| Last Action | 03/15/25: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the evaluation of educator preparation programs. | 
| Bill Documents | 
                        Acts Chapter 17 
                         Current/Final Introduced  | 
            
| Bill Request Number | 879 | 
| Sponsors | E. Callaway, J. Tipton, B. Chester-Burton | 
| Summary of Enacted Version | Amends KRS 158.840 to require the Education Professional Standards Board, rather than the Council on Postsecondary Education, to ensure teacher education programs provide highly skilled teachers; and requires the board to report to the Legislative Research Commission every three years and regularly report program data to an external evaluator. | 
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 158.840 to require the Education Professional Standards Board, rather than the Council on Postsecondary Education, to ensure teacher education programs provide highly skilled teachers; require the board to report to the Legislative Research Commission every three years and regularly report program data to an external evaluator. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | 
                            Legislative Research Commission - Education Professional Standards Board, teacher preparation programs, report  State Agencies - Education Professional Standards Board, teacher preparation programs State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, teachers preparation programs Teachers - Education Professional Standards Board, teacher preparation programs Education, Elementary and Secondary - Education Professional Standards Board, teacher preparation programs Education, Higher - Education Professional Standards Board, teacher preparation programs Reports Mandated - Education Professional Standards Board, teacher preparation programs, report Universities and Colleges - Education Professional Standards Board, teacher preparation programs  | 
            
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