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The staff presenter, Madeline Haupp, said Senate Bill 845 — previously referred to in conversation as the \"Nasdaq bill\" — has been retitled the Educator Identification Clearinghouse bill. The change removes a reference to a specific private vendor and instead authorizes MSDE to register LEAs with an educator-clearinghouse vendor; staff estimated the state appropriation would pay roughly $23,000 to register LEAs as members of the clearinghouse.

Haupp described House Bill 986 as the new-teacher retention bill; the chief amendment replaces an earlier definition of a \"new teacher\" (two years or less) with three years or less, and the bill would consolidate the retention requirements into existing induction provisions rather than creating two separate retention programs.

The third bill, described as the initial-teacher-qualification bill, would allow a university or nationally accredited institution to create a portfolio-based assessment as a route to credentials; that bill received a hearing the day before the board meeting.

Board members asked clarifying questions about hearings and about whether the induction/retention bill raised concerns about local funding obligations; Haupp said funding and fiscal pressure concerns were raised but not fully resolved in committee testimony.

Ending: Haupp said she would circulate a PDF of the legislative summary to the board and follow up with hearing schedules and any additional amendments.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Professional Standards & Teacher Education Board Meeting | Thursday 03/06/25 9:30 a.m EST","oneSentenceSummary","MSDE legislative staff summarized three education bills of interest to the board: an educator identification clearinghouse bill (formerly referenced to NASDAQ), a new-teacher retention/induction bill, and a bill allowing portfolio-based initial teacher qualification.","taxTitle","Maryland Department of Education, School Boards, Maryland","taxId",79256,"location","Maryland","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6615549,"Arts licensure work group recommends reinstating a transcript-analysis route for fine-arts teachers",87,1963000,2050000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2862775-4734dac9b6c6aa37bbe275297abb17c6&start=1963&end=2050","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2862775-4734dac9b6c6aa37bbe275297abb17c6/thumbnail_1963000.jpg","/articles/6615549/Maryland/Arts-licensure-work-group-recommends-reinstating-a-transcript-analysis-route-for-fine-arts-teachers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6615549-6412e47a132abd2cc5bf8eb65e1e89fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770950313&Signature=PEp5BqzS2ArwrvM16NzO-j0lieUF4p1QFhYQEZ5sYuX4g6dxkwhJrQn03K248p2PtxzZHY7ZXm6o9QpTkwMdd-hef4eyytbaZnNl49Rno63FiiyhkMiqwsFxrBhgkwnUIwL3s~wbb~cjkfaMAMgTznHlHSeZjPrqKwOa2Ye-5acWjKJ7AvJIyI2nw2Lf95Kr2Be9uufgpERoMs2-yrEB6oROtUHWs4sR30VmD-krnpK-k393N9kskSA~~rheLdiwkmJIJf9hipCiOtbclowh~S2pSYOCD~408C5MywCobEivGxhaZ3dXxcjl2VjRWbneCz0oSzbdiKrf0rl5rr4vRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Maryland work group tasked with revising fine-arts licensure pathways recommended reinstating a transcript-analysis route to help experienced artists and teaching artists gain licensure as PK–12 fine-arts teachers.

Why it matters: The state has no approved alternative (in-district) preparation programs for PK–12 fine-arts teachers; the work group said the shortage of candidates, especially in visual arts, requires flexible pathways that recognize content expertise and occupational experience.

Ms. Fitzpatrick, lead of the Fine Arts Pathway Selection Work Group, told the board the group of 16 members — including MSDE arts staff, higher-education faculty and LEA fine-arts educators — met three times and endorsed a route similar to a former transcript-analysis pathway. “At this time, we still have around a hundred vacancies in the fine arts,” Fitzpatrick said, and the group noted that only about 7% of fine-arts educators held conditional licenses, which influenced recommendations to provide an alternate route into professional licensure.

The work group proposed requirements that applicants demonstrate content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge. Members discussed allowing occupational experience — such as a teaching artist’s professional portfolio and work with nonprofit arts organizations — to count toward content knowledge in lieu of some formal coursework.

Fitzpatrick said the recommendation will be translated into proposed regulatory language and brought back to the board at its May meeting, and that the group also considered the July 1, 2025 statewide requirement that educators complete a performance assessment (PPAD or edTPA, with PPAD retiring and other options available to meet the performance requirement).

Ending: The work group will present formal regulatory language in May; staff said the proposal would not create a direct shortcut to professional licensure but would provide an alternate evaluation route — transcript analysis and occupational evidence — for fine-arts candidates.","A work group convened by MSDE recommended reinstating a form of transcript analysis for licensing fine-arts (visual art, music, dance, theater) educators; members cited persistent vacancies in fine-arts positions and the prevalence of teaching artists whose occupational experience could demonstrate content knowledge.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6615554,"Votes at a glance: Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board, April 3, 2025",1140,1478000,2618000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2862775-4734dac9b6c6aa37bbe275297abb17c6&start=1478&end=2618","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2862775-4734dac9b6c6aa37bbe275297abb17c6/thumbnail_1478000.jpg","/articles/6615554/Maryland/Votes-at-a-glance-Professional-Standards-and-Teacher-Education-Board-April-3-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6615554-c1a0377d842c51e45692183533a4700e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770950313&Signature=gF4BnRQhyR9cqG-PsAbRf04iJRz6OauIzhVXfPGDo~AnMWOjMUl4VJXmyvEhfDx-Xop0KURRpj-Uk6bvewpfA1NPKcaGd5m7lf3DbH1~XUQUPIVLQQ2~ZD9GaMkAyv7aPi0M-G2tJIl85CaOtgrzEPBToV4J-XnDSHlxwZ63269huBAlHzWSJ3MInRxvamNjVW4k7PFUNuFnb2vyI9QPVxm400nz~~ZV~G9bk8srJHSkmKVvSsoamEufa5AL86EYqbx-yiiP0JqP8NJL-qwTUWekGD3i5MufoC-f43x6vfw2211BR5dzUhvdUHef3Hl0P8YszQofCWWKvcFI8zmRRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board took three formal votes during its April 3 meeting: the board adopted its March minutes and voted to publish proposed amendments to disciplinary procedures and a set of licensure regulations for public comment.

