Teacher Standards and Practices Commission s9

Teacher Standards and Practices Commission November 5-6, 2015 250 Division Street NE Commission Business Salem OR 97301

ITEM: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

ACTION: INFORMATION ITEM

INFORMATION: In addition to the agency requested bill, the Legislature passed several bills in the 2015 session delegating new responsibilities to the Commission.

Below is a summary of where we are with each bill requiring Commission-action.

Bill Summary Status Comments Number HB 2411 Increase Fee Caps; Amends Language for fee and statutory statutes to allow for changes for Licensure Redesign licensure redesign; are not effective until January 1, 2016. Rules nearly fully developed to implement immediately on 1-1-16. HB 2412 Makes housekeeping and The Dyslexia/Reading See Agenda Item 7.1a for minor policy changes. Subcommittee has met two times Reading/Dyslexia Committee Amendments drafted to and is scheduled to meet again members. require Commission to adopt on November 23, 2015 at the Staff plans to bring proposed standards related to dyslexia. Multnomah ESD. Dyslexia standards to Commission in January 2016. HB 3069 Requires teacher (Combined with Dyslexia education programs to Efforts in HB 2412) demonstrate that students enrolled in programs receive certain training related to teaching reading HB 3072A Establishes funding This bill requires TSPC to The Executive Director has mechanism for activities develop standards for asked Keith Menk to related to science, preparation of CTE become the liaison to the technology, engineering teachers. The funding Department on this issue and mathematics associated with this effort in an effort to get some education and activities is on the fast-track for semblance of standards related to career and distribution to interested implemented as quickly as technical education that providers. ODE and TSPC possible. can lead to high wage and met Friday, October 30 in high demand jobs. a planning meeting. The standards cannot be developed before the money must be dispensed.

Data Classification: Level 1 – Published October 2015: DO: Chamberlain 7.1 Bill Summary Status Comments Number HB 3166 Establishes teacher Commission staff has had OSBA said they would ask authorization pilot one conversation with the other districts if they are program for purpose of Baker City School District. interested in participating determining effectiveness We are able to get their in the three district pilot. of alternative folks licensed under a requirements for teachers Limited Teaching License. New rules need to be of noncore courses drafted related to this pilot program. Proposed at the January Commission meeting. SB 78 Requires educator The funding for this bill is The Commission was given preparation programs to pending legislative action a 0.5 FTE PEM A position be nationally accredited. for distribution into our to implement this bill. Provides funding to offset budget. The bill was Keith Menk has agreed to costs of national passed in the waning do this work once the new accreditation. hours of the session and Deputy Director is hired. new language needs to be adopted SB 83 Establishes supervised The Cooperating Teachers See Agenda Item 7.1b for clinical practice Subcommittee has been a Roster of the experience requirements established and has met Cooperating Teacher for applicants for initial two times. The next subcommittee. teaching license. meeting will be in Directs Teacher November or December. Standards and Practices The group has reviewed Commission to convene successful cooperating work group to assist teacher training models with implementation of and will determine which requirements. standards for Cooperating Teacher training should be adopted and how much it will cost to implement the effort by early next spring.

Attachments: 7.1a Cooperating Teacher Workgroup 7.1b Dyslexia Reading Agenda 7.1c Revised CAEP_SB78

Data Classification: Level 1 – Published October 2015: DO: Chamberlain 7.1