(1) The state board shall make rules that establish standards for approval of a preparation program.

(2) The state board shall ensure that standards adopted under Subsection (1) meet or exceed generally recognized national standards for preparation of educators.

(3) The state board shall designate an employee of the state board's staff to: (a) work with education deans of state institutions of higher education to coordinate on-site monitoring of teacher preparation programs that may include: (i) monitoring courses for teacher preparation programs; (ii) working with course instructors for teacher preparation programs; and (iii) interviewing students admitted to teacher preparation programs; (b) act as a liaison between: (i) the state board; (ii) local school boards or charter school governing boards; and (iii) representatives of teacher preparation programs; and (c) report the employee's findings and recommendations for the improvement of teacher preparation programs to: (i) the state board; and (ii) education deans of state institutions of higher education.

(a) work with education deans of state institutions of higher education to coordinate on-site monitoring of teacher preparation programs that may include: (i) monitoring courses for teacher preparation programs; (ii) working with course instructors for teacher preparation programs; and (iii) interviewing students admitted to teacher preparation programs;

(i) monitoring courses for teacher preparation programs;

(ii) working with course instructors for teacher preparation programs; and

(iii) interviewing students admitted to teacher preparation programs;

(b) act as a liaison between: (i) the state board; (ii) local school boards or charter school governing boards; and (iii) representatives of teacher preparation programs; and

(i) the state board;

(ii) local school boards or charter school governing boards; and

(iii) representatives of teacher preparation programs; and

(c) report the employee's findings and recommendations for the improvement of teacher preparation programs to: (i) the state board; and (ii) education deans of state institutions of higher education.

(i) the state board; and

(ii) education deans of state institutions of higher education.

(4) The state board shall: (a) in good faith, consider the findings and recommendations described in Subsection (3)(c); and (b) make rules, as the state board determines is necessary, to implement recommendations described in Subsection (3)(c).

(a) in good faith, consider the findings and recommendations described in Subsection (3)(c); and

(b) make rules, as the state board determines is necessary, to implement recommendations described in Subsection (3)(c).