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H.B. 51
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INSERVICE FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
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2000 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: Lawanna Shurtliff
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AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING EACH LOCAL SCHOOL
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BOARD, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO
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ESTABLISH AN INSERVICE PROGRAM FOR ITS SCHOOL BUILDING AND DISTRICT
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OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS; PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR THE PROGRAM; PROVIDING
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FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT; REQUIRING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO
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MAKE A RULE REQUIRING ADMINISTRATORS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM
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IN ORDER TO RETAIN THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSES; h
PROVIDING A $25,000
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APPROPRIATION;
h AND PROVIDING AN
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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AMENDS:
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53A-6-104, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 108, Laws of Utah 1999
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ENACTS:
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53A-3-411.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
53A-3-411.5
is enacted to read:
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53A-3-411.5. School administrators inservice program -- Focus of program -- Annual
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report.
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(1) (a) Each local school board shall, in collaboration with the State Board of Education,
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establish an inservice program for its school administrators.
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(b) As used in this section, "school administrators" means school building level personnel
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such as principals, assistant principals, and other administrators who work directly with educators
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at the school building level and administrators who work in the school district office.
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(2) The inservice program shall focus primarily on assisting administrators to enhance their
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skills to more effectively:
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(a) promote the professional growth of h
AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO
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educators in the classroom;
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(b) identify educators whose classroom performance is inadequate;
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(c) perform classroom observations and teacher evaluations; and
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(d) provide opportunities to help improve the performance of educators identified under
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Subsection (2)(b).
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(3) The State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public instruction,
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shall:
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(a) provide inservice program models, which local boards may use to establish the program
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required under Subsection (1);
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(b) during the 2000-01 school year, hold regional conferences for school administrators
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focused on the skills referred to in Subsection (2); and
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(c) provide an annual report on the effectiveness of the inservice program to the
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Legislature, together with a budgetary recommendation for the resources required to effectively
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maintain the program in each school district.
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(4) Each local school board shall hold workshops as part of its administrators' inservice
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program during the 2001 and 2002 school years, that:
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(a) include a follow-up on the issues discussed in the statewide conference required under
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Subsection (3)(b); and
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(b) are collaborated with the State Board of Education, through the state superintendent
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of public instruction.
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Section 2.
Section
53A-6-104
is amended to read:
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53A-6-104. Board licensure.
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(1) (a) The board may issue licenses for educators.
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(b) A person employed in a position that requires licensure by the board shall hold the
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appropriate license.
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(2) (a) The board may by rule rank, endorse, or otherwise classify licenses and establish
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the criteria for obtaining and retaining licenses.
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(b) The board shall make rules requiring participation in:
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(i) professional development activities in order for educators to retain their licenses; and
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(ii) the inservice program outlined in Section
53A-3-411.5
in order for school
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administrators to retain their administrative licenses.
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(3) Unless suspended or revoked by the board, or surrendered by the educator, a license
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is valid for the following period:
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(a) a letter of authorization is valid for one year, or a shorter period as specified by the
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board, subject to renewal by the board for a total of not more than four years;
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(b) a level 1 license is valid for three years, subject to renewal by the board for a total of
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not more than six years;
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(c) a level 2 license is valid for five years, subject to renewal by the board; and
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(d) a level 3 license is valid for seven years, subject to renewal by the board.
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Section 3. Appropriation.
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THERE IS APPROPRIATED FROM THE UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-01,
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$25,000 TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO FUND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
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INSERVICE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 53A-3-411.5, INCLUDING THE REGIONAL
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CONFERENCES REFERRED TO IN SUBSECTION 53A-3-411.5(3)(b).
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Section h [
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h Effective date.
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This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.
Legislative Review Note
as of 12-15-99 10:51 AM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.