Bill Summary for H 23 (2013-2014)

Printer-friendly: Click to view

Summary date: 

Feb 13 2013

Bill Information:

View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 23 (Public) Filed Wednesday, January 30, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT DIRECTING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
Intro. by Horn, Johnson, Saine, Tolson.

View: All Summaries for BillTracking:

Bill summary

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Deletes amendments to GS 115C-12, which added the duty to develop and implement digital competency standards to the list of State Board of Education responsibilities in that statute. Amends GS 115C-296 (concerning personnel programs and licensure standards) to direct the State Board of Education (SBE) and the UNC Board of Governors to require students in teacher preparation programs to demonstrate digital teaching and learning competencies. Makes organizational changes to clarify licensure standards and teacher education programs. Requires at least two continuing education credits in digital teaching and learning as a license renewal requirement. Makes a conforming change to subsection (c1) and to GS 115C-284, requiring similar competencies for lateral entry teachers and students in school administration preparation programs. Makes clarifying changes to the bill title. Effective July 1, 2017, and applicable to the 2017-18 school year.

Effective when the act becomes law, directs the SBE to develop digital teaching and learning competencies for schools, teachers, and administrators.