Fifty-third Legislature                                                         

First Regular Session                                                           

 

 

FREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1042

(Reference to House engrossed Senate bill)

 

 


Page 13, strike lines 42 and 43, insert:

"(iv)  IF APPLICABLE, complete training in structured English immersion as prescribed by the state board PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-756.09."

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Page 14, line 22, after "AREA" strike remainder of line

Strike line 23

Line 24, strike "IN A FIELD SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OR RELEVANT TO A CONTENT AREA" insert "OR SUBJECT MATTER"

Line 43, strike "three" insert "two"

Line 44, after the period insert "school districts shall evaluate and provide support pursuant to section 15-537 to teachers certified pursuant to this subdivision. If a person fails to meet the professional knowledge requirements of this section within two years, the department of education or state board of education may temporarily suspend the subject matter expert standard teaching certificate. A certificate that is temporarily suspended pursuant to this subdivision is not considered a disciplinary action and a person shall be allowed to correct the deficiency within the remaining time of the subject matter expert standard teaching certification."

Page 15, line 11, strike "SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OR"; after "AREA" insert "OR SUBJECT MATTER"

Line 19, strike "an academic" insert "A specific"; after "subject" insert "AREA"

Page 15, line 24, strike "SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OR" insert "directly"

Line 25, after "AREA" insert "OR SUBJECT MATTER TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS"

Line 27, strike "TEN" insert "FIVE"; strike "SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OR"

Line 28, after "AREA" insert "OR SUBJECT MATTER TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS"

Page 22, line 25, after the period strike remainder of line

Line 26, strike "FAILS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION,"

Line 28, after the first "CERTIFICATE" insert "OF A PERSON WHO FAILS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIMEFRAMES"

Page 23, line 16, strike "OR RECIPROCAL"

Line 23, strike "OR RECIPROCAL"

Line 28, after the period strike remainder of line

Strike lines 29 through 40 insert:

"D.  AN APPLICANT FOR A STANDARD CERTIFICATE OR ANY OTHER CERTIFICATE ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY DEMONSTRATE SUBJECT knowledge PROFICIENCY INSTEAD OF TAKING THE SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE TEST REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION BY MEETING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

1.  HAS TAUGHT COURSES RELEVANT TO A CONTENT AREA OR SUBJECT MATTER FOR THE LAST TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST THREE YEARS AT ONE OR MORE REGIONALLY OR NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.  A PERSON SHALL DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT BY PROVIDING THE STATE BOARD WITH WRITTEN PROOF OF EMPLOYMENT FOR SPECIFIC DURATIONS FROM ONE OR MORE QUALIFYING POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.

2.  HAS EITHER A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE, A MASTER'S DEGREE OR A DOCTORAL DEGREE IN A SUBJECT AREA THAT IS RELEVANT TO A CONTENT AREA OR SUBJECT MATTER TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

3.  DEMONSTRATES EXPERTISE THROUGH RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE OF AT LEAST five YEARS IN A FIELD THAT IS RELEVANT TO A CONTENT AREA OR SUBJECT MATTER TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.  A PERSON SHALL DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT BY PROVIDING THE STATE BOARD WITH WRITTEN PROOF OF EMPLOYMENT."

Page 24, line 18, strike "alternative"

Line 20, strike "OTHER"

Line 23, strike "ALTERNATIVE"

Line 24, after "PROVIDER" insert a period strike remainder of line

Strike line 25

Line 34, strike "ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS OR SCIENCE" insert "COURSES OR SUBJECTS THAT ARE TESTED BY THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-741"

Page 25, line 9, strike "THE STATE BOARD FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATION" insert "THIS SECTION"

Line 11, strike "UNIVERSITY" insert "PUBLIC OR PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION"

Line 19, strike "SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT" insert "CLASSROOM-BASED"

Line 23, strike "ALTERNATIVE"

Line 24, strike "OR"

Line 25, strike "CHARTER SCHOOL"; strike "ALTERNATIVE"

Between lines 27 and 28 insert:

"Sec. 6. Section 15-782.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE15-782.01.  Instructors; specialized teaching certificate; qualifications; rules; definition

A. In addition to any other current certification issued, the state board of education shall issue a specialized standard teaching certificate in STEM or career and technical education to a person who provides instruction in a career and technical education course or program OR STEM-RELATED COURSE that is offered by a school district or joint technical education district if the person does all of the following:

1. Demonstrates expertise in the subject matter in which the person will provide instruction.

2. Demonstrates at least five years of work experience in the subject matter in which the person will provide instruction.

3. Complies with the fingerprinting and background check requirements prescribed in section 15-512.

B. The state board of education shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. A person who is issued a certificate pursuant to this section is not required to meet any requirement prescribed in section 15-532, 15-533 or 15-756.09 or as may be further prescribed by law.

C. For the purposes of this section, "STEM" means science, technology, engineering and mathematics."

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Page 25, line 29, strike the last semicolon

Strike line 30

Line 39, strike "with the necessary deficiencies"

Page 26, strike lines 3 through 20, insert:

"C. Through June 30, 2022, the state board of education shall allow an alternative preparation program provider that is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, that operates in at least five states and that has been in operation for at least ten years to be approved for at least five years in order to prepare teachers in this state without any additional requirements. An applicant for an alternative preparation program provider pursuant to this subsection shall be approved in not more than sixty days. An alternative preparation program provider approved pursuant to this subsection shall only be revaluated and renewed based on the alternative preparation program provider's ability to prepare and place teachers."END_STATUTE

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