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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD

     Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag

     Date Introduced: January 24, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Education

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 16-11.4-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-11.4 entitled "Rhode

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Island Certification Standards Board" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     16-11.4-2. Policy advisory board on teacher and administrator certification --

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Establishment -- Composition. -- (a) There is hereby established a policy advisory board on

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teacher and administrator certification to consist of nine (9) eleven (11) members: two (2) of

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whom shall be representatives of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health

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Professionals; two (2) of whom shall be representatives of the National Education Association of

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Rhode Island; two (2) of whom shall be members of the Association of Independent Colleges and

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Universities of Rhode Island (AICU Rhode Island); one of whom shall be a representative of the

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University of Rhode Island School of Education; one of whom shall be a representative of the

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Rhode Island College School of Education; one of whom shall be a representative of the Rhode

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Island Association of School Principals; one of whom shall be a representative of the Rhode

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Island Association of School Administrators; and one of whom shall be the commissioner of

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higher education, or his or her designee. The director of the department of elementary and

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secondary education office of teacher preparation, certification and professional development

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shall be non-voting ex-officio to the board. The policy advisory board shall advise the

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commissioners of elementary and secondary education and the board of regents for elementary

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and secondary education on the development of all policies, rules, and regulations relating to the

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certification of teachers and administrators.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD

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     This act would add two (2) members of the Association of Independent Colleges and

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Universities of Rhode Island (AICU Rhode Island) to the policy advisory board on teacher and

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administrator certification.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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