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Committee adopts substitute allowing local school boards to issue teaching certificates with limits and sunset
Summary
Committee members adopted an H‑1 substitute to House Bill 4153 to allow local school boards, ISD boards or public school academy boards to issue a local teaching certificate valid only in the issuing district with a five-year limit, a 3.0 GPA requirement, and a 10‑year sunset (07/01/2035).
The committee took up House Bill 4153 and an H‑1 substitute that adds a 10‑year sunset (set to 07/01/2035), requires a minimum 3.0 GPA in the candidate’s degree, and limits a local teaching certificate’s validity to five years. The sponsor (read into the record by a committee designee/staff member) said the bill would amend the Revised School Code to permit a school district board, an intermediate school district board, or a public school academy board to issue a local teaching certificate to an individual who holds at least a bachelor’s degree or higher in the…
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