Bill Text: VA HB1156 | 2018 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Teacher licensure; endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-19 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0391) [HB1156 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HB1156-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-298.5 as follows:
§22.1-298.5. Regulations governing licensure; endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six.
A. As used in this section, "dual language instruction" means instruction that is delivered in English and in a second language.
B. In its regulations governing licensure established pursuant to §22.1-298.1, the Board shall provide for licensure of teachers with an endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six. In establishing the requirements for such endorsement, the Board shall require, at minimum, coursework in dual language education; bilingual literacy development; methods of second language acquisition; theories of second language acquisition; instructional strategies for classroom management for the elementary classroom; and content-based curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
C. Each teacher with an endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six is exempt from the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment requirement but is subject to the subject matter-specific professional teacher's assessment requirements.
D. No teacher with an endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six is required to obtain an additional endorsement in early/primary education pre-kindergarten through grade three or elementary education pre-kindergarten through grade six in order to teach in pre-kindergarten through grade six.
