HB 281 -- Teacher Certificates

Co-Sponsors:  Moore, Walton, Dethrow, Purgason, Wallace, Holand,
Black, Crawford, Deeken, Schlottach, Kelly (36), Guest, Baker,
Bough, Wilson (119), Haywood, Wilson (130), Dixon, Shoemyer (9),
Rupp, Hoskins, Emery, Parker, Shoemaker (8), Smith (14)

Currently, teacher certificates include three levels, the first
two of which are steps to a continuous professional certificate,
which is renewable every 10 years.  This bill replaces the
three-level system with a lifetime certificate of license and
grants a lifetime certificate to current certificate holders as
of August 28, 2003.  The bill also deletes references to the
five-year provisional certification granted to teachers with out-
of-state certificates and grants a lifetime license to validly
certified teachers from other states hired to teach in this
state, upon completion of a background check.  Applicants from
other states who have completed the background check, have
graduated from state-approved preparation programs, and have
achieved the appropriate score on Missouri's exit assessment for
teachers are also granted a lifetime license.

Missouri House of Representatives
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