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Committee adopts troops‑to‑teachers substitute, drops requirement for proof of military instructor certification
Summary
A committee substitute establishing a Troops to Teachers program was amended to remove a proof‑of‑military‑instructor‑certification requirement and was reported to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation.
The Senate Education Committee agreed to a committee substitute (from the Military Committee) to establish a Troops to Teachers program that would ease the pathway for honorably discharged veterans to receive professional teaching certificates.
Committee counsel summarized the substitute’s eligibility requirements: applicants must be honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces, hold at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution related to the position applied for, and (as originally drafted) be able to show proof of prior military instructor certification.
The senior senator from the thirteenth moved to amend the substitute to remove the “proof of prior military instructor certification” requirement, saying many veterans performed extensive instruction in the service but lack documentary certification. The senator explained, “I simply move that, we amend the bill to remove the proof of prior military instructor certification.” The amendment was adopted on voice vote.
After adopting the amendment, the committee agreed to the committee substitute as amended. The vice chair moved that the committee substitute for the committee substitute for Senate Bill 765, as amended, be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass; the motion carried and the committee reported the bill favorably.
