapse occurred, an application with 574
the Commissioner of Education for the issuance of such certificate. 575
Upon the filing of such an application, the commissioner may grant such 576
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the lapse occurred, provided the commissioner finds that the lapse of 578
the certificate occurred as a result of a hardship or extenuating 579
circumstances beyond the control of the applicant. If such teacher has 580
attained tenure and is reemployed by the same board of education in 581
any equivalent unfilled position for which the person is qualified as a 582
result of the issuance of a certificate pursuant to this subdivision, the 583
lapse period shall not constitute a break in employment for such person 584
reemployed and shall be used for the purpose of calculating continuous 585
employment pursuant to section 10-151. If such teacher has not attained 586
tenure, the time unemployed due to the lapse of a certificate shall not be 587
counted toward tenure, except that if such teacher is reemployed by the 588
same board of education as a result of the issuance of a certificate 589
pursuant to this subdivision, such teacher may count the previous 590
continuous employment immediately prior to the lapse towards tenure. 591
Using information provided by the Teachers' Retirement Board, the 592
Department of Education shall annually notify each local or regional 593
board of education of the name of each teacher employed by such board 594
of education whose provisional certificate will expire during the period 595
of twelve months following such notice. Upon receipt of such notice the 596
superintendent of each local and regional board of education shall 597
notify each such teacher in writing, at such teacher's last-known 598
address, that the teacher's provisional certificate will expire. 599
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection to the contrary, 600
to be eligible for a certificate to teach subjects for which a bachelor's 601
degree is not required, any applicant who is otherwise eligible for 602
certification in such endorsement areas shall be entitled to a certificate 603
without having met the requirements of the competency examination 604
and subject area assessment pursuant to this subsection for a period not 605
to exceed two years, except that for a certificate to teach skilled trades 606
or trade-related or occupational subjects, the commissioner may waive 607
the requirement that the applicant take the competency examination. 608
The commissioner may, upon the showing of good cause, extend the 609
certificate. 610
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in the endorsement area of elementary education shall achieve a 612
satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate State Board of Education 613
approved mathematics assessment in order to be eligible for such 614
elementary education endorsement. 615
(6) On and after July 1, 2018, any person who holds an initial, 616
provisional or professional educator certificate and achieves a 617
satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate State Board of Education 618
approved subject area assessment shall be issued a cross endorsement 619
in the relevant certification endorsement area corresponding to a 620
teacher shortage area, as determined by the Commissioner of Education 621
pursuant to section 10-8b. 622
(7) On and after July 1, 2024, any person who holds an initial educator 623
certificate, a provisional educator certificate or a professional educator 624
certificate and achieves a satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate 625
State Board of Education approved subject area assessment shall be 626
issued a cross endorsement in the relevant certification endorsement 627
area. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the 628
endorsement areas of special education, teaching English to speakers of 629
other languages, bilingual or school library media specialist. 630
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) The State Board of Education 631
shall issue, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-145b of the 632
general statutes, as amended by this act, an initial educator certificate to 633
any person who successfully satisfies one of the following pathways to 634
professional certification: 635
(1) Successful completion of an educator preparation program 636
approved by the State Board of Education. 637
(2) Successful completion of an alternate route to certification 638
program pursuant to section 10-145p, 10-145t, as amended by this act, 639
10-145w, as amended by this act, or 10-155d of the general statutes. 640
(3) Is an educator from another state and meets the requirements set 641
forth in subsections (c) and (f) of section 10-145f, section 10-146c or 642 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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section 10-146i of the general statutes. 643
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 644
the State Board of Education may waive any of the requirements of this 645
section and issue an initial educator certificate to any person who 646
presents a combination of education and experience that the state board 647
determines is the equivalent of the education and experience required 648
under this section. 649
Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 10-145t of the general statutes is 650
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 651
2024): 652
(b) (1) The Department of Education shall review and approve 653
proposals for alternate route to certification programs for persons 654
employed as school support staff. In order to be approved, a proposal 655
shall provide that the alternate route to certification program [(1)] (A) 656
be provided by a public or independent institution of higher education, 657
a local or regional board of education, a regional educational service 658
center or a private, nonprofit teacher or administrator training 659
organization approved by the State Board of Education; [(2)] (B) accept 660
only those participants who [(A) hold a bachelor's degree from an 661
institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for 662
Higher Education or the Office of Higher Education or regionally 663
