FT 16.04 - Educational Licensing Reform Act (DEBATING)

[OBD]

AN ACT
to establish uniform standards for educational licensing

Section 1 (Title & definition)
i. The title of this act shall be, the "Educational Licensing Reform Act." It may be cited as "ELRA."
ii. As they appear in this legislation, "elementary" refers to grades fifth and below, "middle" refers to grades sixth through eighth inclusive, and "high" refers to grades ninth through twelfth inclusive.

Section 2 (Educational licensing)
i. The Ministry of Education shall license applicants to teach in Frémont public schools, according to the provisions set forth herein.
ii. Licenses shall be issued upon successful completion of the licensure exam and a criminal background check, and reissued upon satisfactory completion of a performance review every third year for the first fifteen years of their licensure, and every fifth year thereafter.
iii. Five classes of licenses shall be issued.
(a) The first three classes shall authorize the bearer to teach respectively, elementary, middle, and high school grades.
(b) The fourth class shall authorize the bearer to work in special education.
(c) The fifth class shall authorize the bearer to work as a substitute teacher.

Section 3 (Prerequisites)
i. The following shall be prerequisite to sit the licensure exam.
(a) For applicants to the first class, a bachelor's degree or higher in elementary education, OR three years' relevant work experience in elementary education or a similar field.
(b) For applicants to the second and third classes, a bachelor's degree or higher, OR three years' relevant work experience in the subject for which the applicant has requested licensure.
(c) For applicants to the fourth class, a bachelor's degree or higher in special education, OR five years' relevant work experience working with mentally disabled individuals.
(d) For applicants to the fifth class, sixty credit hours towards a bachelor's degree, OR three years' relevant work experience in an educational setting.

Section 3 (Licensure exam)
i. A special committee of the Ministry of Education shall be responsible for revising the licensure exam.
ii. The committee shall be composed of five licensed educators currently or within the last three years employed to teach at a public school in Frémont, nominated by the governors of the several states and appointed by the first minister of Frémont.
iii. No applicant shall be licensed, who did not score 88% or higher on the licensure exam. No applicant may sit the exam for a particular class more than once in an academic year, nor more than thrice in a five-year period.

Section 4 (Implementation)
i. This legislation shall take effect with the 2021–22 academic year.

Sponsor: Harry S. Truman (Fianna Fremont-Labor, North Dakota)

Fire away.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Lovely! It is really quite straight-forward. This bill would establish a uniform system for educational licensing in Frémont, while also opening up the system to applicants with relevant qualifying experience outside of a traditional four-year degree program. Any thoughts?

[OBD]

Sounds good. I'd be happy to vote for passage.

[Mike Thick]

I do have one question -- are B.A. programs in Special Education common enough in undergrad institutions to be widely accessible? I would encourage the sponsor to broaden that provision's requirements to include Education B.A. holders who minored in special ed. Unless, of course, he has some reason for not doing this which I haven't thought of (likely ).

That isn't a dealbreaker, and I would happily vote for the bill as it stands.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I do have one question -- are B.A. programs in Special Education common enough in undergrad institutions to be widely accessible? I would encourage the sponsor to broaden that provision's requirements to include Education B.A. holders who minored in special ed.

Good point.

(c) For applicants to the fourth class, a bachelor's degree or higher in special education, OR a bachelor's degree in education with a minor in special education, OR five years' relevant work experience working with mentally disabled individuals.

[OBD]

Ack! Sorry, forgot about this.

The amendment passes.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I move for a vote.

[OBD]

Seconded. Vote opened.

Aye.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Aye!

[Mike Thick]

Aye.

[Tirnam]

Aye

[OBD]

Educational Licensing Reform Act
Frémont Parliament Bill 16.04 - Sponsored by Harry S. Truman, FM

	LAB	IND	TOTAL
Aye	4	0	4
Nay	0	0	0
Abstain	0	0	0
Not Present	0	1	1

	FF	FG	ML	SF	TOTAL
Aye	2	1	0	1	4
Nay	0	0	0	0	0
Abstain	0	0	0	0	0
Not Present	0	0	1	0	1

First Minister HARRY S TRUMAN of North Dakota (LAB/FF)
Mr. AUSTRALIANSWINGVOTER of Washington (IND/ML)
Mr. TIRNAM of California (LAB/FF)
Mr. TED BESSELL of California (LAB/FG)
Mr. OREGON BLUE DOG of Oregon (LAB/SF)

Okay, so ASV is still on LOA so I'm gonna close the vote now. ASV, if you want to input a symbolic vote, go ahead - it won't change the outcome.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AN ACT
to establish uniform standards for educational licensing

Section 1 (Title & definition)
i. The title of this act shall be, the "Educational Licensing Reform Act." It may be cited as "ELRA."
ii. As they appear in this legislation, "elementary" refers to grades fifth and below, "middle" refers to grades sixth through eighth inclusive, and "high" refers to grades ninth through twelfth inclusive.

Section 2 (Educational licensing)
i. The Ministry of Education shall license applicants to teach in Frémont public schools, according to the provisions set forth herein.
ii. Licenses shall be issued upon successful completion of the licensure exam and a criminal background check, and reissued upon satisfactory completion of a performance review every third year for the first fifteen years of their licensure, and every fifth year thereafter.
iii. Five classes of licenses shall be issued.
(a) The first three classes shall authorize the bearer to teach respectively, elementary, middle, and high school grades.
(b) The fourth class shall authorize the bearer to work in special education.
(c) The fifth class shall authorize the bearer to work as a substitute teacher.

Section 3 (Prerequisites)
i. The following shall be prerequisite to sit the licensure exam.
(a) For applicants to the first class, a bachelor's degree or higher in elementary education, OR three years' relevant work experience in elementary education or a similar field.
(b) For applicants to the second and third classes, a bachelor's degree or higher, OR three years' relevant work experience in the subject for which the applicant has requested licensure.
(c) For applicants to the fourth class, a bachelor's degree or higher in special education, OR a bachelor's degree in education with a minor in special education, OR five years' relevant work experience working with mentally disabled individuals.
(d) For applicants to the fifth class, sixty credit hours towards a bachelor's degree, OR three years' relevant work experience in an educational setting.

Section 3 (Licensure exam)
i. A special committee of the Ministry of Education shall be responsible for revising the licensure exam.
ii. The committee shall be composed of five licensed educators currently or within the last three years employed to teach at a public school in Frémont, nominated by the governors of the several states and appointed by the first minister of Frémont.
iii. No applicant shall be licensed, who did not score 88% or higher on the licensure exam. No applicant may sit the exam for a particular class more than once in an academic year, nor more than thrice in a five-year period.

Section 4 (Implementation)
i. This legislation shall take effect with the 2021–22 academic year.

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