HB 3059-S2 - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Requires teacher preparation programs to administer to all preservice candidates the evidence-based assessment of teaching effectiveness adopted by the professional educator standards board.

Requires the professional educator standards board to: (1) Review and revise teacher and administrator preparation program approval standards and proposal review procedures at the residency certificate level;

(2) Accept proposals for community college or nonhigher education providers of educator preparation programs; and

(3) Transition the alternative route partnership grant program from a separate competitive grant program to a preparation program model to be expanded among approved preparation program providers.

Encourages certain teacher preparation programs to submit a proposal to the professional educator standards board to offer one or more of the alternative route programs that meet certain requirements.

Requires each educational service district to convene representatives from school districts within that region and educator preparation programs to review district and regional educator workforce data, make biennial projections of certificate staffing needs, and identify how recruitment and enrollment plans in educator preparation programs reflect projected need.

Requires the higher education coordinating board to establish boundaries for service regions for institutions of higher education implementing educator preparation programs.

Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to select up to three community colleges to develop and offer a program of study leading to a baccalaureate degree with a residency teaching certificate.

Repeals statutes establishing student teaching centers in the educational service districts.