AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2023.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to House Finance
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/08/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/07/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
04/19/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
03/07/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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