Bill Text: CT SB00174 | 2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Professional Development And In-service Training Requirements For Educators.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-03 - Senate Recommitted to Education [SB00174 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00174-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 174 | ||
February Session, 2016 |
LCO No. 1551 | ||
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION |
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study issues relating to the professional development requirements, as described in sections 10-148a and 10-148b of the general statutes, and the in-service training requirements, as described in section 10-220a of the general statutes, on educators. The task force shall examine (1) how the professional development and in-service training requirements are being implemented by local and regional boards of education, (2) the content prescribed by such requirements, (3) the amount of time it takes to complete such requirements each year, and (4) the effect such requirements have on the provision of instruction in the public schools.
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: (1) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (2) one representative from each of the following associations, designated by each such association, the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, the Connecticut Association of Schools, Connecticut Federation of School Administrators, the Connecticut Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut, and (3) three persons selected by the Commissioner of Education, one of whom is an academic with knowledge and expertise in social-emotional learning, one of whom is a teacher and one of whom is any other person the commissioner deems appropriate.
(c) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
(d) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve as the chairperson of the task force. Such chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.
(e) Not later than January 1, 2017, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2017, whichever is later.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
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Statement of Purpose:
To establish a task force to examine issues related to the professional development and in-service training requirements for educators.
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