Bill Text: VA HB1643 | 2019 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Teacher licensure; alternate routes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-02-14 - Incorporated by Education and Health [HB1643 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB1643-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-298.6 as follows:
§22.1-298.6. Regulations governing licensure; Montessori endorsement.
In its regulations governing licensure established pursuant to §22.1-298.1, the Board shall provide for licensure of teachers with an endorsement in the Montessori method of education. In establishing the requirements for such endorsement, the Board shall require, at a minimum:
1. A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education;
2. Graduation from a teacher education program affiliated with the American Montessori Society or receipt of a certificate from the Association Montessori Internationale; and
3. Employment by a school board in a teaching position for which the Montessori method endorsed by the American Montessori Society or the Association Montessori Internationale is the primary method of instruction.
