Relating to institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, including requiring the institutions to submit reports to the general assembly related to terms associated with courses offered by the institutions’ colleges of education and establishing an interim study committee to evaluate practitioner preparation programs offered by the institutions, and including effective date provisions

This bill relates to institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, including requiring the institutions to submit reports to the general assembly related to terms associated with courses offered by institutions’ colleges of education and establishing an interim study committee to evaluate practitioner preparation programs offered by the institutions. The bill requires the institutions to submit reports to the general assembly by February 27, 2023, defining with specificity certain specified concepts and terms which are used in courses related to education that are offered by the institutions. The bill requests that the legislative council establish an interim study committee during the 2023 legislative interim to study the program planning for degrees in the colleges of education of the institutions and the curriculum necessary for completing a degree in elementary education, secondary education, or any other major within the institutions’ colleges of education. The bill provides that the interim study committee shall consist of the chairperson of the committee on education in the senate, the chairperson of the committee on education in the house of representatives, two members of the senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate, and two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The bill requires the interim study committee to submit a final report to the general assembly by December 31, 2023. The bill takes effect upon enactment.