Bills › 89th General Assembly
Establishing a new license to be issued by the board of educational examiners
Sponsored by the House Education Committee
Topics:K–12 educationProfessional licensing
Same legislation: HF 2085
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2022
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who finish a specific type of alternative training program can now get a temporary teaching license. This license allows them to teach the same subjects and grades they studied in their program. The state will treat these teachers the same as those who finish a traditional college teaching program when they apply for a permanent license.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes a new license to be issued by the board of educational examiners. The bill requires the board of educational examiners to grant a temporary initial teaching license to an applicant who holds a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and successfully completes an alternative teacher certification program. The bill describes what an alternative teacher certification program must include. The bill establishes requirements for alternative teacher certification programs, including that the program must operate in at least five states and must have been in operation for at least years. The bill provides that an individual who successfully completes an alternative teacher certification program and who is granted a temporary initial teaching license is authorized to teach the subjects and grade levels that the individual successfully completed during the program. The bill requires the board to treat an individual who successfully completes an alternative teacher certification program and who is granted a temporary initial teaching license in the same manner as an individual who completes a traditional teacher preparation program and who receives an initial teaching license, including during the process of converting the temporary initial teaching license to a standard teaching license.
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