Minutes: The board moved to adopt the minutes of the March 6, 2025 meeting with an attendance correction. The motion to adopt the minutes was moved by Karen Yoho and seconded by Ms. Bacon. The board recorded the motion as adopted.

Disciplinary regulation (COMAR 13A.12.1206): The board voted to publish proposed amendments to COMAR 13A.12.1206, \"Disciplinary Action and Denial.\" Doctor Taylor moved the motion to publish; Doctor Hadley seconded. The board approved the motion and the item was granted permission to publish for public comment.

Licensure package (three regulations): The board voted to grant permission to publish three related licensure regulations (issuance of types of licenses; licenses for specialists; licenses for administrators and supervisors) as amended by the State Board of Education. A motion to publish the three items was made and Doctor Taylor seconded; the motion carried and the board authorized publication for public comment.

Ending: Each published item will appear in the Maryland Register and enter the designated public-comment period; staff said matters would return to the Professional Standards board for review of comments before any final action by both boards.

","Summary of formal actions taken during the board's April 3 meeting: adoption of minutes and permission to publish three licensure-related regulations and disciplinary regulation for public comment.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6615559,"Maryland board moves to publish rule change narrowly allowing temporary licenses for school social workers",383,327000,710000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2862775-4734dac9b6c6aa37bbe275297abb17c6&start=327&end=710","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2862775-4734dac9b6c6aa37bbe275297abb17c6/thumbnail_327000.jpg","/articles/6615559/Maryland/Maryland-board-moves-to-publish-rule-change-narrowly-allowing-temporary-licenses-for-school-social-workers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6615559-dd56d20116a16b944eb9e5e6d39ff70b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770950313&Signature=I~ebZSuuykUbkRrr6XDOor40DlnZNEH2I1DQknjBbEpqfZxQSrdi~YB1Of2rZAZXNNAdP7p8JyHpRJiJ8qc9FSJNzzD93nF0IzaLYU6yX6tlaDOZGt8dawDM3ylXpqyWq5Q6IhP3nP1t9ghptmLGF7y4InGg5ons7aMzg4PrUMWycbCspbNe3AGpcsqR5MT6FH3MpydjEt67OfgWJcSWQVdptVVFZAIcdZ4pSFVttojO-VgqRvQr460ZpQPuLXu1b99iTLReP7ScPc7408NoJWN-jVwUVc6KzgRS4n~6ZDfGLg2pfOqmZT-t9fc4TcI-7UaVy945S1vtIk7aSEBZhw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board voted on April 3 to grant permission to publish amendments to regulations that would allow a temporary professional license for applicants who meet all requirements for initial licensure except for three semester hours of special education — narrowed by the State Board of Education to apply only to school social workers.

Why it matters: Board members and some advocates said the change is intended to ease hiring during workforce shortages while preserving requirements that ensure educators eventually complete the special-education coursework. The State Board limited the proposed expansion so the temporary license would be available only to applicants covered by the school social worker regulation.

The board heard a public comment in support from Doreen (Dory) Flynn, executive director of the Maryland Association of Non Public Special Education Facilities (MANSA). Flynn told the board that many social work preparation programs do not include a designated special-education course and that limiting hiring because of a missing three-credit special-education course would exclude otherwise qualified candidates.

\"The amendment is very limited in scope and is to be applicable to social workers who simply, by the nature of the higher education program they attended, simply did not have the offer of a special education course,\" Flynn said.

MSDE staff member Kelly explained that the State Board of Education amended the language recommended by the Professional Standards board to focus the temporary-professional-license pathway on school social workers. \"If an applicant under regulation 11 of this chapter... has not completed 3 semester hours or obtained 3 state approved CPD credits in special education coursework, but otherwise meets the requirements for initial licensure, a local school system, state operated school, or non public school may request a temporary professional license for that applicant,\" Kelly said while summarizing the State Board's revision.

Board members debated next steps before the vote. Some members said publishing the narrower proposal would let the agency gather public comment and data showing whether the temporary license should apply more broadly to other specialists and administrators; others voiced concern about creating additional capacity pressures or undermining current program requirements.

Nikki Woodward asked whether publishing for public comment would be \"disingenuous\" if the board later pressed for broader relief; staff said the public-comment period is meant to surface whether employers outside of school social work report similar shortages. Counsel Sean and staff also outlined procedural options if the two boards remain divided, including forming a joint conference committee to reconcile differences before final adoption.

The board voted to grant permission to publish the package of licensure amendments — the documents addressing issuance of license types, licenses for specialists, and licenses for administrators and supervisors — as currently amended by the State Board of Education. Staff said the publication timeline typically takes 30–60 days to reach the Maryland Register, followed by a 30-day public-comment window. After the comment period the item would return to this board and, if approved, to the State Board for final adoption.

The board requested that staff return with public-comment materials and with supply-and-demand data at future meetings to inform any next steps.

Ending: If adopted after public comment, the change would create a temporary-professional licensure pathway limited to school social workers while leaving the three-credit requirement in place as a condition of converting to full professional licensure.","The Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board voted to publish amendments to COMAR that would let local systems request temporary professional licenses for applicants who meet licensure requirements except for three semester hours in special education — limited to school social workers under the State Board of Education's change.","actionData","errors"]

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