Bill Title: Education matters. Requires each teacher preparation program to report the following to the department of education (department): (1) The number of teacher candidates in each content area who complete the teacher education program during the year, disaggregated by ranges of cumulative grade point average. (2) The number of teacher candidates in each content area who, during the year: (A) do not pass a content area licensure examination; and (B) do not retake the content area licensure examination. (This is in addition to other information each teacher preparation program is required to report under current law.) Provides that a teacher preparation program must provide underlying data, as determined by the department, used as part of calculating the teacher preparation program's retention rates. Requires the department to: (1) annually prepare a report that includes certain information regarding teachers licensed in Indiana; (2) submit, before October 1 each year, the report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on education; and (3) post the report on the department's Internet web site.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-05 - Public Law 233 [SB0562 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2019-04-23	PDF	Link	View
Engrossed	2019-04-23	PDF	Link	View
Engrossed	2019-04-01	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2019-04-01	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2019-03-28	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2019-03-28	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2019-02-21	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2019-02-21	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2019-01-14	PDF	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Indiana SB0562

Supplemental Documents

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