accredited, (B)] (i) have been employed as school support staff by a local 664
or regional board of education for at least forty school months, and [(C)] 665
(ii) are recommended by the immediate supervisor or district 666
administrator of such person on the basis of such person's performance; 667
[(3)] (C) require each participant to complete a one-year residency that 668
requires such person to serve [(A)] (i) in a position requiring 669
professional certification, and [(B)] (ii) in a full-time position for ten 670
school months at a local or regional board of education in the state under 671
the supervision of [(i)] (I) a certified administrator or teacher, and [(ii)] 672
(II) a supervisor from an institution or organization described in 673
[subdivision (1) of this subsection] subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; 674
and [(4)] (D) meet such other criteria as the department requires. 675 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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(2) The department may approve any program that (A) accepts 676
participants who hold a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher 677
education accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or 678
the Office of Higher Education or regionally accredited, or (B) partners 679
with an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited, or 680
has received an equivalent accreditation, to provide a dual degree-plus-681
certification program for participants who hold an associate degree. The 682
department shall give priority to those programs that provide 683
participants flexibility in remaining in their positions as a school 684
support staff while pursuing an initial educator certificate, other than 685
the period when such participants are completing the one-year 686
residency requirement described in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) 687
of this section. 688
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 10-145w of the general statutes is 689
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 690
2024): 691
(a) As used in this section, "person from an alternate profession" 692
means a person who (1) holds at least a bachelor's degree from an 693
institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for 694
Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or that is regionally 695
accredited, and (A) is a paraeducator, (B) is a veteran, as defined in 696
section 27-103, (C) holds a charter school educator permit, issued by the 697
State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-145q, [or] (D) is 698
employed or was previously employed as a professor at an accredited 699
institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-34, or (E) has 700
completed at least five years of work experience requiring consistent 701
exercise of discretion and independent judgment in the field related to 702
the relevant endorsement area, or (2) holds a master's degree from a 703
social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work 704
Education or, for any person educated outside the United States or its 705
territories, an educational program deemed equivalent by the council. 706
Sec. 9. Subsection (e) of section 10-144d of the 2024 supplement to the 707
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 708 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 709
(e) The council shall (1) advise the State Board of Education, the 710
Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 711
having cognizance of matters relating to education concerning [teacher 712
preparation,] teacher recruitment, teacher retention, [teacher 713
certification,] teacher professional development, teacher assessment 714
and evaluation and teacher professional discipline; [(2) review and 715
comment upon all regulations and other standards concerning the 716
approval of teacher preparation programs and teacher certification; and 717
(3)] and (2) report to the State Board of Education, the Governor and the 718
joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 719
matters relating to education not later than January 15, 1991, and 720
annually thereafter, on its activities and recommendations, if any, 721
concerning the condition of the teaching profession. 722
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) There is established the 723
Connecticut Educator Preparation and Certification Board. The board 724
shall be responsible for modernizing and aligning educator preparation 725
and certification to ensure that policies are optimized to attract and 726
retain effective and diverse professionals for employment in the state's 727
public schools. 728
(b) The board shall develop standards and proposals for regulations 729
or legislation relating to educator preparation and certification. Such 730
standards and proposals shall reflect the teaching profession and 731
respond to emerging understandings of effective, evidence-based 732
practices and address the following objectives: (1) Building streamlined, 733
flexible pathways in the educator profession that are grounded in a 734
commitment to educator effectiveness, (2) enabling educators to 735
broaden their scope of practice to meet more students' needs, (3) 736
ensuring educator preparation programs are accountable for both the 737
quality training experiences and outcomes for candidates, (4) creating a 738
system to help educators continuously improve their practice that 739
supports and rewards educators who demonstrate mastery, (5) 740
supporting improved data transparency regarding the state's 741 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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distribution of educators and educator vacancies and accountability for 742
remedying observed inequities, and (6) treating educators as 743
professionals and lifelong learners who need access to high-quality 744
professional learning and mentorships throughout their careers. 745
(c) The board shall consist of the following members: 746
(1) Eight public school classroom teachers who are classroom 747
teachers at the time of their appointment and throughout their term on 748
the board, as follows: 749
(A) Four appointed by the Connecticut Education Association, one of 750
whom is an elementary classroom teacher, one of whom is a middle 751
