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Proposed Rule(s) Filing-Form Proposed rules are submitted pursuant to T CA sect4-5-202 4-5-207 in lieu of a rule making hearing It is the intent of the Agency to promulgate these rules without a rule making hearing unless a petition requesting such hearing is filed within sixty (60) days of the first day of the month subsequent to the filing of the proposed rule with the Secretary of State To be effective the petition must be filed with the Agency and be signed by twenty-five (25) persons who will be affected by the amendments or submitted by a municipality which will be affected by the amendments or an association of twenty-five (25) or more members or any standing committee of the General Assembly The agency shall forward such petition to the Secretary of State

AgencyBoardCommission State Board of Education Division

Contact Person Rich Haglund Address 91n Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN

Zip 37243 Phone 615-253-5707 Email Rich haglundtngov

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Rule(s) Revised (ALL chapters and rules contained in filing must be listed here If needed copy and paste additional tables to accommodate multiple chapters Please enter only ONE Rule NumberRule Title per row)

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0520-02-04 Licensure Rule Number I Rule Title _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ____ ___ _ __ _

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SS-7038 (October 2009) 1 RDA 1693

Rule 0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Edutators ~ amended by deleting the present language in its entirety and replacing it with the following

0520-02-04-05 Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators

(1) Individuals applying for initial teacher licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on a test that measures professional knowledge and is correlated to Tennessees Professional Education Standards This requirement does not apply to school counselors school psychologists school social workers or speechlanguage teachers

(2) Applicants for licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on the content specialty area test(s) for all endorsements to be listed on the licenses

(3) Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing who seek licensure and endorsement in Special Education Hearing PreK-12 shall take the licensure exam covering Tennessees Professional Education Standards and shall take the designated licensure content specialty exam(s) However there shall be no minimum scores required on these examinations for candidates who are deaf or hard of hearing

(4) An applicant from another state may be exempt from Tennessees testing requirements if the applicant meets one of the following conditions

(a) The applicant holgs a valid license from a reciprocal state and provides verification of appropriate experiende or

(b) The ~pplicant completes a- teacher preparation program in a reciprocal state and holds a full license from th1t state or

(c) The applicant has been certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

(5) The examinations and corresponding required scores are specified in Board Policy 5105

Authority TeA sectsect 49-1-302 and 49-5-5605

SS-7038 (October 2009) 2 RDA 1693

If a rdll-call bvth Board Member Aye No Abstain Absent Signature

(if required) Jim Ayers X Flavius Barker X Vernita Justice X Carolyn Pearre X Richard Ray X Jean Anne Rogers X Fieldinq Rolston X Theresa Sloyan X Melvin Wriqht X

Katie McMillan X

I certify that this is an accurate and complete copy of proposed rules lawfully promulgated and adopted by the State Board of Education on 11062009 and is in compliance with the provisions of TCA 4-5-222 The Secretary of State is hereby instructed that in the absence of a petition for proposed rules being filed under the conditions set out herein and in the locations described he is to treat the proposed rules as being placed on file in his office as rules at the expiration of sixty (60) days of the first day of the month subsequent to the filing of the proposed rule with the Secretary of State

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All proposed rules provided for herein have been examined by the Attorney General and Reporter of the State of Tennessee and are approved as to legality pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act Tennessee Code Annotated Title 4 Chapter 5

RobelyenE Cooper Jr Attorney General and Reporter

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SS-7038 (October 2009) 3 RDA 1693

Regulatory Flexibility Addendum bull Pursuant to sect TCA 4-5-401 through 4-5-404 prior to initiating the rule making process as described in TCA sect 4-5-202(a)(3) and TCA sect 4-5-202(a) all agencies shall conduct a review of whether a proposed rule or rule affects small businesses

(If applicable insert Regulatory Flexibility Addendum here)

SS-7038 (October 2009) 4 RDA 1693

AdditiOnal Information Required by Joint Government Operations Committee

All agencies upon filing a rule must also submit the following pursuant to TCA 4-5-226(i)(1)

(A) A brief summary of the rule and a description of all relevant changes in previous regulations effectuated by such rule

Over the past several years numerous changes have been made to the required scores educators must meet on the PRAXIS examinations Sometimes these changes are a result of changes by the vendor Educational Testing Service (for example changing the scale of the scores) Sometimes tests are introduced without a minimum score for a few years Then once standards task forces meet and minimum scores are set the rules must be revised Similarly rule changes are required when new endorsements become availab le

In order to streamline the revision of required minimum scores the listing of required scores is being moved from the rule to policy

The rule revision still meets the statutory requirement for teachers to pass proficiency tests

