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CT HB05436

CT HB05436
An Act Concerning Educator Certification, Teachers, Paraeducators And Mandated Reporter Requirements.

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Introduced
03/07/2024
In Committee
05/03/2024
Crossed Over
05/02/2024
Passed
05/14/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/21/2024

Introduced Session

2024 General Assembly

Bill Summary

To revise and update the laws governing teacher certification.

AI Summary

This bill revises and updates the laws governing teacher certification in Connecticut. Key provisions include: - Establishing new pathways to initial educator certification, including successful completion of an approved educator preparation program or alternate route to certification program. - Extending the validity of initial educator certificates from 3 years to 10 years, with the commissioner able to grant limited extensions. - Modifying the requirements to obtain a professional educator certificate, including completing at least 50 months of successful teaching and satisfactorily completing the teacher education and mentoring program. - Authorizing the Connecticut Educator Preparation and Certification Board to develop standards and proposals for regulations and legislation relating to educator preparation and certification. - Prohibiting the use of the edTPA preservice performance assessment to deny initial certification or as a program completion requirement. - Establishing new initial educator certificate pathways for occupational subjects in technical education and trade and industrial occupations in comprehensive high schools. - Expanding paraeducator family and medical leave benefits and mandated reporter requirements.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (17)

Other Sponsors (1)

Education Committee (Joint)

Last Action

Signed by the Governor (on 05/21/2024)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05436&which_year=2024
BillText https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/ACT/PA/PDF/2024PA-00041-R00HB-05436-PA.PDF
Bill Analysis For File Copy 667 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05436-R010667-BA.PDF
Fiscal Note For File Copy 667 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05436-R010667-FN.PDF
Bill Analysis for HB-5436, as amended by House "A" https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05436-R01-BA.PDF
Fiscal Note for HB-5436, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5333) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05436-R01-FN.PDF
House Schedule A LCO# 5333 (J) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/amd/H/pdf/2024HB-05436-R00HA-AMD.pdf
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5333 (See Fiscal Note Details) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/fna/pdf/2024HB-05436-R00LCO05333-FNA.pdf
House LCO Amendment #4974 (J) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/lcoamd/pdf/2024LCO04974-R00-AMD.pdf
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4974 (See Fiscal Note Details) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/fna/pdf/2024HB-05436-R00LCO04974-FNA.PDF
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4872 (See Fiscal Note Details) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/fna/pdf/2024HB-05436-R00LCO04872-FNA.PDF
House LCO Amendment #4872 (J) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/lcoamd/pdf/2024LCO04872-R00-AMD.pdf
Bill Analysis For File Copy 369 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05436-R000369-BA.PDF
Fiscal Note For File Copy 369 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05436-R000369-FN.PDF
BillText https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05436-R01-HB.PDF
BillText https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05436-R00-HB.PDF
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