school teacher, one of whom is a high school teacher and one of whom 752
is a special education teacher; 753
(B) Three appointed by the American Federation of Teachers-754
Connecticut, one of whom is an elementary classroom teacher, one of 755
whom is a middle school teacher and one of whom is a high school 756
teacher; and 757
(C) One appointed by the Connecticut Teacher of the Year Council. 758
(2) Six representatives from an educator preparation program 759
approved by the State Board of Education, as follows: 760
(A) Three appointed by the American Association of Colleges for 761
Teacher Education Connecticut Chapter, at least two of whom are 762
representatives from educator preparation programs offered by public 763
institutions of higher education; 764
(B) Two appointed by the Connecticut Conference of Independent 765
Colleges; and 766
(C) One appointed by the Commissioner of Education, who is a 767
representative of an alternate route to certification program. 768
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of education, as follows: 770
(A) Two appointed by the Connecticut Association of Public School 771
Superintendents, one of whom is a superintendent of schools for a rural 772
school district and one of whom is a superintendent of schools for an 773
urban school district; 774
(B) Two appointed by the Connecticut Association of Schools, one of 775
whom represents a suburban school district; and 776
(C) One appointed by the Connecticut Federation of School 777
Administrators. 778
(4) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee. 779
(5) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the commissioner's 780
designee. 781
(6) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 782
System, or the superintendent's designee. 783
(7) One appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of the 784
Governor's Workforce Council, created pursuant to section 31-3h of the 785
general statutes. 786
(8) One appointed by the Connecticut Association of Boards of 787
Education. 788
(9) A representative from the Increasing Educator Diversity Policy 789
Oversight Council, established pursuant to section 10-156bb of the 790
general statutes, designated by the council. 791
(10) A representative from the State Board of Education, designated 792
by the state board, who shall be a nonvoting member of the board. 793
(d) All initial appointments to the board shall be made not later than 794
August 1, 2024. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority 795
not later than ten days following such vacancy. Members shall serve 796
three-year terms. The board shall establish bylaws for the operation and 797 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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management of the board. 798
(e) The chairperson and vice chairperson of the board shall be elected 799
from among the voting members of the board. 800
(f) Not later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the board 801
shall develop an annual report that includes a detailed summary of the 802
substance and disposition of any standards and proposals for 803
regulations or legislation developed by the board or the State Board of 804
Education pursuant to section 11 of this act. The board shall submit such 805
annual report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 806
having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with 807
the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 808
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) The Connecticut Educator 809
Preparation and Certification Board and the State Board of Education 810
shall each have the authority to develop standards and proposals for 811
regulations and legislation relating to educator preparation and 812
certification. 813
(b) (1) Any such standard or proposal developed by the Connecticut 814
Educator Preparation and Certification Board shall be submitted to the 815
State Board of Education for review. The State Board of Education shall 816
approve or reject any such standard or proposal not later than sixty days 817
after receipt of such standard or proposal. If such standard or proposal 818
is approved, such standard or proposal shall be implemented. 819
(2) Any such standard or proposal developed by the State Board of 820
Education shall be submitted to the Connecticut Educator Preparation 821
and Certification Board for review. The Connecticut Educator 822
Preparation and Certification Board shall approve or reject any such 823
standard or proposal not later than sixty days after receipt of such 824
standard or proposal. If such standard or proposal is approved, such 825
standard or proposal shall be implemented. 826
(3) If such approved proposal is for regulations, the State Board of 827
Education shall adopt regulations consistent with such approved 828 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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proposal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general 829
statutes. 830
(4) If such approved proposal is for legislation, such approved 831
proposal shall be submitted to the joint standing committee of the 832
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, 833
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 834
Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Not later than July 1, 2025, 835
the Connecticut Educator Preparation and Certification Board, 836
established pursuant to section 10 of this act, shall develop standards 837
and proposals for regulations and legislation regarding (1) the 838
evaluation criteria that will be used to assess proposals from local or 839
regional boards of education, regional educational service centers and 840
educator preparation programs for alternative pathways for educators 841
to progress from an initial educator certificate to a professional educator 842
certificate or to be issued a cross endorsement that will enable such 843
educators to teach in content areas or grades beyond their initial 844
certification areas, (2) the manner in which degrees from educator 845
preparation programs approved by the State Board of Education will 846
align with the revised endorsement codes under section 10-145d of the 847
general statutes, as amended by this act, (3) the adequacy and relevance 848
