HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                     Bill No. CS/CS/HB 63 & others

    Amendment No. 3 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Education Appropriations offered the

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14         Amendment 

15         On page 44, line 24 through page 45, line 10,

16  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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18  and insert in lieu thereof:

19         (b)  The department shall issue a temporary certificate

20  to any applicant who completes the requirements outlined in

21  paragraphs (2)(a)-(f) and:

22         1.  Until July 1, 2002, completes the subject area

23  content requirements specified in state board rule.

24         2.  Beginning July 1, 2002, completes the subject area

25  content requirements specified in state board rule or achieves

26  a passing score on the subject area examinations required by

27  state board rule.

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29  Each temporary certificate is valid for 3 school fiscal years

30  and is nonrenewable. However, the requirement in paragraph

31  (2)(g) must be met within one calendar year of the date of

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                     Bill No. CS/CS/HB 63 & others

    Amendment No. 3 (for drafter's use only)





 1  employment under the temporary certificate. A school district

 2  shall not employ, or continue the employment of, an individual

 3  beyond the one calendar year time period who has not met the

 4  requirement of paragraph (2)(g). The State Board of Education

 5  shall adopt rules to allow the department to extend the

 6  validity period of a temporary certificate for 2 years when

 7  the requirements for the professional certificate, not

 8  including the requirement in paragraph (2)(g), were not

 9  completed due to the serious illness or injury of the

10  applicant or other extraordinary extenuating circumstances.

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