HCS HB 620 -- TEACHING CERTIFICATION AND MENTORING STANDARDS
(Muschany)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Special Committee on Student Achievement

This substitute requires the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education to create mentoring standards for beginning
teachers and principals no later than June 30, 2008.  The
substitute specifies the principles for mentoring and the
benchmarks for quality programs.  The department is required to
involve representatives from various educational and professional
development sectors to participate in the creation of the
standards.

Teachers who have been certified through the American Board for
Certification of Teacher Excellence are allowed to acquire a
provisional teacher's certificate pending completion of
professional development, mentoring, contact-hour requirements,
and a performance-based evaluation within a two-year period.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Cost on General Revenue Fund of $15,000
in FY 2008, $0 in FY 2009, and $0 in FY 2010.  No impact on Other
State Funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and FY 2010.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:19 am