Amendment #9 to H3736

Educator Certification and Endorsement

Representatives Cabral of New Bedford, Atkins of Concord and DuBois of Brockton move to amend the bill by inserting after section 25 the following section:-

“SECTION XX. Chapter 71A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

‘Section XX. All teachers and administrators assigned to language acquisition programs shall hold the appropriate educator licensure and endorsements for the program type.

The department shall promulgate regulations creating a pathway to for endorsement of educators who have completed coursework and field-based experiences in providing instruction within dual-language programs. The department shall promulgate regulations creating a Language Acquisition Program administrator licensure pathway. Educators qualifying for such licensure shall have demonstrated experience working in language acquisition programs, experience engaging parents and guardians from diverse backgrounds, graduate level coursework in education administration and field-based experiences in meeting local, state and federal requirements for language acquisition programs.’”.