Senator DAVIS proposed the following amendment (419R080.SP.TD):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, PART VI, Educator Development, Satisfaction, and Initiatives, relating to alternative route providers, by striking SECTIONS 30-31 and inserting:

/ SECTION30. Section 59-5-60(4) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

" (4)Prescribe and enforce rules for the examination and certification of teachers , including for alternative route providers and programs other than those approved pursuant to Sections 59-25-310 through 59-25-360."

SECTION31. Section 59-25-110 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-25-110. The State Board of Education, by rules and regulations, shall formulate and administer a system for the examination and certification of teachers , including for alternative route providers and programs other than those approved pursuant to Sections 59-25-310 through 59-25-360." /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, SECTION 32, relating to educator preparation programs, by striking Section 59-25-115(A) and inserting:

/ "Section 59-25-115. (A) For the purposes of this section, an 'educator preparation program' is a state-approved program housed at a college or university or an alternative route program as defined in Section 59-25-25, other than those approved pursuant to Sections 59-25-310 through 59-25-360. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, SECTION 34, relating to alternative route providers, by adding an appropriately lettered new subsection to Section 59-25-25 to read:

/ () The provisions of this s ection do not apply to programs established pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 25, Title 59." /