Professional Standards Commission; standards and procedures for certification programs; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-984, relating to the Professional Standards Commission's authority to create and implement standards and procedures for certifying educational personnel, recommending standards and procedures for certification, continuation of teaching certificates, and restrictions, so as to provide that the commission's standards and procedures for certification programs shall be neutral with respect to whether such programs are provided by for profit or not for profit entities and shall consider accredited teacher programs outside of this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2022
Last action Mar 23, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
131–0
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 146
Mar 9, 2022
D
Democratic59
81% Yea
R
Republican87
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Dubnik
RRepublican
P
Matthew Gambill
RRepublican
P
Tyler Smith
RRepublican
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