of existing certification endorsement areas, (4) the implementation of the 849
standards for educator preparation programs developed by the Council 850
for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, (5) the necessity of the 851
temporary ninety-day certificate issued under section 10-145b of the 852
general statutes, as amended by this act, and (6) the design and 853
development of a state-wide data dashboard that enables longitudinal 854
monitoring of educator workforce data. 855
(b) Not later than July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the board shall 856
(1) collect and review (A) state-specific data, including, but not limited 857
to, qualitative data on stakeholders' experiences and quantitative data 858
from the Department of Education on educator vacancies, shortage 859
areas and the educator preparation program dashboard, and (B) data on 860
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preparation, certification and employment, (2) evaluate whether any 862
changes are needed to the current educator preparation and certification 863
frameworks, and (3) develop, as necessary, evidence-based standards 864
and proposals for regulations and legislation to strengthen existing 865
systems. 866
Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) The Connecticut Educator 867
Preparation and Certification Board, established pursuant to section 10 868
of this act, shall (1) conduct a review of the existing regulations and 869
statutes relating to educator preparation and certification to identify 870
obsolete or conflicting provisions of such regulations and statutes, (2) 871
review the state's approach to assessing whether candidates for 872
certification have demonstrated minimum content knowledge within 873
their endorsement areas for purposes of section 10-145f of the general 874
statutes, as amended by this act, and (3) develop recommendations as 875
to whether alternative approaches should be offered to allow candidates 876
to demonstrate such minimum content knowledge. Not later than 877
January 31, 2025, the board shall submit a report on its findings, as well 878
as any recommendations for legislation, to the State Board of Education 879
and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 880
cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the 881
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 882
(b) The Connecticut Educator Preparation and Certification Board, 883
established pursuant to section 10 of this act, shall (1) undertake a 884
comprehensive review of the certification endorsement areas for the 885
purpose of (A) developing standards regarding the adequacy and 886
relevance of such endorsement areas, and (B) considering whether the 887
grade ranges for the endorsement areas should be expanded, (2) explore 888
alternative pathways for educators to receive cross endorsements, and 889
(3) consider whether to transfer authority over candidate admission 890
criteria for alternate route to certification programs to the program 891
providers. Not later than July 1, 2025, the board shall submit a report on 892
its findings, as well as any recommendations for legislation, to the State 893
Board of Education and the joint standing committee of the General 894
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in 895 Substitute Bill No. 5436
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accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 896
Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Not later than July 1, 2026, the 897
Connecticut Educator Preparation and Certification Board, established 898
pursuant to section 10 of this act, shall develop standards regarding the 899
criteria to be used when reviewing educator preparation programs and 900
alternate route to certification programs for new or continuing program 901
approval. Such standards shall include a requirement that (1) any 902
educator preparation program or alternate route to certification 903
program shall obtain continuing program approval every seven years, 904
and (2) the methodology for determinations regarding continuing 905
program approval shall be based on final accreditation decisions of the 906
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation and be classified 907
in the following categories: Approval, provisional, probationary or 908
denial of approval. 909
Sec. 15. (Effective July 1, 2025) Notwithstanding the provisions of 910
chapter 54 of the general statutes, sections 10-145d-9(b) to 10-145d-9(e), 911
inclusive, 10-145d-9(g)(1), 10-145d-9(i), 10-145d-10(a) to 10-145d-912
10(b)(9), inclusive, 10-145d-10(c) to 10-145d-10(g), inclusive, 10-145d-11, 913
10-145d-400a(a) to 10-145d-400a(d), inclusive, 10-145d-401(a), 10-145d-914
401(c), 10-145d-402, 10-145d-403(b), 10-145d-403(g), 10-145d-404 to 10-915
145d-406, inclusive, 10-145d-407(a), 10-145d-407(b), 10-145d-407(d), 10-916
145d-407(f), 10-145d-407(h), 10-145d-407(i), 10-145d-409 to 10-145d-415, 917
inclusive, 10-145d-417, 10-145d-419, 10-145d-420(f), 10-145d-421(b), 10-918
145d-422, 10-145d-423(a), 10-145d-426, 10-145d-427, 10-145d-434, 10-919
145d-435(b), 10-145d-436 to 10-145d-438, inclusive, 10-145d-441 to 10-920
145d-453, inclusive, 10-145d-472 to 10-145d-474, inclusive, 10-145d-476 921
to 10-145d-479, inclusive, 10-145d-481, 10-145d-482(c), 10-145d-482(d), 922
10-145d-483, 10-145d-484, 10-145d-535 to 10-145d-537, inclusive, 10-923
145d-539 to 10-145d-542, inclusive, 10-145d-608 and 10-145d-609 of the 924
regulations of Connecticut state agencies are repealed. 925
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 July 1, 2024 10-145b
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 10-145d(f)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 10-145a
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 10-145f(b)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 10-145t(b)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 10-145w(a)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 10-144d(e)
Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 14 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 15 July 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(a)(2), "(i)" and "(ii)" were changed to "[i] (A)" and "[ii] (B)"
for consistency with standard drafting conventions.
ED Joint Favorable Subst.