SB 1454 — empowerment scholarship accounts; debit cards

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1454subject (Referencematter toexpert printedcertification) bill)State Strikeof everythingArizona afterSenate theFifty-seventh enactingLegislature clauseFirst andRegular insert:Session SENATE BILL 1454 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 15-501.01, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

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1454 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

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The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to this paragraph designed to allow for a variety of formats and shall not require a prescribed answer or design from the Senateprogram Amendmentsprovider in order to S.B.obtain approval from the state board.

1454 program provider in order to obtain approval from the state board.

(d)- If1 applicable,- completeS.B. training in structured English immersion as prescribed by the state board pursuant to section 15-756.09.

1454 (d) If applicable, complete training in structured English immersion as prescribed by the state board pursuant to section 15-756.09.

Shall require that, within three years after a certificate for elementary education or early childhood education is issued, the certificate holder complete, from a public or private provider, at least -2-forty-five Senateclassroom Amendmentshours toor S.B.three college-level credit hours, or the equivalent, in both research-based:

1454 forty-five classroom hours or three college-level credit hours, or the equivalent, in both research-based:

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Shall establish a process to allow a local education agency, at the request of a teacher, to verify to the department of education that the teacher possesses the instructional knowledge and skills prescribed in paragraph 3 of this subsection, demonstrated through classroom observations- and2 student- achievementS.B. data across subgroups using evidence-based measures.

1454 observations and student achievement data across subgroups using evidence-based measures.

Persons who -4-are Senatesubject Amendmentsto subdivision (a) of this paragraph are also exempt from the professional knowledge proficiency requirements pursuant to S.B.section 15-533.

1454 are subject to subdivision (a) of this paragraph are also exempt from the professional knowledge proficiency requirements pursuant to section 15-533.

This paragraph does not require a person who has obtained another type of teaching certificate from the state board to obtain a subject-matter expert standard teaching certificate- pursuant3 to- thisS.B. paragraph in order to provide instruction in KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AND ANY OF grades six ONE through twelve.

Persons1454 whocertificate are certificated pursuant to this paragraph shallin revieworder and attest to reviewingprovide theinstruction best practices for social media and cellular telephone use between students and school personnel adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 15-203, subsection A, paragraph 44 before receiving a certificate and, within two years after receiving a certificate, complete training in professionalismKINDERGARTEN andPROGRAMS ethicsAND fromANY aOF publicgrades orsix privateONE providerthrough approvedtwelve. by -5- Senate Amendments to S.B.

1454Persons who are certificated pursuant to this paragraph shall review and attest to reviewing the best practices for social media and cellular telephone use between students and school personnel adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 15-203, subsection A, paragraph 44 before receiving a certificate and, within two years after receiving a certificate, complete training in professionalism and ethics from a public or private provider approved by the state board of education, which may include a no-cost option to the person provided by the state board.

Notwithstanding section 15-533, shall exempt persons applying for a secondary education certificate from the subject knowledge portion of the -6-proficiency Senateexamination Amendmentsif tothe S.B.state board determines that the person has work experience in science, technology, engineering or mathematics and can demonstrate adequate knowledge of a particular subject through a postsecondary education degree or twenty-four credit hours of relevant coursework.

1454 proficiency examination if the state board determines that the person has work experience in science, technology, engineering or mathematics and can demonstrate adequate knowledge of a particular subject through a postsecondary education degree or twenty-four credit hours of relevant coursework.

Shall allow for a certificate issued to a person pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 1, 3, 4 or 5 of this section or section 15-203 or 15-782.01,- as4 applicable,- toS.B. be both issued and renewed for at least twelve years and may not require more than fifteen hours of continuing education credits each year in order to renew that certificate pursuant to this paragraph.

1454 15-782.01, as applicable, to be both issued and renewed for at least twelve years and may not require more than fifteen hours of continuing education credits each year in order to renew that certificate pursuant to this paragraph.

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1454Any 3.other historical data or trends regarding certificated individuals in this state.

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