Bills › 88th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 18, 2020
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 3, 2020
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 11, 202046–0
- Done: To the GovernorJune 1, 2020
- Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2020
HF 2454 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2454, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2454 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Community colleges would have a new way to hire teachers for career and technical education classes. Instead of needing a four-year degree, an instructor could teach if they have a two-year associate degree in that field and at least 3,000 hours of recent work experience. This change makes it easier for people with specific job skills to teach in these specialized subjects.1
Read the official explanation
_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill provides another option by which an instructor may qualify to teach at a community college in the subject area of career and technical education (CTE). The bill permits an instructor to teach CTE classes at a community college if the instructor possesses an associate degree in the CTE field of instruction in which the person is teaching, if such degree is considered terminal for that field of instruction, and the instructor has at least 3,000 hours of recent and relevant work experience in the area in which the instructor teaches classes. Currently, an instructor must have a baccalaureate or graduate degree relating to the area in which the instructor is teaching classes or, if the instructor possesses less than a baccalaureate degree, must have special training and at least 6,000 hours of recent and relevant work experience in the area in which the instructor teaches classes. In the latter case, if the instructor is a licensed practitioner who holds a career and technical endorsement under Code chapter 272, classroom instruction can be used to meet the requirement relating to relevant work experience, and the bill applies this language to the new option as well.
House subcommittee
Named February 5, 2020. On February 12, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
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