Section 10-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Standards and proposals for regulations relating to educator alternative pathways(a) Not later than July 1, 2025, the Connecticut Educator Preparation and Certification Board, established pursuant to section 10 of this act, shall develop standards and proposals for regulations and legislation regarding (1) the evaluation criteria that will be used to assess proposals from local or regional boards of education, regional educational service centers and educator preparation programs for alternative pathways for educators to progress from an initial educator certificate to a professional educator certificate or to be issued a cross endorsement that will enable such educators to teach in content areas or grades beyond their initial certification areas, (2) the manner in which degrees from educator preparation programs approved by the State Board of Education will align with the revised endorsement codes under section 10-145d of the general statutes, (3) the adequacy and relevance of existing certification endorsement areas, (4) the implementation of the standards for educator preparation programs developed by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, (5) the necessity of the temporary ninety-day certificate issued under section 10-145b of the general statutes, and (6) the design and development of a state-wide data dashboard that enables longitudinal monitoring of educator workforce data.(b) Not later than July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the board shall (1) collect and review (A) state-specific data, including, but not limited to, qualitative data on stakeholders' experiences and quantitative data from the Department of Education on educator vacancies, shortage areas and the educator preparation program dashboard, and (B) data on applicable national policy developments relating to educator preparation, certification and employment, (2) evaluate whether any changes are needed to the current educator preparation and certification frameworks, and (3) develop, as necessary, evidence-based standards and proposals for regulations and legislation to strengthen existing systems.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-NEW
Added by P.A. 24-0041,S. 12 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2024.