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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0888* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 888 | |
| 11 | 8 | F1 5lr3462 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates Fair, Ebersole, and Kerr | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2025 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Ways and Means | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 17 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 5, 2025 | |
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| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Education – Initial Teacher Certification – Qualifications 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | ||
| 26 | 20 | FOR the purpose of altering the qualifications for an initial teacher certificate to include 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | passing a portfolio–based assessment of a nationally accredited teacher preparation 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | program; and generally relating to initial teacher certification. 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | ||
| 30 | 24 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6 | |
| 31 | 25 | Article – Education 7 | |
| 32 | 26 | Section 6–126(a)(1) 8 | |
| 33 | 27 | Annotated Code of Maryland 9 | |
| 34 | 28 | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10 | |
| 35 | 29 | ||
| 36 | 30 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11 | |
| 37 | 31 | Article – Education 12 | |
| 38 | 32 | Section 6–126(a)(2) 13 | |
| 39 | 33 | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 40 | 34 | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15 | |
| 41 | 35 | ||
| 42 | 36 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16 | |
| 43 | 37 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17 | |
| 44 | 38 | ||
| 45 | 39 | Article – Education 18 | |
| 46 | 40 | ||
| 47 | 41 | 6–126. 19 | |
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| 43 | + | (a) (1) This subsection applies to individuals who have graduated from a 20 | |
| 44 | + | teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher preparation program. 21 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (2) Beginning on July 1, 2025, to qualify for an initial certificate an 22 | |
| 47 | + | individual shall: 23 | |
| 48 | 48 | 2 HOUSE BILL 888 | |
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| 51 | + | (i) Pass the subject–specific examinations under § 6–125 of this 1 | |
| 52 | + | subtitle; 2 | |
| 53 | 53 | ||
| 54 | - | (2) Beginning on July 1, 2025, to qualify for an initial certificate an 3 | |
| 55 | - | individual shall: 4 | |
| 54 | + | (ii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 3 | |
| 56 | 55 | ||
| 57 | - | (i) Pass the subject–specific examinations under § 6–125 of this 5 | |
| 58 | - | subtitle; 6 | |
| 56 | + | 1. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, pass [a]: 4 | |
| 59 | 57 | ||
| 60 | - | (ii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 7 | |
| 58 | + | A. A nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment of 5 | |
| 59 | + | teaching ability; or 6 | |
| 61 | 60 | ||
| 62 | - | 1. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, pass [a]: 8 | |
| 61 | + | B. A PORTFOLIO–BASED ASSESSMENT OF A NATIONALLY 7 | |
| 62 | + | ACCREDITED TEACHER P REPARATION PROGRAM ; OR 8 | |
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| 65 | - | ||
| 64 | + | 2. Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, complete a 9 | |
| 65 | + | rigorous local school system teacher induction program that lasts for the lesser of: 10 | |
| 66 | 66 | ||
| 67 | - | B. A PORTFOLIO–BASED ASSESSMENT OF A NATIONALLY 11 | |
| 68 | - | ACCREDITED TEACHER P REPARATION PROGRAM ; OR 12 | |
| 67 | + | A. 3 years; or 11 | |
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| 71 | - | ||
| 69 | + | B. The amount of time a teacher may hold a conditional 12 | |
| 70 | + | teacher certificate; 13 | |
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| 73 | - | | |
| 72 | + | (iii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 14 | |
| 74 | 73 | ||
| 75 | - | | |
| 76 | - | ||
| 74 | + | 1. Pass a basic literacy skills assessment approved by the 15 | |
| 75 | + | Department under § 6–125 of this subtitle; 16 | |
| 77 | 76 | ||
| 78 | - | (iii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 18 | |
| 77 | + | 2. Hold a degree from a regionally accredited educational 17 | |
| 78 | + | institution and have earned a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 18 | |
| 79 | + | 4.0 scale or its equivalent on the most recently earned degree; or 19 | |
| 79 | 80 | ||
| 80 | - | | |
| 81 | - | ||
| 81 | + | 3. Submit documentation to the Department of having 20 | |
| 82 | + | received effective evaluations from a local school system for 3 years; 21 | |
| 82 | 83 | ||
| 83 | - | 2. Hold a degree from a regionally accredited educational 21 | |
| 84 | - | institution and have earned a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 22 | |
| 85 | - | 4.0 scale or its equivalent on the most recently earned degree; or 23 | |
| 84 | + | (iv) Pass a rigorous State–specific examination of mastery of reading 22 | |
| 85 | + | instruction and content for the grade level the individual will be teaching; and 23 | |
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| 87 | - | | |
| 88 | - | ||
| 87 | + | (v) Satisfactorily complete any other requirements established by 24 | |
| 88 | + | the State Board. 25 | |
| 89 | 89 | ||
| 90 | - | (iv) Pass a rigorous State–specific examination of mastery of reading 26 | |
| 91 | - | instruction and content for the grade level the individual will be teaching; and 27 | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | (v) Satisfactorily complete any other requirements established by 28 | |
| 94 | - | the State Board. 29 | |
| 95 | - | ||
| 96 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, Tha t this Act shall take effect July 30 | |
| 97 | - | 1, 2025. 31 | |
| 90 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26 | |
| 91 | + | 1, 2025. 27 |