Sec. 10-145a. (Formerly Sec. 10-146). *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (d) and effective date.) Certificates of qualification. Specific components of teacher preparation programs
Sec. 10-145a. (Formerly Sec. 10-146). *(See end of section for amended version
of subsection (d) and effective date.) Certificates of qualification. Specific components of teacher preparation programs. (a) The State Board of Education may, in
accordance with section 10-19 and such regulations and qualifications as it prescribes,
issue certificates of qualification to teach, to administer, to supervise or to serve in other
positions requiring certification pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of
Education in any public school in the state and may revoke the same. Any such regulations shall provide that the qualifications to maintain any administrator, supervisor or
special service certificate shall incorporate the continuing education provisions of subsection (l) of section 10-145b. The certificates of qualification issued under this section
shall be accepted by boards of education in lieu of any other certificate, provided additional qualifications may be required by a board of education, in which case the state
certificate shall be accepted for such subjects as it includes.
(b) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be encouraged to successfully complete an intergroup relations component
of such a program which shall be developed with the participation of both sexes, and
persons of various ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds. Such intergroup relations
program shall have the following objectives: (1) The imparting of an appreciation of
the contributions to American civilization of the various ethnic, cultural and economic
groups composing American society and an understanding of the life styles of such
groups; (2) the counteracting of biases, discrimination and prejudices; and (3) the assurance of respect for human diversity and personal rights. The State Board of Education,
the Board of Governors of Higher Education, the Commission on Human Rights and
Opportunities and the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women shall establish
a joint committee composed of members of the four agencies, which shall develop and
implement such programs in intergroup relations.
(c) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be encouraged to complete a (1) health component of such a program, which
includes, but need not be limited to, human growth and development, nutrition, first
aid, disease prevention and community and consumer health, and (2) mental health
component of such a program, which includes, but need not be limited to, youth suicide,
child abuse and alcohol and drug abuse.
*(d) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional
certification shall be encouraged to complete a school violence prevention and conflict
resolution component of such a program.
(e) On and after July 1, 1998, any candidate in a program of teacher preparation
leading to professional certification shall complete a computer and other information
technology skills component of such program, as applied to student learning and classroom instruction, communications and data management.
(f) On and after July 1, 2006, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in literacy skills
and processes that reflects current research and best practices in the field of literacy
training. Such instruction shall be incorporated into requirements of student major and
concentration.
(g) On and after July 1, 2006, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in the concepts
of second language learning and second language acquisition and processes that reflects
current research and best practices in the field of second language learning and second
language acquisition. Such instruction shall be incorporated into requirements of student
major and concentration.
(1949 Rev., S. 1433; February, 1965, P.A. 140, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 555, S. 62; 1969, P.A. 753, S. 34; 1971, P.A. 370, S.
3; 1972, P.A. 204, S. 1, 2; P.A. 73-632, S. 1, 5; P.A. 74-331, S. 1, 7; P.A. 75-372, S. 3; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-218, S. 94, 95, 212; P.A. 80-405, S. 3, 4; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1, S. 22, 58;
P.A. 87-499, S. 6, 34; P.A. 89-168, S. 3; P.A. 94-221, S. 4; P.A. 95-259, S. 13, 32; P.A. 96-244, S. 52, 63; P.A. 04-75, S.
1; 04-227, S. 2.)
*Note: On and after July 1, 2009, subsection (d) of this section, as amended by section
8 of public act 08-160, is to read as follows:
"(d) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be encouraged to complete a school violence, bullying and suicide prevention and conflict resolution component of such a program."
(1949 Rev., S. 1433; February, 1965, P.A. 140, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 555, S. 62; 1969, P.A. 753, S. 34; 1971, P.A. 370, S.
3; 1972, P.A. 204, S. 1, 2; P.A. 73-632, S. 1, 5; P.A. 74-331, S. 1, 7; P.A. 75-372, S. 3; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-218, S. 94, 95, 212; P.A. 80-405, S. 3, 4; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1, S. 22, 58;
P.A. 87-499, S. 6, 34; P.A. 89-168, S. 3; P.A. 94-221, S. 4; P.A. 95-259, S. 13, 32; P.A. 96-244, S. 52, 63; P.A. 04-75, S.
