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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Ranglin-Vassell, Perez, Williams, McEntee, and | |
Date Introduced: March 23, 2017 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 16-11-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-11 entitled |
2 | "Certification of Teachers [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board Of Education Act]" |
3 | is hereby amended to read as follows: |
4 | 16-11-2. Examinations -- Issuance of certificates. |
5 | (a) The board of regents for council on elementary and secondary education shall hold, or |
6 | cause to be held, in any places in different parts of the state and at any times it may determine, |
7 | examinations for the position of teacher in the public schools of this state; and the board of |
8 | regents for council on elementary and secondary education is authorized to issue certificates of |
9 | qualification which shall be valid throughout the state for the grade and time specified in the |
10 | certificate. All assessed fees shall be deposited as general revenues. |
11 | (b) The fee for taking any examination required to be licensed and certified as a teacher |
12 | shall be waived for any teaching candidate who possesses a bachelor's degree. |
13 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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1 | This act would waive the fee for taking an examination required in order to be licensed |
2 | and certified as a teacher when the teaching candidate possesses a bachelor's degree. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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