(8) A citation to and brief description of any federal law or regulation or any state law or regulation mandating promulgation of such rule or establishing guidelines relevant thereto

I TCA sectsect 49-1-302(a)(5)(A) 49-5-5600 et seq

(C) Identification of persons organizations corporations or governmental entities most directly affected by this rule and whether those persons organizations corporations or governmental entities urge adoption or rejection of this rule

I State Department of Education applicants for teacher licensure

(0) Identification of any opinions of the attorney general and reporter or any judicial ruling that directly relates to the rule

[ None

(E) An estimate of the probable increase or decrease in state and local government revenues and expenditures if any resulting from the promulgation of this rule and assumptions and reasoning upon which the estimate is based An agency shall not state that the fiscal impact is minimal if the fiscal impact is more than two percent (2) of the agencys annual budget or five hundred thousand dollars ($500000) whichever is less

[ Minimal

(F) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives possessing substantial knowledge and understanding of the rule

David Sevier State Board of Education 9th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 741-2966

Vance Rugaard State Department of Education 4th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 532-4885

(G) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees

SS-7038 (October 2009) 5 RDA 1693

(H) Office address telephone number and email address of the agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees and

David Sevier State Board of Education 9th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 741-2966

Vance Rugaard State Department of Education 4th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 532-4885

(I) Any additional information relevant to the rule proposed for continuation that the committee requests

SS-7038 (October 2009) 6 RDA 1693

2c=gt -JE 0520-01-02-r 02 Saa( Schedules - Redline passed November 2009

Rule 0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators is amended by deleting the present language in its entirety and replacing it with the following

0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators

(1 ) Individuals applying for initial teacher licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on a test that measures professional knowledge and is correlated to Tennessees Professional Education Standardsect T his ~eClui~~m~n ~lt)esnot CPp)y()~chool ~()l l1selors ~~h()ol psychologists school social workers or speechlanguage teachers

(2) Applicants for licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on the specialty area test(s) for all endorsements to be listed on th~

(3) Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing who seek licensure and endorsement Special Education Hearing PreK-12 shall take the licensure exam covering Tennessees Professional Education Standards and shall take the designated licensure content specialty exam(s) However there shall be no minimum scores required on these examinations for - candidat~s who are deaf or hard ofliearing~ --

(4) An applicant from another state may be exempt from Tennessees testing requirements if the applicant meets one of the following conditions

(a) The applicant holds a valid license from a reciprocal state and provides verification otappropriate experience or

(b) The applicant completes a teacher preparation program in a reciprocal state and hold~a full license from that state or

(c) The applicant has been certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

(5) The examinations and corresponding required scores are specified in Board Policy 5105 _ __

Deleted one of the Praxis tests in principles of leaming and teaching

Deleted licenses in accordance with Rule 0520middot2middot321 (5)

Deleted in special education hearing shall take the Praxis test in principles of leaming and teaching and shall take the designated Praxis specialty test(s)

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(If applicable insert Regulatory Flexibility Addendum here)

SS-7038 (October 2009) 4 RDA 1693

AdditiOnal Information Required by Joint Government Operations Committee

All agencies upon filing a rule must also submit the following pursuant to TCA 4-5-226(i)(1)

(A) A brief summary of the rule and a description of all relevant changes in previous regulations effectuated by such rule

Over the past several years numerous changes have been made to the required scores educators must meet on the PRAXIS examinations Sometimes these changes are a result of changes by the vendor Educational Testing Service (for example changing the scale of the scores) Sometimes tests are introduced without a minimum score for a few years Then once standards task forces meet and minimum scores are set the rules must be revised Similarly rule changes are required when new endorsements become availab le

In order to streamline the revision of required minimum scores the listing of required scores is being moved from the rule to policy

The rule revision still meets the statutory requirement for teachers to pass proficiency tests

(8) A citation to and brief description of any federal law or regulation or any state law or regulation mandating promulgation of such rule or establishing guidelines relevant thereto

I TCA sectsect 49-1-302(a)(5)(A) 49-5-5600 et seq

(C) Identification of persons organizations corporations or governmental entities most directly affected by this rule and whether those persons organizations corporations or governmental entities urge adoption or rejection of this rule

I State Department of Education applicants for teacher licensure

(0) Identification of any opinions of the attorney general and reporter or any judicial ruling that directly relates to the rule

[ None

(E) An estimate of the probable increase or decrease in state and local government revenues and expenditures if any resulting from the promulgation of this rule and assumptions and reasoning upon which the estimate is based An agency shall not state that the fiscal impact is minimal if the fiscal impact is more than two percent (2) of the agencys annual budget or five hundred thousand dollars ($500000) whichever is less

