HOUSE BILL REPORT

SB 5247

BYSenators Gaspard, Bailey and Conner

Reviewing program approval standards for teachers, administrators, and educational staff associates.

House Committe on Education

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (15)

      Signed by Representatives Ebersole, Chair; Spanel, Vice Chair; Appelwick, Cole, Cooper, Holm, P. King, Peery, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rayburn, Rust, Schoon, Todd and Valle.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.  (2)

      Signed by Representatives Betrozoff and Walker.

House Staff:Susan Patrick (786-7111)

AS PASSED HOUSE APRIL 2, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Current state law authorizes the State Board of Education to approve but not to disapprove teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate preparation programs.

The continuing expansion of the knowledge base relating to professional educator preparation suggests that a cyclical review of the state's program approval standards for teachers, administrators, and educational staff associates would help assure that such standards remain current.

SUMMARY:

The State Board of Education is granted specific authority to disapprove teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate preparation programs offered by the state's public and private institutions of higher education.

The State Board of Education is directed to review every five years the board's program approval standards for preparation programs for teachers, administrators, and educational staff associates.

Fiscal Note:      Attached.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    None Presented.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.