2573-S2 AMH MAGE WARG 183

2SHB 2573 - H AMD 690

By Representative Magendanz

WITHDRAWN 02/17/2016

    On page 3, after line 22, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1) Subject to an appropriation specifically provided for this purpose, the professional educator standards board shall coordinate meetings between the school districts that do not have professional educator standards board-approved alternate route teacher certification programs and the nearest public or private institution of higher education with a professional educator standards board-approved teacher preparation program. The purpose of the meetings is to determine whether the districts and institutions can partner to apply to the professional educator standards board to operate an alternate route teacher certification program.

(2) Subject to an appropriation specifically provided for this purpose, an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 that does not operate a professional educator standards board-approved alternative route teacher certification program must seek approval from the professional educator standards board to offer an alternate route teacher certification program by submitting the proposal developed under RCW 28A.410.290, or an updated version of the proposal, by September 1, 2016. If approved, the institution of higher education must implement an alternate route teacher certification program according to a timeline suggested by the professional educator standards board.

(3) This section expires July 1, 2017."

    Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:   Subject to an appropriation provided specifically for the purpose:

· Requires the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) to convene meetings between school districts that do not have Alternate Route Teacher Certification (Alternate Route) programs and the nearest PESB-approved teacher preparation program to determine whether the districts and institutions can partner to apply to the PESB to operate an Alternate Route program; and

· Requires the public institutions without PESB-approved Alternate Route programs to submit proposals to the PESB to offer such programs, and offer the programs if the proposals are accepted.

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