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SENATE BILL NO. 1392

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S1392................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
TEACHERS - QUALIFICATION - Adds to existing law to impose limits upon
adoption of an alternative teacher qualification program; and to require
research and a report.
                                                                        
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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1392
                                                                        
                              BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE TEACHER QUALIFICATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 1,  TITLE  33,
  3        IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-131, IDAHO CODE, TO IMPOSE
  4        LIMITS  UPON  ADOPTION OF AN ALTERNATIVE TEACHER QUALIFICATION PROGRAM AND
  5        TO REQUIRE RESEARCH AND A REPORT.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 1, Title 33, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
  8    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
  9    ignated as Section 33-131, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        33-131.  ALTERNATIVE TEACHER QUALIFICATION. The state board  of  education
 11    shall  not authorize any alternative means of denoting an individual qualified
 12    to teach in this state prior to July 1, 2006. Prior to adopting  any  alterna-
 13    tive  program,  the  board  shall, in cooperation with the state department of
 14    education, conduct research on the available programs, comparing the  programs
 15    in  their  particulars, with specific emphasis upon which programs provide the
 16    best assessment of a potential teacher's classroom ability. The results of the
 17    comparison and the report on the findings of the board shall be  presented  to
 18    the  legislature and made available to the public prior to any action to adopt
 19    a program in Idaho.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS 14132C1

An act relating to alternative teacher qualification; amending
Chapter 1, Title 33, Idaho Code, by the addition of a new section
33-131, Idaho Code, to impose limits upon adoption of an
alternative teacher qualification program and to require research
and a report.


                          FISCAL IMPACT
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Name: Senator Gary Schroeder 
Phone: 332-1324




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                    S 1392