Bill Text: CT SB00659 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 659 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Authority Of The Office Of Early Childhood To Recognize Eligible Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Programs That Satisfy The Staff Qualifications Requirement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [SB00659 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00659-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 659*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 2855
		02855
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. LEONE, 27^th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TO RECOGNIZE ELIGIBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS THAT SATISFY THE STAFF QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 10-16p of the general statutes be amended to require the Office of Early Childhood to expand the list of eligible institutions of higher education that award bachelor's degrees in early childhood education and child development that satisfy the staff qualifications requirement.

Statement of Purpose:

To require the Office of Early Childhood to allow individuals who hold a bachelor's degree with a concentration in early childhood education from any accredited institution of higher education in the United States to teach in an early childhood education program.