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A04066
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1386
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, GROVE, D. MILLER, RAPP, TALLMAN,
WHEELAND AND ZIMMERMAN, JUNE 12, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 12, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in certification of teachers,
providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age
levels.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1202.1. Instructional Certificate Grade Spans and
Age Levels.--(a) Notwithstanding 22 Pa. Code § 49.85 (relating
to limitations), the grade spans and age levels for
instructional certificates issued after December 31, 2019 2021 ,
shall be as follows:
(1) Early childhood - prekindergarten, kindergarten, grades
one (1) through four (4) or ages three (3) through nine (9).
(2) Elementary - kindergarten, grades one (1) through six
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(6) or ages four (4) through eleven (11).
(3) Middle - grades six (6) through nine (9) or ages eleven
(11) through fifteen (15).
(4) Secondary - grades seven (7) through twelve (12) or ages
eleven (11) through twenty-one (21).
(5) Specialized areas - prekindergarten through grade twelve
(12) or up to age twenty-one (21).
(6) Special education - prekindergarten through grade twelve
(12) or up to age twenty-one (21). An additional content area
shall not be required for a special education certificate issued
in accordance with this section.
(b) Certificates issued in accordance with 22 Pa. Code §
49.85(a) and (b) shall remain valid for the term of the
certificate.
(c) An individual holding Elementary/Middle Certificates
issued in accordance with 22 Pa. Code § 49.85(b)(2) shall have
the opportunity to expand the scope of the individual's
certificate to meet the grade levels covered under subsection
(a)(2) and (3) by a process determined by the Department of
Education, which shall include, but not be limited to,
continuing education credits or the satisfactory outcome of a
PRAXIS assessment for the specific certification level.
(d) An individual holding Special Education-PK-8 and Special
Education-7-12 level certificates issued in accordance with 22
Pa. Code §49.85(b)(5) and (6) shall have the opportunity to
expand the scope of the individual's certificate to meet the
grade levels covered under subsection (a)(6) by a process
determined by the Department of Education, which shall include,
but not be limited to, continuing education credits or the
satisfactory outcome of a PRAXIS assessment for the specific
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certification level.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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