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HB 2036: substitute teachers; experience; certification

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Carter, LD 15

BILL STATUS: Chaptered

               

Legend: CE – Continuing Education Credits SBE – Arizona State Board of Education Amendments – BOLD and Stricken (Committee)

Abstract

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRelating to classroom teaching requirements for certification.

Provisions

1.       Directs SBE to permit substitute teachers with primary teaching responsibility to use that time toward the required capstone experience for a standard teaching certificate. (Sec. 1)

2.       Directs SBE to define primary teaching experience in a classroom. (Sec. 1)

3.       Clarifies that the requirements for renewing active and expired certificates apply to standard teaching certificates. (Sec. 1)

4.       Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

For the purposes of teaching certification, teaching experience means full-time employment which included full responsibility for the planning and delivery of instruction and evaluation of student learning. Substitute teaching is not considered full-time teaching experience (A.A.C. R7-2-601).

Capstone experience means a culminating professional experience in a PreK-12 setting. This experience may include student teaching or internships in administration, counseling, school psychology or alternative path preK-12 teaching (A.A.C. R7-2-604).

The requirements for a standard teaching certificate, excluding reciprocal certification, include: 1) a professional knowledge exam; 2) a subject knowledge exam; 3) a minimum of a Bachelor's degree; 4) an identity-verified prints fingerprint card; 5) a completed application and fee; 6) proficiency in the Arizona Constitution, U.S. Constitution; 7) phonics training; and 8) completion of either a teacher preparation program or coursework and experience from an accredited institution. The coursework and experience programs require a minimum of eight semester hours of practicum in the appropriate grades.

Teaching certificates must be issued and renewed for at least 12 years, with up to 15 hours of CE requirements. Expired certificates are renewable within 2-10 years of expiration, if criteria are met (A.R.S. § 15-203).

 

 

 

 

 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2036

Second Regular Session                               Version 4: Chaptered

 

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