AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS - TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW TEACHERS (Establishes testing requirements for initial certification of new teachers on or after July 1, 2021.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 8, 2019
Last action Jun 25, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Jun 25, 2019
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 15, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/15/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 8, 2019
Introduced
05/08/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
JC
James C. Sheehan
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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