PROVISIONAL TEACHING CERT RENEWAL H.B. 4614:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
House Bill 4614 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Aaron Miller
House Committee: Education Reform
CONTENT
The bill would repeal Section 1531e of the Revised School Code, which provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code or a rule to the contrary, if a person earns a provisional teaching certificate and that certificate lapses before the person completes the requirements for a professional education certificate, and if a school district or public school academy applies to the Department of Education on that person's behalf for another provisional teaching certificate within 10 years after the person's initial standard teaching certificate lapsed, the Department must issue a new provisional teaching certificate to the person. The new provisional teaching certificate is valid for two years and may not be renewed.
MCL 380.1531e Legislative Analyst: Nathan Leaman
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on the Department of Education and a minor impact on local units of government. The Department has the same level of administrative costs and teacher certification revenue from two-year nonrenewable provisional teaching certificates and regular provisional teaching certificates. Therefore, the costs and revenue from removing the two-year nonrenewable teaching certificates would simply be transferred to regular provisional teaching certificates and would not cause a net change in the Department's budget. The bill would not have a large impact on local units of government as very few teachers have a two-year provisional teaching certificate.
Date Completed: 5-16-18 Fiscal Analyst: Cory Savino
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.