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2003 SESSION

03-0921

04/10

HOUSE BILL 499

COMMITTEE: Education

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules:

I. Recognizing certification by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence as equivalent to a credential issued by the department of education.

II. Allowing school districts to elect to follow the guidelines of the American Board for certification of Teacher Excellence in the hiring of school district staff and administrative personnel.

III. Recognizes master teacher certification issued by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence as equivalent to the master teacher credential in this state.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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03-0921

04/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; State Board of Education; Rulemaking Authority. Amend RSA 186:8 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

III-a.(a) In addition to the rulemaking authority granted to the state board of education relative to certification standards for educational personnel as set forth in paragraph III of this section, and in RSA 21-N:9, II (s), RSA 21-N:9, II (bb), RSA 186:11, X, and RSA 186:11, XXXV, the state board shall adopt rules recognizing the passport certification for new teachers issued by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence as equivalent to the initial teaching credential in this state, and the master teacher certification from the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence as equivalent to the master teacher credential in this state. Teachers credentialed in this state under either of the certifications described in this paragraph shall be eligible for salary increases, promotions, or other benefits in the same manner as teachers credentialed through the department of education.

(b) The state board of education shall adopt rules permitting school districts to elect to follow the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence in hiring school district staff and administrative personnel.

2 New Paragraph; Master Teacher Certification. Amend RSA 189:14-f by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

IV. Any person possessing a valid certification from the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence as a master teacher shall be deemed to have fulfilled the requirements for the master teacher credential set forth in this section.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.