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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 423

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Relating to: an initial teaching license based on completion of a Montessori teacher education program.

Public instruction, department of Teacher — Certificate

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill expands the teacher education programs that satisfy a requirement for

obtaining an initial teaching license under the alternative teacher licensure path

described below to include teacher education programs approved by the Association

Montessori Internationale.

Under current law, the Department of Public Instruction must issue an initial

license to teach to an individual who satisfies the following requirements:

1. The individual has a bachelor's degree.

2. The individual successfully completed a teacher education program

accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education.

3. The individual successfully completed a three-credit introductory course in

special education.

4. The individual received a passing score on any standardized examination

DPI requires to obtain an equivalent license under the traditional licensing path and

the Foundations of Reading test.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Ripp (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

4 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Olsen (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Oct 13, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jun 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Bowen, Brostoff, Horlacher, Kooyenga, Kremer, Murphy, Ripp, Tittl, Tusler and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, L. Taylor, Darling and Feyen

  2. Jun 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Aug 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  6. Oct 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  8. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  9. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1