HB0384ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

Filed: 2/24/2005

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 384

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 384 as follows:

on page 3, line 2, before "Beginning", by inserting the following:

"Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, prior to completing an approved teacher preparation program, a preservice education candidate must satisfactorily pass the test of subject matter knowledge in the discipline in which he or she will be certified to teach. The teacher preparation program may require passage of the test of subject matter knowledge at any time during the program, including prior to student teaching."; and

on page 4, immediately below line 14, by inserting the following:

"Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".