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achieved minimum qualifying scores under former section 13035 on | | the communications skills and general knowledge sections of the | | core battery of a national teachers examination taken on or after | | November 1, 1982 and before September 1, 2000 is eligible for a | | provisional teacher certificate. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §§13037 and 13038 are enacted to read: |
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| | | §13037.__One-year, nonrenewable certificate |
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| | | An individual who has failed to achieve the minimum qualifying | | scores of this State on qualifying examinations taken pursuant to | | section 13035 on or after July 1, 1988 may be issued on or after | | September 1, 2000 a one-year, nonrenewable certificate as long as | | other criteria as required by the State Board of Education have | | been met. |
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| | | The State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement | | sections 13031 to 13036.__Rules adopted pursuant to these | | sections are routine technical rules in accordance with Title 5, | | chapter 375, subchapter II-A. |
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| | | Sec. 5. Determination of minimum qualifying scores in basic skills. The minimum | | qualifying scores in basic skills must be determined by the State | | Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education by August 1, | | 2000. These minimum qualifying scores must be based on a study | | of the data compiled during the 1999 standard-setting meetings. |
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| | | Sec. 6. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the | | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 13032, repeal section | | 13035 and enact sections 13035-A, 13037 and 13038 take effect | | September 1, 2000. |
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| | | This bill replaces the core battery of the national teachers | | exam with a different basic skills test. An individual would | | need to pass this test in order to become fully certified as a | | teacher in Maine. |
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