2004 House Bill 5476 ↩

Senate Roll Call 130: Passed

To give the state greater authority to suspend the teaching certificate of a person who has been convicted of certain specified felonies or misdemeanors, and place the authority with the state superintendent of public instruction rather than the state board of education. The superintendent would be prohibited from reinstating a person's teaching certificate without finding that the person was fit to serve in a school. Under current law, suspension is required for the teacher's certificate of any teacher who has been convicted of certain specified felonies. This provision would be broadened by the bill. The bill also establishes an expedited timetable for certain procedural actions required before a convicted teacher's certificate can be suspended, and requires quarterly reports to the legislature on actions taken during the period against the teaching certificates of convicted teachers.