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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions related to teacher preparation programs.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ directs the State Board of Education to designate an employee to engage in
13 monitoring and other conduct related to teacher preparation programs;
14 ▸ directs the State Board of Education to consider recommendations and make rules;
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16 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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19 Other Special Clauses:
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21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 53A-6-107, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 108
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 53A-6-107 is amended to read:
27 53A-6-107. Program approval.
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29 Act, the board shall make rules that establish [
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34 (1) meet or exceed generally recognized national standards for preparation of educators, such
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36 (a) Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium[
37 (b) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards[
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39 (c) Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
40 (3) The board shall designate an employee of the board's staff to:
41 (a) work with education deans of state institutions of higher education to coordinate
42 on-site monitoring of teacher preparation programs that may include:
43 (i) monitoring courses for teacher preparation programs;
44 (ii) working with course instructors for teacher preparation programs; and
45 (iii) interviewing students admitted to teacher preparation programs;
46 (b) act as a liaison between:
47 (i) the board;
48 (ii) local school boards or charter school governing boards; and
49 (iii) representatives of teacher preparation programs; and
50 (c) report the employee's findings and recommendations for the improvement of
51 teacher preparation programs to:
52 (i) the board; and
53 (ii) education deans of state institutions of higher education.
54 (4) The board shall:
55 (a) in good faith, consider the findings and recommendations described in Subsection
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57 (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
58 make rules, as the board determines is necessary, to implement recommendations described in
59 Subsection (3)(c).