Alternate route to certification programs for persons from an alternate profession. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion.

(b) (1) The Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of Higher Education, shall develop or review and approve proposals for alternate route to certification programs for persons from an alternate profession. Any alternate route to certification program developed or approved under this section shall (A) include instruction in classroom management and culturally responsive pedagogy and practice, (B) align with the standards of teaching competencies adopted by the State Board of Education, and (C) meet such other criteria as the department requires. (2) Any alternate route to certification program developed or approved under this section shall reserve ten per cent of available seats for persons from an alternate profession described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section. If such seats are not filled by such persons from an alternate profession, such seats shall be made available for all persons from an alternate profession described in subsection (a) of this section. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-145b , on and after July 1, 2019, the State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate, which shall be valid for three years, to any person who (1) successfully completed an alternate route to certification program developed or approved under this section, and (2) meets the requirements established in subsection (b) of section 10-145f . (d) The department shall include on its Internet web site a description of, and the requirements for, each alternate route to certification program for persons from an alternate profession developed or approved by the department.