SF0168 • 2023

Alternative teaching certificate.

AN ACT relating to certification of teachers; modifying the duties of the professional teaching standards board; creating an alternative teacher certificate for K-12 teachers; establishing requirements for alternative certification; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Senator Laursen, D
Last action: 2023-02-24
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide detailed information about the alternative certification program or exams, leaving some aspects unclear.

Alternative Teaching Certificate

This act creates an alternative teaching certificate process in Wyoming that requires a bachelor's degree and successful completion of an approved alternative certification program.

What This Bill Does

Creates an alternative teacher certification process for K-12 teachers.
Requires applicants to have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Requires applicants to complete an alternative certification program approved by the Professional Teaching Standards Board.

Who It Names or Affects

K-12 teachers seeking alternative certification in Wyoming
The Professional Teaching Standards Board responsible for approving programs

Terms To Know

Alternative Certification Program: A program approved by the Professional Teaching Standards Board that allows individuals to become certified teachers through an alternate route, typically involving a bachelor's degree and specific examinations.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not specify the exact details of the alternative certification program or the subject area exams.
It is unclear how this new certificate will be integrated with existing teacher certification processes in Wyoming.
This act was marked as inactive and died in committee, so it has not been implemented.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0168SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Education Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill's language to adjust certain duties and requirements related to an alternative teacher certification program.

Adds a word 'a' in line 9 of page 1.
Removes specific subparagraph references on lines 10 and 20 of pages 1 and 2 respectively.
Inserts the phrase 'approved by the board' after 'program' on line 10 of page 2.
Deletes several lines and paragraphs that contain detailed requirements or descriptions.

The amendment text does not provide clear explanations for why certain deletions were made, making it hard to understand their full impact without the original context.

Bill History

2023-02-24 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2023-02-24 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2023-02-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2023-02-08 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-02-08 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2023-02-07 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-06 Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-02-03 Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-02-03 Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2023-01-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
2023-01-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-01-24 LSO
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Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0657
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0657
ENGROSSED
3.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0168

Alternative teaching certificate.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Laursen, D, Ide and Kolb and Representative(s) Clouston

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to certification of teachers; modifying the duties of the professional teaching standards board; creating an alternative teacher certificate for K-12 teachers; establishing requirements for alternative certification; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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802(a)(ii) by creating a new subparagraph (D) is amended to read:

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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:

(ii)

In addition to paragraph (a)(i) of this section, the board shall by rule and regulation provide for:

(D)

Alternative certification of teachers that requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and successful completion of an alternative certification program approved by the board that at a minimum requires passage of a subject area and pedagogy examination. Issuance of this alternative certification shall only be for the subject areas and grade levels successfully completed by the applicant.

Section 2
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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