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Providing for a teacher licensure renewal requirement relating to cultural competency training
Topics:K–12 educationProfessional licensingTeacher pay & licensing
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary To renew a standard teaching license, educators would need to complete two hours of training on cultural competency. This training helps teachers understand different cultures, recognize biases in learning materials, and learn how to manage diverse classrooms.1
Read the official explanation
This bill directs the board of educational examiners to establish, as a renewal requirement for a standard license, the completion of two clock hours of training in a course relating to cultural competency. The bill defines cultural competency as awareness and understanding of the values, lifestyles, history, and contributions of societal cultural groups; recognizing certain dehumanizing biases and their impact on interpersonal relations and their reflection in instructional materials; and acquiring strategies to manage students from different cultures in a classroom setting.
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