HB 152: AN ACT relating to teacher certification. Amend KRS 161.095 to include an option to maintain an initial regular provisional certificate by receiving positive performance evaluations and completing professional development requirements; add an option to maintain subsequent regular provisional certificates by completing professional development requirements and submitting evidence of continued character and fitness; allow a teacher to receive a one-year temporary provisional certificate to correct any deficiency in meeting the requirements under these options or to maintain certification by any other method available; amend KRS 161.123 to allow an experienced, out-of-state teacher to qualify for a regular provisional certificate if the teacher submits an application and holds a valid teaching certificate issued by a state that grants reciprocal privileges to holders of Kentucky teaching certificates.
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