HB 1090 — Teacher Licensing Requirements

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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Oalso iSENATOR(S) hGonzales HJ., aAmabile, rBenavidez, !Exum, AnapplicantforateacherlicensediscloseallmisdemeanorHinrichsen, RJodeh, MKipp, rKolker, convictions,Marchman, regardlessRodriguez, ofSnyder, theWallace, dateColeman. of conviction, except 3 misdemeanor traffic offenses or traffic infractions;

!CONCERNING AnTEACHER applicantLICENSING forREQUIREMENTS an. initial teacher license complete a program of preparation or an alternative teacher program;

g d 62 and E e 2 ! Anapplicantforaprofessionalteacherlicensecompletean S R 0 U d 1 H 2 r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.

e a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

e A induction program.

The bill requires that an applicant disclose a misdemeanor conviction committed against an at-risk person or a child, regardless of the date of conviction, but does not require that an applicant disclose a misdemeanor conviction that occurred more than 7 years ago, unless it was committed against an at-risk person or a child.

The bill requires that the department of education waive the programofpreparationandalternativeteacherprogramrequirementsand inductionprogramrequirementforapplicantswithaminimumof 2years of private school teaching experience in Colorado.

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,22-60.5-103,amendIn Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-60.5-103, amend (2)(a);

ApplicantsApplicants-licenses-authorizations-submittalof -formandfingerprints-failuretocomplyconstitutesgroundsfordenial licenses -authorizations - submittal of form and fingerprints - failure to comply constitutes grounds for denial - definition.

(I) ThatThathehasnever heTHEYHAVENOT hasbeenconvictedofcommitting: never THEY HAVE NOT been convicted of committing:

(A)Capital Anyletters Aor felony,bold oREGARDLESS& OFitalic THEnumbers DATEindicate OFnew CONVICTIONmaterial ;added to existing law;

(B)dashes Amisdemeanorthrough FORWHICHwords ,ASANELEMENTOFTHEOFFENSEor ,numbers THEindicate VICTIMWASANATdeletions -RISKPERSONfrom ,ASDEFINEDINSECTIONexisting 18-6.5-102,law ORand Asuch CHILDmaterial WHOis WASnot UNDERpart EIGHTEENof YEARSthe OLDact. ,REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF CONVICTION;

(C)(A) butAny not including A NYfelony, OTHERor MISDEMEANORREGARDLESS IFOF THE APPLICATIONIS SUBMITTED IN THE SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE DATE OFTHEOF DISPOSITIONOFTHECONVICTIONFORTHEMISDEMEANORCONVICTION ,EXCLUDING; any misdemeanor traffic offense or traffic infraction;

or(B) (D) A MISDEMEANORmisdemeanor ENUMERATEDFOR ASWHICH GROUNDS,AS FORAN DENIALELEMENT ,OF -2-THE 1090OFFENSE ANNULMENT, ,SUSPENSIONTHEVICTIMWASANAT ,OR-RISKPERSON REVOCATION,ASDEFINEDINSECTION OF18-6.5-102,OR A LICENSE,CERTIFICATE,CHILD ENDORSEMENTWHO ,ORWAS AUTHORIZATIONUNDER PURSUANTEIGHTEEN TOYEARS SECTIONOLD 22-60.5-107,REGARDLESS (2)(b),REGARDLESSOFTHE OF THE DATE OF CONVICTION;ORCONVICTION 5; (II) That he haTHEY HAVE been convicted of committing anA felony;

oA(C) misdemeanor but not includinFORincluding WHICH,ASANY ANOTHER ELEMENTMISDEMEANOR OFIF THE OFFENSEAPPLICATION ,THEIS VICTIMSUBMITTED WAS AN AT -RISK PERSON,AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-6.5-102,ORA CHILD WHOWASUNDEREIGHTEENYEARSOLD , REGARDLESS OFTHE DATE OFCONVICTION ;ANYOTHERMISDEMEANORIN THE SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF THE DISPOSITION OF THE CONVICTION ,FOR EXCLUDINGTHE MISDEMEANOR ,EXCLUDING any misdemeanor traffic offense or traffic infractionORinfraction; A MISDEMEANOR ENUMERATED AS GROUNDS FOR DENIAL , ANNULMENT ,SUSPENSION ,OR REVOCATION OF A LICENSE,CERTIFICATE, ENDORSEMENT ,OR AUTHORIZATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-60.5-107 (2)(b),REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF CONVICTION .

Suchor certification(D) EA ACHMISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONENUMERATED INAS THESEGROUNDS FOURFOR CATEGORIESDENIAL MUST, BEANNULMENT LISTED, INSUSPENSION THE,OR CERTIFICATION.FOREACHCONVICTIONLISTEDINTHECERTIFICATIONREVOCATION THEOF APPLICANTA shallLICENSE specifysucTHE, felonyorCERTIFICATE, misdemeanorENDORSEMENT for, whicTHEOR APPLICANTWASAUTHORIZATION convicted,thedateofsuchPURSUANT TO SECTION 22-60.5-107 (2)(b),EGARDLESS OF THE conviction,andthecourtDATE enteringOF theCONVICTION judgment;OR (II) That he hasTHEY HAVE been convicted of conviction.committing anyA felony;

(2)oA (d)misdemeanorbutnotincluding HISSUBSECTIONFORWHICH (2)DOESNOT,ASANELEMENT ALTERTHEOF DEPARTMENTTHE 'SOFFENSE OBLIGATIONTOEVALUATECRIMINALCONVICTIONSINACCORDANCEWITH,THE SECTIONVICTIM 24-5-101.WAS AN AT-RISK PERSON,AS DEFINEDINSECTION 18-6.5-102, OR A CHILD WHO WAS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD , REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF CONVICTION ;ANY OTHER MISDEMEANOR IN THESEVENYEARSAFTERTHEDATEOFTHEDISPOSITIONOFTHECONVICTION , EXCLUDING any misdemeanor traffic offense or traffic infractiOR A MISDEMEANOR ENUMERATED AS GROUNDS FOR DENIAL , ANNULMENT , SUSPENSION ,OR REVOCATION OF A LICENSE ,CERTIFICATE ,ENDORSEMENT , ORAUTHORIZATIONPURSUANTTOSECTION 22-60.5-107(2)(b)REGARDLESS OFTHEDATEOFCONVICTION .SuchcertificationEACHCONVICTIONINTHESE FOUR CATEGORIES MUST BE LISTED IN THE CERTIFICATION .

