| 1 | Representative Richardson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with directory and title amendments) |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 887 and 888 insert: |
| 5 | (8) EXAMINATIONS.-- |
| 6 | (b) The State Board of Education shall, by rule, specify |
| 7 | the examination scores that are required for the issuance of a |
| 8 | professional certificate and temporary certificate. Such rules |
| 9 | must define generic subject area competencies and must establish |
| 10 | uniform evaluation guidelines. Individuals who apply for their |
| 11 | professional certificate may demonstrate mastery of general |
| 12 | knowledge pursuant to an alternative method specified by state |
| 13 | board rule which must: |
| 14 | 1. Apply only to an applicant who has successfully |
| 15 | completed all prerequisites for issuance of the professional |
| 16 | certificate, except passing one specific subtest of the College |
| 17 | Level Academic Skills Test, and who has taken and failed to |
| 18 | achieve a passing score on that subtest at least four times. |
| 19 | 2. Require notification from the superintendent of the |
| 20 | employing school district, the governing authority of the |
| 21 | employing developmental research school, or the governing |
| 22 | authority of the employing state-supported school or nonpublic |
| 23 | school that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated |
| 24 | mastery of the subject area covered by that specific subtest |
| 25 | through successful experience in the professional application of |
| 26 | generic subject area competencies and proficient academic |
| 27 | performance in that subject area. The decision of the |
| 28 | superintendent or governing authority shall be based on a review |
| 29 | of the applicant's official academic transcript and notification |
| 30 | from the applicant's principal, a peer teacher, and a district- |
| 31 | level supervisor that the applicant has demonstrated successful |
| 32 | professional experience in that subject area. |
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| 35 | Remove line(s) 743 and insert: |
| 36 | subsection (2), subsections (3), (4), and (5), and paragraph (b) |
| 37 | of subsection (8) of section |
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| 40 | Between line(s) 83 and 84 insert: |
| 41 | providing an alternative method for demonstrating mastery of |
| 42 | general knowledge; |