Bill Title: In certification of teachers, further providing for continuing professional development; providing for access to advanced placement courses for all students; establishing the Advanced Placement Teacher Training Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Education and on school entities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-08-30 - Referred to EDUCATION [HB1653 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Stephen Kinsey [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-201	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Anthony Bellmon [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-203	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Maureen Madden [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-115	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Hill-Evans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-095	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph Ciresi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-146	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph Hohenstein [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-177	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Liz Hanbidge [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ben Sanchez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-153	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Schlossberg [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-132	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Malcolm Kenyatta [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-181	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Darisha Parker [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-198	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Justin Fleming [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-105	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jennifer O'Mara [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-165	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Freeman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-136	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Napoleon Nelson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-154	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Malagari [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-053	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lisa Borowski [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-168	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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