Concerning teacher residency and apprenticeship programs.

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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1651

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Reed, and Eslick)

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.

AN ACT Relating to teacher residency and apprenticeship programs; adding new sections to chapter 28A.410 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 49.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.410 RCW to read as follows:

(1) A teacher residency is a teacher preparation model that integrates a full year of collaborative hands-on classroom teaching with an experienced preservice mentor with concurrent, targeted academic coursework, designed to develop effective, community-focused teachers. This collaborative model is offered by a public elementary or secondary school and a board-approved teacher preparation program.

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