HB 17-1332

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Teachers Nonpublic Child Care & Preschool Facility

Plain-English Summary

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HB 17-1332, a Colorado bill that has been signed into law, allows the state board of education to issue alternative teaching licenses to individuals who commit to participating in a one or two-year training program. This program can include working at nonpublic childcare centers or preschools. The new law aims to help these facilities find qualified teachers and provides an alternate pathway for people to enter the teaching profession. Since it has been signed, this bill is now active and its provisions are enforceable.

Official Summary

The bill provides that the state board of education may issue an alternative teacher license to an applicant who agrees to participate fully in a one- or 2-year alternative teacher program provided by a designated agency, which may include working in a nonpublic child care facility or other preschool facility. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Details

Chamber: House
First action: 2017-05-30
Latest action: 2017-04-10
Last action desc.: Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
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Votes

Refer House Bill 17-1332, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0.

2017-05-03 · House · pass — Yes: 7 · No: 0 · Other:

Refer House Bill 17-1332 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1.

2017-05-03 · House · pass — Yes: 12 · No: 1 · Other:

Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.

2017-05-03 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other:

This is a conceptual amendment to remove the safety clause and replace it with a petition clause. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3.