Sec.10-145d-492. Initial educator certificate requirements

To receive an initial educator certificate for health occupations education an applicant shall present evidence of meeting the following requirements, in addition to meeting the assessment requirements, as appropriate:

(a) Holds a bachelor's degree from an approved institution;

(b) Has one year of satisfactory experience in health occupations;

(c) Has completed a minimum of six semester hours of credit in professional education in areas such as:

(1) Teaching vocational and industrial education; or

(2) Foundations of education, educational psychology, adolescent psychology, psychology of learning, curriculum and methods of teaching, classroom instruction and management, multicultural diversity or equity issues in education;

(d) If appropriate to the subject to be taught, holds a valid license issued by the Connecticut Department of Health Services; and

(e) A course of study in special education comprised of not fewer than 36 clock hours, which shall include study in understanding the growth and development of exceptional children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children who may require special education, and methods for identifying, planning for and working effectively with special-needs children in the regular classroom.

(Effective July 1, 1995)