SB 117 Kentucky Senate · 2017 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to alternative certification. Amend KRS 161.010 to include definitions for "provisional certificates," "professional certificates," and "college or university work of graduate grade"; amend KRS 161.048 to allow a veteran with a bachelor's degree in any area to be issued a provisional teaching certificate if other criteria are met; require a passing score on the GRE or its equivalent for certification of a person in a field other than education to teach in elementary, middle, or secondary programs; provide that after successful completion of the internship program candidates shall receive a professional certificate and be subject to the same renewal requirements as any other teacher with a professional certificate; amend KRS 161.095 to delete language that restricts continuing education related to maintaining a certificate.

Bill status signed all 3 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Feb 7, 2017 Signed Mar 16, 2017
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Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 14)
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Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted in committee
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Feb 21, 2017
Committee
To Education (H)
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Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed
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Feb 8, 2017
Committee
To Education (S)
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Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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