Amendment SA1-SB589

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 589

October 13, 2021 - Offered by Senators Larson, Johnson and Smith.

SB589-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB589-SA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 2: before “the Foundations" insert “requirements for initial teacher licensure and".

SB589-SA1,1,5 2. Page 1, line 3: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with line 7 and substitute:

SB589-SA1,1,7 “ Section 1e. 118.19 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.19 (14) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB589-SA1,1,12 118.19 (14) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), the The department may not issue an initial teaching license that authorizes the holder to teach in grades kindergarten to 5 or in special education, an initial license as a reading teacher, or an initial license as a reading specialist, unless any of the following applies to the applicant:

SB589-SA1,1,13 1. The applicant has passed an examination identical to”.

SB589-SA1,2,1 3. Page 2, line 5: after that line insert:

SB589-SA1,2,3 “ Section 1g. 118.19 (14) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.19 (14) (a) 2., and 118.19 (14) (a) 2. (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB589-SA1,2,8 118.19 (14) (a) 2. (intro.) The department shall waive the requirement under par. (a) for an applicant seeking an initial teaching license that authorizes the holder to teach in special education if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant has successfully completed a course of study that satisfies all of the following:

SB589-SA1,1r Section 1r. 118.19 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB589-SA1,2,13 118.19 (14) (c) Any teacher who passes the examination under par. (a) 1. or completes a course of study under par. (a) 2. shall notify the department, which shall add a notation to the teacher's license indicating that he or she the teacher passed the examination or completed the course of study.”.

SB589-SA1,2,15 4. Page 2, line 9: delete that line and substitute “levels and subjects issued in accordance with s. 118.19 and.

SB589-SA1,2,16 (e) Earned a passing score on an examination”.

SB589-SA1,2,18 5. Page 2, line 12: after “test" insert “or successfully completed a course of study that satisfies the requirements under s. 118.19 (14) (a) 2. a. to c".

SB589-SA1,2,19 6. Page 2, line 12: after that line insert:

SB589-SA1,2,20 “ Section 2m. Initial applicability.

SB589-SA1,2,22 (1) This act first applies to an application for licensure received by the department of public instruction on the effective date of this subsection.” .

SB589-SA1,2,23 (End)