S704 - COVID-19 Recovery Act. (SL 2020-3)

Overview: Sec. 2.23 of S.L. 2020-3 allows certain statutory requirements for a school administrator enrolled in a school administrator preparation program that meets the approval standards established by the State Board of Education to be deemed completed for the 2019-2020 academic year.

The requirement that a candidate complete a year-long internship is deemed completed under the following conditions: (i) the candidate completed as much time in the internship as practicable before March 10, 2020, (ii) the candidate would be unable to complete the preparation program by August 15, 2020, unless the internship is deemed completed, (iii) the candidate was engaged in administrative duties as practicable while schools were closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, and (iv) the candidate has otherwise met the competencies identified in the certification of capacity utilized by the preparation program.

The candidate must complete a portfolio for emerging leaders to demonstrate the application of his or her training to actual school needs and training to the extent practicable prior to the completion of the preparation program.

This section became effective May 4, 2020.