LCO No. 1495 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5255 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1495 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING TEACHER CERTIFICATION RECIPROCITY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 166 of the general statutes be amended to require the 1 State Board of Education to issue professional certification to any 2 teacher who is certified in another state, including the District of 3 Columbia. 4 Statement of Purpose: To address the teacher shortage in the state by allowing qualified teachers from other states to obtain Connecticut certification more efficiently.