Mamie Locke
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 23
Primary
Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency. The bill requires teacher, principal, anddivision superintendent evaluations to include an evaluation of cultural competency. The bill requires every person seeking initiallicensure or renewal of a license from the Board of Education (i)to complete instruction or training in cultural competency and (ii)with an endorsement in history and social sciences to complete instructionin African American history, as prescribed by the Board. The billalso requires each school board to adopt and implement policies thatrequire each teacher and any other school board employee holdinga license issued by the Board to complete cultural competency training,in accordance with guidance issued by the Board, at least every twoyears.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 24 (effective 7/1/21)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 22, 2021
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (SB1196ER)
Passed House (57-Y 43-N)
VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Education (14-Y 8-N)
Continued to Special Session 1 in Education
Referred to Committee on Education
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB1196)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101992D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101992D | HTML |
| SB1196ER | HTML |
| CHAP0024 | HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1196F122.PDF |
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