Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 139 First Substitute (2016GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Stephenson, H.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/23/2016

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• directs the State Board of Education to designate an employee to engage in monitoring and other conduct related to teacher preparation programs;
• directs the State Board of Education to consider recommendations and make rules; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVAL AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
House Sponsor: 
David E. Lifferth
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to teacher preparation programs.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ directs the State Board of Education to designate an employee to engage in
monitoring and other conduct related to teacher preparation programs;
▸ directs the State Board of Education to consider recommendations and make rules;
and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53A-6-107
, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 108
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53A-6-107
 is amended to read:
53A-6-107.
Teacher preparation programs.
(1) [
The
] 
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
Act, the
 board shall 
make rules that
 establish [
by rule the
] standards [
which must be met by
approved
] 
for approval of a
 preparation [
programs and
] 
program or an
 alternative preparation
[
programs
] 
program
.
(2) [
Standards
] 
The board shall ensure that standards
 adopted [
by the board for
approved preparation programs and alternative preparation programs shall
] 
under Subsection
(1)
 meet or exceed generally recognized national standards for preparation of educators, such
as those developed by the
:
(a)
 Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium[
, the
]
;
(b)
 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards[
, and the National Council for
the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
]
; or
(c) Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
(3) The board shall designate an employee of the board's staff to:
(a) work with education deans of state institutions of higher education to coordinate
on-site monitoring of teacher preparation programs that may include:
(i) monitoring courses for teacher preparation programs;
(ii) working with course instructors for teacher preparation programs; and
(iii) interviewing students admitted to teacher preparation programs;
(b) act as a liaison between:
(i) the board;
(ii) local school boards or charter school governing boards; and
(iii) representatives of teacher preparation programs; and
(c) report the employee's findings and recommendations for the improvement of
teacher preparation programs to:
(i) the board; and
(ii) education deans of state institutions of higher education.
(4) The board shall:
(a) in good faith, consider the findings and recommendations described in Subsection
(3)(c); and
(b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
make rules, as the board determines is necessary, to implement recommendations described in
Subsection (3)(c).