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                                  HOUSE BILL 1365

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Representatives Phillips, Peery, Holland, Valle, Prentice, Cole, Wineberry, Jones, Nelson, Jacobsen and Wang.

Read first time January 28, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Education.Requiring course work to help work with students from diverse backgrounds a requirement for teacher certification.

     AN ACT Relating to teacher education; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.305 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.305 RCW to read as follows:

     Beginning September 1, 1992, in addition to any other approval requirements for teacher preparation programs pursuant to RCW 28A.305.130(1), the state board of education shall require, as a condition of program approval, that all candidates for certification complete at least forty-five hours of course work that includes the skills, techniques, and knowledge necessary to teach and work with students from diverse racial and ethnic populations effectively.