Introduced
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To encourage urban school districts to create programs which would grant one-year temporary teaching credentials to unemployed workers who have a bachelors degree, or those who are enrolled in a teachers certification program. Participants should have done student-teaching, be "mentored" by a certified teacher in the same school, and teach in critical shortage areas such as early childhood, early elementary, bilingual, and secondary math and science.
Referred to the Committee on Education
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one which would extend the scope of the bill to apply to rural as well as urban school districts.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To restrict the program to just those who already hold a bachelors or masters collge degree.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require, not encourage, school districts to limit the program to those who meet the recommended standards.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To specify that the mentoring requirement means that the mentor shall be present in the participant's classroom at least five hours a week.
The amendment failed by voice vote
