House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

Posted:	August 5, 2014 01:35 PM
From:	Representative Thomas P. Murt
To:	All House members
Subject:	Certification of Charter and Cyber Charter School Teachers

I am preparing to introduce legislation that will require 80% of teachers working in a charter school or cyber charter school to hold state certification. In passing the Charter School Law in 1997, the General Assembly intended to create schools that would be required to meet state academic standards, but would also have flexibility to operate independently from the legal and regulatory framework applicable to traditional public schools. To this end, the Charter School Law currently requires only 75% of the professional staff members employed by a charter school or cyber charter school to hold state certification. I believe that requiring a higher percentage of charter and cyber charter school professional staff to hold state certification will help ensure that students attending such schools receive a quality education. Therefore, my bill will require that 80% of teachers working in a charter school or cyber charter school hold state certification. Please join me in co-sponsoring this legislation.
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Introduced as HB2452