Teacher preparation; requiring certain student teaching requirements. Effective date. Emergency.
Senate Bill 794 directs the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish new student teaching requirements for teacher candidates in accredited educator preparation programs. These requirements must include either a minimum number of weeks of field experience or completion of a qualified job-embedded, competency-based teacher registered apprenticeship program. The bill defines a "teacher registered apprenticeship program" as one combining on-the-job training with academic instruction. The Commission is also tasked with creating rules to implement these new provisions. This bill primarily affects individuals seeking to become teachers in the state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, with the header changed to reflect Senate Floor Version dated February 25, 2025. The substantive legislative content regarding teacher preparation requirements remains unchanged.
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Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and page numbering.
Committee report attribution changed from 'COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OVERSIGHT' dated 04/23/2025 to 'COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION' dated February 25, 2025.
Page footers updated to reflect Senate Floor Version (SFLR) instead of House Floor Version (HFLR).
Floor votes
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/05/2025
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Common Education
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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