SF0013 - National teacher certification program.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO‑0193.E1 ENGROSSED

 

 

 

SENATE FILE NO.  SF0013

 

 

National teacher certification program.

 

Sponsored by:  Joint Education Interim Committee

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to the national teacher certification
 2  incentive; modifying program participation and
 3  reimbursement levels; eliminating the delayed repeal of the
 4  program; sunsetting rules as specified; and providing for
 5  an effective date.

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 7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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 9         Section 1.  W.S. 21-7-501(a)(intro) and (ii), (b), (c)
10  and by creating a new subsection (f) is amended to read:

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12         21-7-501.  National certification incentive;
13  reimbursement; consultants and mentors; rulemaking
14  authority limited.

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16         (a)  The professional teaching standards board shall
17  by rule establish a program under which school districts

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 1  shall reimburse no more than fifty (50) teachers and
 2  certified or licensed service providers employed by Wyoming
 3  school districts the actual cost, not to exceed two
 4  thousand dollars ($2,000.00), of receiving national
 5  certification, not to exceed the national certification fee
 6  established by the national board for professional teaching
 7  standards for the applicable year certification was
 8  received, provided:

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10              (ii)  The teacher or service provider, as
11  applicable, was successful in receiving his national
12  certification; and

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14         (b)  Upon verification by the professional teaching
15  standards board that national certification is complete,
16  the district which employs the teacher or service provider
17  shall subject to the limit imposed under subsection (a) of
18  this section, reimburse the teacher or service provider for
19  the actual cost, not to exceed two thousand dollars
20  ($2000.00), of obtaining the national certification fee.

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22         (c)  A school district may apply for an innovative
23  program grant under W.S. 21-22-106(a)(iii) to recover

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 1  amounts reimbursed to teachers and service providers under
 2  subsection (b) of this section.

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 4         (f)  Unless specifically reauthorized by the
 5  legislature prior to July 1, 2007, rules and regulations
 6  promulgated under subsection (a) of this section prior to
 7  July 1, 2007, shall on and after July 1, 2007, be null and
 8  void and of no effect and shall not be enforceable.

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10         Section 2.  W.S. 21-7-501(e) is repealed.

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12         Section 3.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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14                         (END)

 

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