House Bill #6085 (2019)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS
Allows teachers to obtain fast-track certification as a principal.
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2019-05-09: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
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2019-05-10: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/15/2019)
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2019-05-15: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2019-05-31: Scheduled for consideration (06/05/2019)
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2019-05-31: Proposed Substitute
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2019-06-05: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2019-06-07: Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2019)
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2019-06-13: Referred to Senate Education
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2019-06-13: House passed Sub A
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2019-06-14: Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2019)
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2019-06-19: Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
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2019-06-19: Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended
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2019-06-20: Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended
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2019-06-25: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/26/2019)
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2019-06-26: Senate passed Sub A as amended
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2019-06-28: Placed on House Calendar (06/28/2019)
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2019-06-28: House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
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2019-07-03: Transmitted to Governor
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2019-07-08: Signed by Governor
Changes since original draft
2019 – H 6085- 2019 – H 6085 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED
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LC002572- LC002572/SUB A
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S TATE OF RHODE IS L AND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO EDUCATION - CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS- S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO EDUCATION - CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS
- Introduced By: Representatives Barros, Ackerman, Bennett, Corvese, and Shanley
- Date Introduced: May 09, 2019
- Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare
It is enacted by the GeneralAssembly as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 16-11 of the GeneralLaws entitled "Certification of Teachers [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:- It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
- SECTION 1. Chapter 16-11 of the General Laws entitled "Certification of Teachers [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
- 16-11-9. Fast-track principal certification program.
(a) The department of elementary and secondary education (the "department") shall establish a fast-track principalcertification program.- (a) The department of elementary and secondary education (the "department") shall establish a fast-track principal certification program.
- (b) The fast-track principal certification program shall include, but need not be limited to, the following courses:
- (1) School finance;
- (2) School law; and
- (3) Program evaluation, including data analysis.
(c) Participants will earn a principal certification after successful completion of the courses required in subsection (b) of this section, and successful completion of the following three (3) requirements:- (c) Participants will earn a principal certification after successful completion of the courses, from a program approved by the department, required in subsection (b) of this section, and successful completion of the following three (3) requirements:
- (1) A year-long internship shadowing a principal in the district where the participant is currently employed;
- (2) Leading a district- or school-wide initiative; and
- (3) Successfully passing assessment requirements for Rhode Island principal certification.
- (d) To be eligible for admission into the fast-track principal certification program, an applicant shall:
(1) Have a minimum of ten (10) years' experience as a teacher rated "effective"or "highly effective";- (1) Have a minimum of ten (10) years' experience as a teacher rated "effective" or "highly effective";
- (2) Have a recommendation from the superintendent(s) of the local education agency (LEA) or agencies in which the applicant worked as a teacher previously, or is working currently;
(3) Have a record of consistent leadership within an LEA, demonstrated through serving as a facilitator of professional development, a dean, a district coach, a department chair, or in another leadership position within a schoolor LEA; and- (3) Have a record of consistent leadership within an LEA, demonstrated through serving as a facilitator of professional development, a dean, a district coach, a department chair, or in another leadership position within a school or LEA; and
- (4) Possess a master's degree or higher.
(e) Participants who earn a principal certification pursuant to this section shallcomplete a department-approved leadership development program to build leadership skills that support teaching and learning within the first renewalcycle of their certification. SECTION 2. This act shalltake effect upon passage.- (e) Participants who earn a principal certification pursuant to this section shall complete a department-approved leadership development program to build leadership skills that support teaching and learning within the first renewal cycle of their certification.
- (f) For the purposes of this section, "local education agencies" shall include all of the following within the state:
- (1) Public school districts;
- (2) Regional school districts;
- (3) State-operated schools;
- (4) Regional collaborative schools; and
- (5) Charter schools.
- SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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This act would allow teachers to obtain fast-track certification as a principal. This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC002572 ======== LC002572 - Page 3of 3- This act would allow teachers to obtain fast-track certification as a principal.
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Votes
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House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.
June 13, 2019 at 5:23pm
Yeas: 68 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 7 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for Passage
In Concurrence
June 26, 2019 at 5:57pm
Yeas: 35 /
Nays: 2 /
Not voting: 1 /
Recused: 0