1; 04-227, S. 2; P.A. 08-160, S. 8.)
History: 1965 act required passing of hygiene examination for certification to teach grades above the fifth rather than
the third grade and included as part of hygiene knowledge the effects of alcohol and narcotics on personality development;
1967 act replaced "narcotics" with "controlled drugs"; 1969 act included in hygiene knowledge of the effects of nicotine
or tobacco and made provision for the necessary training of teachers and guidance personnel; 1971 act required passing
of hygiene examination for all certifications to teach not just for those above the fifth grade and included administrators in
training provision; 1972 act added Subsec. (a) defining "equivalency", "alternate" and "internship", made former provisions
Subsec. (b) and added provisions concerning internships for certification and equivalencies or alternates to present certification requirements; P.A. 73-632 deleted provisions added to Subsec. (b) in 1972, dropped provision allowing exemption
from hygiene examination, required passing of hygiene examination for supervisor's certificate as well as for teaching
certificate and referred to "drugs" rather than "controlled drugs", deleting specific effects and provision for training programs; P.A. 74-331 amended Subsec. (a) to extend applicability to entire chapter, to substitute "equivalent" for "equivalency", to delete definitions of "alternate" and "internship" and to add definitions of "provisional certification period",
"provisional teaching certificate", "standard teaching certificate" and "one year" and amended Subsec. (b) to reflect recognition of the two different types of certificates; Sec. 10-146 was transferred to Sec. 10-145a in 1975; P.A. 75-372 added
Subsec. (c) re intergroup relations programs; P.A. 77-573 replaced commission for higher education with board of higher
education; P.A. 78-218 deleted Subsec. (a), relettering remaining subsections accordingly, and amended Subsec. (b),
formerly (c), to delete references to July 1, 1977, and to July 1, 1976, and to delete reference to advisory board on state
certification of teachers as an agency involved in developing intergroup relations programs; P.A. 80-405 required development of intergroup programs with participation of both sexes and included permanent commission on the status of women
as an agency involved in developing such programs; P.A. 82-218 replaced board of higher education with board of governors
pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 84-241 added "of higher education"
to board of governors' title; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1 in Subsec. (a) substituted "issue" for "grant", provided for certificates
to administer, added provisions re regulations re administrator and supervisor certificates, deleted requirement re examination in hygiene and the effects of nicotine or tobacco, alcohol and drugs; P.A. 87-499 in Subsec. (a) provided that the state
board of education may issue certificates to serve in positions requiring certification pursuant to regulations and that
regulations shall provide that qualifications to maintain any special service certificate incorporate continuing education
provisions; P.A. 89-168 added a new Subsec. (c) re the mental health component in a program of teacher preparation;
P.A. 94-221 added Subsec. (d) re school violence prevention and conflict resolution as component of teacher preparation
programs; P.A. 95-259 added Subsec. (c)(1) re health component, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 96-244 added Subsec. (e)
requiring teacher candidate programs to provide training in computer and other information technology skills, effective
June 6, 1996; P.A. 04-75 added Subsec. (f) requiring teacher training programs to provide instruction in literacy skills,
effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-227 added Subsec. (g) requiring teacher training programs to provide instruction in second
language learning and acquisition, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 08-160 amended Subsec. (d) to add language re bullying
and suicide prevention, effective July 1, 2009.
See Sec. 4d-86 re state-wide standard for teacher and administrator competency in use of technology for instructional
purposes.
See Sec. 10-19 re teaching of courses on effect of alcohol, nicotine or tobacco and drugs.
See Sec. 10-226f re coordinator of intergroup relations.
See Sec. 10-226g re intergroup relations training for teachers.
Cited. 138 C. 280. Cited. 152 C. 151.
Subsec. (a):
Cited. 210 C. 286.
Subsec. (b):
Teacher's contract of employment over two five-year periods terminated on his failure to obtain the standard certificate.
Renewal of his employment thereafter was illegal. 167 C. 444.