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To grant an “alternative” teaching certificate that would allow an individual who has not undergone a full teaching college program to teach 6th to 12th grade math and science. The individual would have to have passed state basic skills and subject area exams; have a college bachelor's degree in math or science; have successfully completed at least one upper level college course covering lesson planning and classroom management and one covering testing, measurement, student and evaluation; and have successfully completed one full year of student teaching.
Referred to the Committee on Education