April 25, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Elsenheimer, Taub, Hildenbrand, Vander Veen, Palmer, Emmons, Stahl, Booher, Walker, Garfield, Gosselin, Robertson, Baxter, Pastor, Newell and Schuitmaker and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1233b (MCL 380.1233b), as amended by 1995 PA 289.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1233b. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the
board of a local or intermediate school district or governing board
of a nonpublic school may engage a full-time or part-time
noncertificated,
nonendorsed teacher to teach a course in computer
science,
a foreign language, mathematics, biology, chemistry,
engineering,
physics, robotics, or in another subject area
determined
by the state board to be appropriate to be included
under
this section and so designated by the state board, or any
combination
of these subject areas, in grades
9 through 12 if he
or she meets the requirements of subsection (2).
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a noncertificated, nonendorsed
teacher is qualified to teach pursuant to this section if he or she
meets
all 1 or both of the following minimum requirements:
(a) Possesses an earned master's or doctorate degree from an
accredited postsecondary institution in a field of study related to
the subject that he or she is assigned to teach.
(b)
(a) Possesses an earned bachelor's degree from an
accredited postsecondary institution. and meets both of the
following:
(i) (b) Has a major
or a graduate degree in the field of
specialization
study in which he or she
will teach.
(ii) Is annually and continually enrolled and completing credit
in an approved teacher preparation program leading to a teaching
certificate.
(c)
If the teacher desires to teach for more than 1 year, has
passed
both a basic skills examination and a subject area
examination,
if a subject area examination exists, in the field of
specialization
in which he or she will teach.
(d)
Except in the case of persons engaged to teach a foreign
language,
has, in the 5-year period immediately preceding the date
of
hire, not less than 2 years of occupational experience in the
field
of specialization in which he or she will teach.
(3) The requirements listed in subsection (2) for a teacher
engaged to teach pursuant to this section shall be in addition to
any other requirements established by the board of a local or
intermediate school district or governing board of a nonpublic
school, as applicable.
(4)
Except as provided in subsection (5), the board of a
local
or intermediate school district shall not engage a full-time
or
part-time noncertificated, nonendorsed teacher to teach a course
described
in subsection (1) if the district is able to engage a
certificated,
endorsed teacher.
(5)
If the board of a local or intermediate school district is
able
to engage a certificated, endorsed teacher to teach a course
described
in subsection (1), the local or intermediate school board
may
employ or continue to employ a noncertificated, nonendorsed
teacher
to teach the course if both of the following conditions are
met:
(a)
The noncertificated, nonendorsed teacher is annually and
continually
enrolled and completing credit in an approved teacher
preparation
program leading to a provisional teaching certificate.
(b)
The noncertificated, nonendorsed teacher has a planned
program
leading to teacher certification on file with the employing
school
district or intermediate school district, his or her teacher
preparation
institution, and the department of education.
(4) (6)
If the noncertificated,
nonendorsed teacher
completes 3 years of successful classroom teaching, as determined
by regular observation and review by school district and teacher
preparation
institution personnel, the department of education
and a teacher preparation institution shall utilize the teaching
experience of a noncertificated, nonendorsed teacher for the
purpose
of waiving student teaching as a condition for receiving a
continued
employment authorization in the school district and a
provisional
teaching certificate.