Rachel Soupeh, general counsel for the State Board of Education, presented proposed revisions to educator licensure rules at the Oct. 9 rulemaking hearing, saying the changes implement statutory revisions in Public Chapter 328 of the public acts of 2025 that took effect July 1, 2025.

The proposed revisions add a new limited occupational teaching license, define validity periods for limited and limited occupational licenses, replace outdated occupational permits, and allow endorsements to be added to postsecondary educator licenses in subsequent issuances. The presentation also said that educators holding emergency credentials may teach courses with end-of-course exams and that the rules remove prohibitions on granting endorsement exceptions for EOC courses and on issuing clinical practice permits for elementary physical education.

The rules further amend requirements for limited licenses for educators who previously used three temporary permits, remove restrictions on issuing limited licenses for EOC courses, and set requirements for obtaining, renewing, and advancing the newly created limited occupational teaching license. Those requirements, as summarized in the hearing, include industry experience, local education agency training, and support from a highly effective mentor.

Soupeh framed these items as alignment of administrative rules with the statutory changes implemented by Public Chapter 328. The hearing was a public comment opportunity and did not include a board vote; the State Board is expected to consider final reading of the rules at its Nov. 21, 2025 quarterly meeting.