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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill enacts provisions related to a public education database for teacher credentials.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ defines terms; and
13 ▸ requires the State Board of Education to ensure that a public education database for
14 teacher credentials performs in a certain manner.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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17 Other Special Clauses:
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19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 ENACTS:
21 53E-3-516, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 53E-3-516 is enacted to read:
25 53E-3-516. Educator credential database.
26 (1) As used in this section:
27 (a) "Board" means the State Board of Education.
28 (b) "Educator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.
29 (c) "Educator credential database" means a database used by the board that:
30 (i) contains educator credential information and LEA information; and
31 (ii) is used by the board to determine funding distribution.
32 (d) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means:
33 (i) a charter school;
34 (ii) a school district; or
35 (iii) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
36 (2) Before July 1, 2020, the board shall ensure that a technical limitation of the
37 educator credential database does not prevent an educator from accepting employment at more
38 than one LEA.