HB2005 SFAT Sypolt 3-12

M.J. White 7915

            Senator Sypolt moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

            Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2005--A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-3-1, §18A-3-1a, §18A-3-1b and §18A-3-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto seven new sections, designated §18A-3-1c, §18A-3-1d, §18A-3-1e, §18A-3-1f, §18A-3-1g, §18A-3-1h and §18A-3-1i, all relating to revising, reorganizing and clarifying provisions regarding teacher certifications, including standard certifications, alternative certifications, certifications for out-of-state teachers and certifications for athletic coaches and extracurricular coaches; expanding criteria upon which a teacher’s certificate may be awarded to a teacher from another state; defining terms relating to alternative programs for the education of teachers; authorizing certain partnerships to provide alternative certification programs; modifying entities eligible to deliver alternative programs; specifying permissible partners; requiring partnership agreements and specifying necessary contents; requiring posting of vacancies; limiting circumstance where partnership may enroll alternative program candidate; requiring or authorizing approval by state board of education under certain circumstances; modifying and specifying criteria and components required for alternative certification program delivery; specifying certain required components of alternative certification program; requiring minimum hours of instruction; specifying eligibility criteria for alternative certification program teacher candidate; requiring that employment be in an area of critical need and shortage; providing for professional support team to participate in alternative program delivery and specifying responsibilities; modifying the charges which may be imposed for alternative program participation or delivery; specifying required and prohibited acts by certain entities; requiring continued contract renewal of participating program teacher and continued delivery of alternative certification program under certain circumstances and providing exception; providing retention preference for professional educators; providing for evaluation of and recommendation regarding award of professional teaching certificate for alternative program teacher; authorizing appeal of recommendation under certain circumstances; expanding program fields and conditions in which an alternative program teacher may be employed; removing preference among certain applicants when considering applicants for alternative teacher programs; modifying provisions for alternative program teacher to attain professional teaching certificate; modifying institutions from which professional teaching certificate candidates may have graduated; providing guidelines for alternative programs for certain highly qualified special education teachers; providing for certification under certain circumstances of teachers educated or certified in other states; expanding criteria upon which a teacher’s certificate may be awarded to teachers; removing references to internship programs; extending alternative program teacher certificate and making nonrenewable; removing requirement, regarding athletic and extracurricular coaches, that a currently employed certified professional educator has not applied for position; and requiring legislative rule promulgation by state board.

Adopted

Rejected