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Committee sends bill to floor to allow lifetime teaching certificates after 25 years
Summary
The House Committee on Education voted to send Senate Bill 1092 to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation. The bill would allow teachers and administrators with 25 years of combined experience to apply for a lifetime certificate, remove five‑year renewal requirements and leave continued discipline and local hiring authority intact.
The House Committee on Education voted to send Senate Bill 1092 to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation after hearing testimony that the measure would let teachers and school administrators who have 25 years of combined experience apply for a lifetime certificate.
State Senator Lori Denhartaug, District 22, told the committee the bill "would allow a teacher or administrator to apply for a lifetime certificate after 25 years of experience in either, or combination thereof in either the classroom or being an administrator." She said the measure aims to relieve long‑tenured educators of the state five‑year renewal and…
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