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State Board holds public hearing on proposed educator licensure and conduct rules; no public testimony
Summary
The State Board of Education held a Chapter 119 public hearing on multiple Ohio Administrative Code rule actions for educator licensure and conduct. Staff submitted exhibits and no members of the public testified.
The State Board of Education on March called a Chapter 119 public hearing on proposed amendments and adoptions to educator-related rules in the Ohio Administrative Code, including changes tied to recent legislation and a new interim resident educator teaching license.
The hearing covered amendments to OAC Chapter 3302-24-05 to reflect changes to license grade bands tied to recent legislation, OAC 3302-73-26 to adopt procedures for processing pardons and certificates of qualification for employment, and a new rule, OAC 3302-24-28, to provide an interim resident educator teaching license for individuals who meet criteria in the rule. Jason Wagner, staff for the board, explained these moves are part of the board’s routine five-year review cycle, legislature-driven revisions and two board-initiated changes.
Holly Welch of the Office of the Ohio Attorney General’s education section confirmed she had custody of the documents relevant to the rule proceeding and that those materials were uploaded to the board books online. With no witnesses present to offer oral or written testimony, Welch moved that state board exhibits 1 through 3 be submitted into evidence; President LaRue received the exhibits and the board chair declared the public hearing closed.
Board staff said testimony submitted during the hearing becomes part of the record sent to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCAR) for its review before any rule is enrolled into the Ohio Administrative Code. Jason Wagner and other staff noted some of the rules amend statutory references (for example, replacing references to the superintendent or to the Department of Education with the State Board or Department of Education and Workforce where applicable).
The board will forward the hearing record and the exhibits to JCAR as the next step in the rule-review process. No formal policy decisions were taken at the hearing itself because the purpose is to gather the record before JCAR review.