[ Minimal

(F) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives possessing substantial knowledge and understanding of the rule

David Sevier State Board of Education 9th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 741-2966

Vance Rugaard State Department of Education 4th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 532-4885

(G) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees

SS-7038 (October 2009) 5 RDA 1693

(H) Office address telephone number and email address of the agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees and

David Sevier State Board of Education 9th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 741-2966

Vance Rugaard State Department of Education 4th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 532-4885

(I) Any additional information relevant to the rule proposed for continuation that the committee requests

SS-7038 (October 2009) 6 RDA 1693

2c=gt -JE 0520-01-02-r 02 Saa( Schedules - Redline passed November 2009

Rule 0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators is amended by deleting the present language in its entirety and replacing it with the following

0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators

(1 ) Individuals applying for initial teacher licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on a test that measures professional knowledge and is correlated to Tennessees Professional Education Standardsect T his ~eClui~~m~n ~lt)esnot CPp)y()~chool ~()l l1selors ~~h()ol psychologists school social workers or speechlanguage teachers

(2) Applicants for licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on the specialty area test(s) for all endorsements to be listed on th~

(3) Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing who seek licensure and endorsement Special Education Hearing PreK-12 shall take the licensure exam covering Tennessees Professional Education Standards and shall take the designated licensure content specialty exam(s) However there shall be no minimum scores required on these examinations for - candidat~s who are deaf or hard ofliearing~ --

(4) An applicant from another state may be exempt from Tennessees testing requirements if the applicant meets one of the following conditions

(a) The applicant holds a valid license from a reciprocal state and provides verification otappropriate experience or

(b) The applicant completes a teacher preparation program in a reciprocal state and hold~a full license from that state or

(c) The applicant has been certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

(5) The examinations and corresponding required scores are specified in Board Policy 5105 _ __

Deleted one of the Praxis tests in principles of leaming and teaching

Deleted licenses in accordance with Rule 0520middot2middot321 (5)

Deleted in special education hearing shall take the Praxis test in principles of leaming and teaching and shall take the designated Praxis specialty test(s)

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All agencies upon filing a rule must also submit the following pursuant to TCA 4-5-226(i)(1)

(A) A brief summary of the rule and a description of all relevant changes in previous regulations effectuated by such rule

Over the past several years numerous changes have been made to the required scores educators must meet on the PRAXIS examinations Sometimes these changes are a result of changes by the vendor Educational Testing Service (for example changing the scale of the scores) Sometimes tests are introduced without a minimum score for a few years Then once standards task forces meet and minimum scores are set the rules must be revised Similarly rule changes are required when new endorsements become availab le

In order to streamline the revision of required minimum scores the listing of required scores is being moved from the rule to policy

The rule revision still meets the statutory requirement for teachers to pass proficiency tests

(8) A citation to and brief description of any federal law or regulation or any state law or regulation mandating promulgation of such rule or establishing guidelines relevant thereto

I TCA sectsect 49-1-302(a)(5)(A) 49-5-5600 et seq

(C) Identification of persons organizations corporations or governmental entities most directly affected by this rule and whether those persons organizations corporations or governmental entities urge adoption or rejection of this rule

I State Department of Education applicants for teacher licensure

(0) Identification of any opinions of the attorney general and reporter or any judicial ruling that directly relates to the rule

[ None

(E) An estimate of the probable increase or decrease in state and local government revenues and expenditures if any resulting from the promulgation of this rule and assumptions and reasoning upon which the estimate is based An agency shall not state that the fiscal impact is minimal if the fiscal impact is more than two percent (2) of the agencys annual budget or five hundred thousand dollars ($500000) whichever is less

[ Minimal

(F) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives possessing substantial knowledge and understanding of the rule

David Sevier State Board of Education 9th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 741-2966

Vance Rugaard State Department of Education 4th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 532-4885

(G) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees

SS-7038 (October 2009) 5 RDA 1693

(H) Office address telephone number and email address of the agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees and

David Sevier State Board of Education 9th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 741-2966

Vance Rugaard State Department of Education 4th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 532-4885

(I) Any additional information relevant to the rule proposed for continuation that the committee requests

SS-7038 (October 2009) 6 RDA 1693

2c=gt -JE 0520-01-02-r 02 Saa( Schedules - Redline passed November 2009

Rule 0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators is amended by deleting the present language in its entirety and replacing it with the following

