Memorandum of understanding with teacher licensure assessment vendors re provision of licensure examinations. Department to provide educational materials to assist eligible applicants.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with one or more teacher licensure assessment vendors regarding the provision of licensure examinations required under section 10-145f for eligible applicants. Such memorandum of understanding shall include, but need not be limited to, a requirement that, upon the request of an eligible applicant, (1) such eligible applicant be allowed to retake any licensure examination on which such eligible applicant was unable to achieve a satisfactory evaluation, provided the score of such eligible applicant on the initial licensure examination was within a range prescribed by the commissioner, (2) the cost of any retaken licensure examination, as described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall be assumed by the teacher licensure assessment vendor, and (3) the teacher licensure assessment vendor shall provide the Department of Education with an individualized score report of such eligible applicant on the licensure examination on which such eligible applicant was unable to achieve a satisfactory evaluation. (c) The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, provide, upon the request of an eligible applicant, educational materials to assist such eligible applicant in obtaining an initial educator certificate. Such educational materials shall be provided using the results of the individualized score report of such eligible applicant on the licensure examination on which such eligible applicant was unable to achieve a satisfactory evaluation.