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Committee advances bill narrowing who must pass state basic‑skills and subject tests for teacher certification
Summary
A committee voted to report Senate Bill 197 to the full Senate; the bill narrows the testing requirement so that only candidates who did not complete a bachelor’s degree in teacher education, or who completed such a degree with a GPA under 3.0, must pass state board‑approved basic skills and subject matter tests.
The committee heard counsel explain Senate Bill 197, which changes the requirement that candidates for a professional teaching certificate pass state board‑approved basic skills and subject matter tests.
Counsel summarized the bill as modifying that requirement so it applies “only to persons who have not completed a bachelor's degree program for the education of teachers and those who are in or have completed a bachelor's degree program for the education of teachers, but have obtained less than a 3 point GPA.”
There was no recorded debate or amendment; the vice chair moved that the committee report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass. The motion carried on a voice vote.