OR EACH CONVICTION LISTED IN THE CERTIFICATION ,THE APPLICANT shall specify such THE felonyormisdemeanorforwhich THE APPLICANT WAS convicted, the date of suchTHE conviction, and the court entering the judgment of conviction.

(2) (d) THIS SUBSECTION (2)DOES NOT ALTER THE DEPARTMENT 'S OBLIGATION TO EVALUATE CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 24-5-101.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-119.3, amend PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1090 (2)(a);

and add2.5)add (2.5) as follows:

Department of education - educator preparation -3- 1090 program students - record check - fee - definitions.

(2) (a) On a form provided bytheby departmentEDUCATIONthe departmenOF EDUCATION , the student shall certify, under penalty of perjury, either:

(I) That he or she has neverEYneverTHEY HAVE NOT been convicted of committing:

(A) Any A felony, REGARDLESSorREGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF CONVICTION ;

(B) AmisdemeanorA FORWHICHmisdemeanor ASANELEMENTOFTHEOFFENSEFOR ,WHICH ,AS AN ELEMENT OF THE VICTIMWASANATOFFENSE RISKPERSON, ,ASDEFINEDINSECTIONTHEVICTIMWASANAT 18-6.5-102,-RISKPERSON OR,ASDEFINEDINSECTION 18-6.5-102,OR A CHILD WHO WAS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD ,REGARDLESS OFOFTHE THE DATE OF CONVICTION ;

(C) but not including ANYA NY OTHER MISDEMEANOR IF THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED IN THE SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE DATE OFTHEOF DISPOSITIONOFTHECONVICTIONFORTHEMISDEMEANORTHE DISPOSITION OF THE CONVICTION FOR THE MISDEMEANOR ,EXCLUDING any misdemeanor traffic offense or traffic infraction;

or (D) A MISDEMEANOR ENUMERATED AS GROUNDS FOR DENIAL , ANNULMENT ,SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION ,OR REVOCATION OF A LICENSE,CERTIFICATE,LICENSE , CERTIFICATE, ENDORSEMENT ,OR, OR AUTHORIZATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-60.5-107 (2)(b)REGARDLESS(2)(b),EGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF CONVICTION ;OR; (II) That he or she THEY HAVE been convicted of committing any A felony;

orAOR misdemeanor(II) butThatheorshehas notTHEYHAVE includinFORbeenconvictedofcommittingany WHICH ,AS AN ELEMENT OF THE OFFENSE ,THE VICTIM WAS AN AT -RISK PERSON ,AS DEFINED IN SECTION18-6.5-102,OR A CHILDfelony; WHO WAS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD , REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF CONVICTION ;

ANYoA OTHERmisdemeanor MISDEMEANORINTHESEVENYEARSAFTERTHEDATEOFTHEDISPOSITIONbut not includingFOR WHICH ,AS AN ELEMENT OF THE OFFENSE , THE VICTIM WAS AN AT -RISK PERSON ,AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-6.5-102,OR A CHILD WHO WAS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD , REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF CONVICTION ;ANY OTHER MISDEMEANOR IN THESEVENYEARSAFTERTHEDATEOFTHEDISPOSITIONOFTHECONVICTION , EXCLUDING any misdemeanor traffic offense or traffic infractiORANYMISDEMEANORENUMERATEDASGROUNDSFORinfracOR -4-ANY 1090MISDEMEANOR ENUMERATED AS GROUNDS FOR DENIAL , ANNULMENT ,SUSPENSION , ORSUSPENSION ,OR REVOCATION OF A LICENSE ,,CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE ,ENDORSEMENT , ORAUTHORIZATIONPURSUANTTOSECTION 22-60.5-10722-60.5-107(2)(b)REGARDLESS (2)(b)REGARDLESSOFTHEDATEOFCONVICTION OF.SuchcertificationACHCONVICTIONINTHESE THEFOUR DATECATEGORIES OFMUST CONVICTIONBE LISTED IN THE CERTIFICATION .

SuchFOR certificationACHEACH CONVICTION LISTED IN THESETHE FOURCERTIFICATION CATEGORIES,THE MUSTAPPLICANT BEshall LISTEDspecify INPAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1090 such THE CERTIFICATION.felonyormisdemeanorforwhich THEAPPLICANTWAS convicted, the date of suchTHE conviction, and the court entering the judgment of conviction.

FOR(2.5) EACHS CONVICTIONUBSECTION LISTED(2) INOF THETHIS CERTIFICATIONSECTION ,THEDOES APPLICANTNOT shallALTER specify such THE felonyDEPARTMENT or'S misdemeanorOBLIGATION forTO whichEVALUATE THECRIMINAL APPLICANTCONVICTIONS WASIN convicted,ACCORDANCE theWITH dateSECTION of24-5-101. such THE conviction, and the court entering the judgment of conviction.

(2.5)SECTION3. SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT ALTER THE DEPARTMENT 'S OBLIGATION TO EVALUATE CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 24-5-101.

SECTIONInColoradoRevisedStatutes,22-30.5-110.7,amend 3.(2);