HB1467: relative to educational requirements for teacher certification.

HB 1467 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

12-2381

04/05

HOUSE BILL 1467

AN ACT relative to educational requirements for teacher certification.

SPONSORS: Rep. Peterson, Hills 19; Rep. L. Jones, Straf 1

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill requires that the minimum educational requirement to apply for certification as a teacher shall be the completion of a bachelor’s degree in any field of study.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2381

04/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to educational requirements for teacher certification.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 State Board of Education; Duties. Amend RSA 186:11, X(a) to read as follows:

(a) Certification of full-time teachers teaching in the core academic subjects of mathematics, social studies, English/language arts, and science, supervisors, and administrators in the public schools, and which shall require all full-time teachers to have at least a bachelor’s degree in any field of study to be eligible for certification. The state board shall also examine the qualifications of candidates for those positions and issue certificates to those who meet the requirements of said rules.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.