HB 1764 - DIGEST

Finds that teachers spend four to six or more years in college preparing to enter the classroom. Many teachers enter the profession with master's degrees. In addition to having baccalaureate or advanced degrees, by law new teachers and experienced teachers from out-of-state are required to pass a basic skills test.

Finds that the basic skills testing requirement is duplicative, meaningless, a waste of time, a needless expense, and a barrier to the recruitment of good educators.