On April 7, 1982, the Connecticut State Board of Education passed a resolution commending the work of the Professional Development Council and approving the recommendations contained in the report, "Recommendations for Ensuring Professional Competence." Pursuant to three recommendations from this report, an advisory committee was appointed to examine testing issues and make recommendations pertaining to competency examinations to be given prospective teachers upon entrance to and exit from teacher preparation programs. This report: (1) summarizes the progress made in implementing the entrance examination; (2) makes recommendations to the State Board of Education concerning the entrance examination; and (3) summarizes and presents a Connecticut State Department of Education staff and panel timetable of activities to investigate and implement certain recommendations. Appended to the report are 10 attachments including such items as: the survey on Connecticut Competency Examinations for Prospective Teachers; survey responses; and a position paper on proficiency testing. Included separately is the report presented to the State Board of Education concerning the advisory committees' policy recommendations. (JMK)