Teacher qualifications-district determinations.

2018
STATE OF WYOMING
18LSO-0480
Numbered
1.2

SENATE FILE

NO.
SF0115

Teacher qualifications-district determinations.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Kinskey, Anderson, Bebout, Burns, Coe, Hicks and Landen and Representative(s) Biteman, Clem, Lone, Madden, Pownall and Winters

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; authorizing school district boards of trustees to determine the qualifications of certified teachers in specified content areas; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S.
21
‑
2
‑
802(a)(
i
)(
intro)
and
21
‑
3
‑
111(a) by creating a new paragraph (xxii) are amended to read
:

21
‑
2
‑
802
.

Powers and duties; teacher certification; suspension and revocation; certification fees; disposition
of collected fees; required data submissions to department of education.

(a)

The board shall promulgate rules and regulations:

(
i
)

For the certification of school administrators, teachers and other personnel to require either examination in specified subjects or the completion of courses in approved institutions, or both. However, nothing in this article shall be construed as permitting the board to impose any additional requirements beyond licensure in his own profession on any person licensed pursuant to title 33
in order for
that person to practice his own profession in the schools as an employee of or contractor for a school district. Board rules and regulations shall require the following minimum qualifications and
,
subject to

W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
111(a)(xxii)
,
any additional qualifications for additional training in a broad general education as the board may designate:

21
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3
‑
111
.

Powers of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees in each school district within the state may:

(xxii)

Promulgate rules and regulations, which shall override any inconsistent or contrary rules of the professional teaching standards board promulgated under W.S. 21
‑
2
‑
802(a)(
i
), to determine the qualifications of a certified teacher to teach specific academic content areas as follows:

(A)

A teacher with a major or minor degree from an accredited college or university or other background or training in industrial arts, vocational or career technical education, agriculture, animal science or similar field may teach any class within or related to his degree, background or training, including but not limited to family and consumer sciences, business economics and management, welding, drafting, woodshop, small engines, electricity and wiring, building and construction and biological, physical and applied sciences, including computer science;

(B)

A teacher with a major or minor degree from an accredited college or university or other background or training in social sciences, humanities or similar field may teach any class within or related to his degree, background or training, including but not limited to United States, Wyoming or world history, anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, civics, religion, philosophy, law, geography, economics, archaeology, journalism and related content from humanities, mathematics and natural sciences;

(C)

A teacher with a major or minor degree from an accredited college or university or other background or training in any of the sciences, mathematics or similar field may teach any class within or related to his degree, background or training, including but not limited to biology, physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, geometry, algebra, calculus, botany, health, psychology and physical and applied sciences.

Section 2
.

This act is
effective July 1, 2018.

(END)

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