0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators

(1 ) Individuals applying for initial teacher licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on a test that measures professional knowledge and is correlated to Tennessees Professional Education Standardsect T his ~eClui~~m~n ~lt)esnot CPp)y()~chool ~()l l1selors ~~h()ol psychologists school social workers or speechlanguage teachers

(2) Applicants for licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on the specialty area test(s) for all endorsements to be listed on th~

(3) Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing who seek licensure and endorsement Special Education Hearing PreK-12 shall take the licensure exam covering Tennessees Professional Education Standards and shall take the designated licensure content specialty exam(s) However there shall be no minimum scores required on these examinations for - candidat~s who are deaf or hard ofliearing~ --

(4) An applicant from another state may be exempt from Tennessees testing requirements if the applicant meets one of the following conditions

(a) The applicant holds a valid license from a reciprocal state and provides verification otappropriate experience or

(b) The applicant completes a teacher preparation program in a reciprocal state and hold~a full license from that state or

(c) The applicant has been certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

(5) The examinations and corresponding required scores are specified in Board Policy 5105 _ __

Deleted one of the Praxis tests in principles of leaming and teaching

Deleted licenses in accordance with Rule 0520middot2middot321 (5)

Deleted in special education hearing shall take the Praxis test in principles of leaming and teaching and shall take the designated Praxis specialty test(s)

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David Sevier State Board of Education 9th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 741-2966

Vance Rugaard State Department of Education 4th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville TN 37243 (615) 532-4885

(I) Any additional information relevant to the rule proposed for continuation that the committee requests

SS-7038 (October 2009) 6 RDA 1693

2c=gt -JE 0520-01-02-r 02 Saa( Schedules - Redline passed November 2009

Rule 0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators is amended by deleting the present language in its entirety and replacing it with the following

0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators

(1 ) Individuals applying for initial teacher licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on a test that measures professional knowledge and is correlated to Tennessees Professional Education Standardsect T his ~eClui~~m~n ~lt)esnot CPp)y()~chool ~()l l1selors ~~h()ol psychologists school social workers or speechlanguage teachers

(2) Applicants for licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on the specialty area test(s) for all endorsements to be listed on th~

(3) Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing who seek licensure and endorsement Special Education Hearing PreK-12 shall take the licensure exam covering Tennessees Professional Education Standards and shall take the designated licensure content specialty exam(s) However there shall be no minimum scores required on these examinations for - candidat~s who are deaf or hard ofliearing~ --

(4) An applicant from another state may be exempt from Tennessees testing requirements if the applicant meets one of the following conditions

(a) The applicant holds a valid license from a reciprocal state and provides verification otappropriate experience or

(b) The applicant completes a teacher preparation program in a reciprocal state and hold~a full license from that state or

(c) The applicant has been certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

(5) The examinations and corresponding required scores are specified in Board Policy 5105 _ __

Deleted one of the Praxis tests in principles of leaming and teaching

Deleted licenses in accordance with Rule 0520middot2middot321 (5)

Deleted in special education hearing shall take the Praxis test in principles of leaming and teaching and shall take the designated Praxis specialty test(s)

( Deleted as follows

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Rule 0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators is amended by deleting the present language in its entirety and replacing it with the following

0520-02-04-05 The Praxis Series Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators

(1 ) Individuals applying for initial teacher licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on a test that measures professional knowledge and is correlated to Tennessees Professional Education Standardsect T his ~eClui~~m~n ~lt)esnot CPp)y()~chool ~()l l1selors ~~h()ol psychologists school social workers or speechlanguage teachers

(2) Applicants for licensure in Tennessee shall submit passing scores on the specialty area test(s) for all endorsements to be listed on th~

(3) Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing who seek licensure and endorsement Special Education Hearing PreK-12 shall take the licensure exam covering Tennessees Professional Education Standards and shall take the designated licensure content specialty exam(s) However there shall be no minimum scores required on these examinations for - candidat~s who are deaf or hard ofliearing~ --

(4) An applicant from another state may be exempt from Tennessees testing requirements if the applicant meets one of the following conditions

(a) The applicant holds a valid license from a reciprocal state and provides verification otappropriate experience or

(b) The applicant completes a teacher preparation program in a reciprocal state and hold~a full license from that state or

(c) The applicant has been certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

(5) The examinations and corresponding required scores are specified in Board Policy 5105 _ __

Deleted one of the Praxis tests in principles of leaming and teaching

Deleted licenses in accordance with Rule 0520middot2middot321 (5)

Deleted in special education hearing shall take the Praxis test in principles of leaming and teaching and shall take the designated Praxis specialty test(s)

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