Bill
Number: H.B. 2534
ALLEN
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: EDUCATION Committee amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Brandi Lease
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1.
Adds
emergency substitute and student teaching intern certificates to the list not
requiring a bachelor’s degree and removes teaching intern certificates from
that list.
2. Specifies that
specialized teaching certificates in STEM do not require a bachelor’s degree.
3.
Requires
the Department of Education (ADE) to use any surplus monies appropriated for
the College Credit by Examination Incentive Program (Incentive Program) to
reimburse local education agencies for the transition to menu of assessments,
if the amount of monies required for incentive bonuses in FY 2018 is less than
the total amount of monies appropriated for the program in FY 2018.
4.
Includes qualifying examinations for the Incentive Program in
the assessment, data gathering and reporting system for pupil performance
established by the State Board of Education.
5. Requires ADE to report
to JLBC the amount of monies distributed in FY 2018 for the Incentive Program
and the amount of surplus monies available for the transition to menu of
assessments by June 30, 2018.
6. Makes a clarifying
change to make the reading instruction requirement consistent with H.B. 2520.
Page 1,
before line 1, insert:
"Page
5, line 17, after "title" insert "INCLUDING
QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS FOR THE COLLEGE CREDIT BY EXAMINATION INCENTIVE
PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-249.06"
Line 10,
strike "instructional"
Line 11,
after the comma insert "instructional"
Between
lines 13 and 14, insert:
"Page
15, line 9, after "in" insert "stem or"
Line 10,
after "education" insert "pursuant
to section 15-782.01"
Line 13,
after "a" insert "student""
Line 14,
strike "Page 15,"
Between
lines 14 and 15, insert:
""(e) an emergency substitute certificate."
Page 2,
between lines 8 and 9, insert:
"Sec. 4. College credit by examination incentive program; menu of
assessments
If the
department of education determines that the amount of monies required to
fulfill each incentive bonus required pursuant to section 15‑249.06,
Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2017-2018 is less than the total
amount of monies appropriated for the college credit by examination incentive
program in fiscal year 2017-2018, the department of education shall use any
surplus monies appropriated for the college credit by examination incentive
program to reimburse local education agencies for the transition to menu of
assessments pursuant to Laws 2018, chapter 262, section 6. The department shall
report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on or before June 30, 2018,
the amount of monies distributed in fiscal year 2017-2018 for the college
credit incentive program and the amount of surplus monies that are available for
this purpose."
Amend title to conform