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HOUSE BILL NO. 605 – Teacher certificate, fees increased

HOUSE BILL NO. 605

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H0605..........................................................by EDUCATION
TEACHER'S CERTIFICATES - Amends existing law to increase the fees for
issuance and renewal of a teacher certificate and for changes to a
certificate.

02/03    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/04    Rpt prt - to Educ
02/27    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/04    3rd rdg - FAILED - 22-45-3
      AYES -- Bieter, Black(15), Campbell, Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hornbeck,
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Kempton, Kendell, Lake, Linford, Meyer, Miller,
      Mortensen, Reynolds, Richman, Robison, Tilman, Trail, Zimmermann
      NAYS -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bivens, Black(23), Boe,
      Callister, Chase, Clark, Crane, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth,
      Field(13), Field(20), Geddes, Hansen, Henbest, Jaquet, Judd, Kellogg,
      Kjellander, Kunz, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Newcomb,
      Pischner, Pomeroy, Ridinger, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
      Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tippets, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Mr Speaker
      Absent and excused -- Bruneel, Cuddy, Jones(9)
    Floor Sponsor - Trail
    Filed with the Chief Clerk

Bill Text


H0605


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 605

                                  BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO TEACHER CERTIFICATE RECORDS AND FEES;  AMENDING  SECTION  33-1205,
 3        IDAHO  CODE,  TO  INCREASE  THE FEES FOR ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF A TEACHER
 4        CERTIFICATE AND FOR CHANGES TO A CERTIFICATE AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL  COR-
 5        RECTION.

 6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 7        SECTION  1.  That  Section 33-1205, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 8    amended to read as follows:

 9        33-1205.  CERTIFICATE RECORDS AND FEES. The state board of education shall
10    cause to be maintained a record of all  certificates  issued,  showing  names,
11    dates  of  issue  and renewal, and if revoked, the date thereof and the reason
12    therefor.  A  thirty-five    fifty    dollar  ($  3
13    5  0  .00) nonrefundable fee shall accompany each application
14    for an original certificate and each application for renewal.  A  fifteen
15      thirty  dollar ($ 15  30 .00)  nonre-
16    fundable fee shall accompany each application for certificate changes that are
17    processed  subsequent  to the issuance of the original or renewed certificate.
18    The fee s  shall be used by the professional  standards  commission
19    for  payment of the reasonable expenses in performing its duties and responsi-
20    bilities as approved by the state board of education and a portion of the fees
21    shall be used by the state department of education  to  partially  defray  the
22    cost of the office of certification.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


    





                           STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                 RS 07439
    
    The purpose of this bill is to further the work of the 
    Professional Standards Commission, while maintaining the 
    proportionate amount of revenue to partially defray the cost 
    of the Office of Teacher Certification. The bill would amend 
    Idaho Code 33-1205 to increase the teacher certification fee 
    from thirty-five dollars ($35) to fifty dollars ($50). The 
    last fee increase was in 1987. Justifications for requesting 
    an increase include:
    
    a. Implementation of the background check requirement 
    has increased personnel and operating costs.
    
    b. Provisions for due process proceedings include the cost 
    of contracting with an attorney to advise the hearing panel, 
    as directed by the Administrative Procedures Act.
    
    c. There has been an increase in the number of Professional 
    Standards Commission investigations into whether an 
    individual is fit to hold a certificate.
    
    d. Personnel costs and other expenditures have 
    increased.
    
    To the greatest extent possible, the Office of Teacher 
    Certification has decreased its costs by using technology 
    to reduce the expense of printing certification manuals.
    
                               FISCAL NOTE
    
    There will be no fiscal impact on the General Account as a 
    consequence of adopting this proposal. The fee increase 
    will neither add to or take from the General Account.
    
    CONTACT: Dr. Darrell K. Loosle
             Department of Education
             208-332-6810
    
    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
    
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