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Committee advances bill to broaden teacher licensure pathways and reduce state-prescribed PD hours
Summary
The House Education Committee voted to pass HB 1496, a bill that broadens alternative pathways to standard teacher licensure, reduces state-prescribed professional-development hours and returns PD flexibility to local districts.
The House Education Committee voted to advance HB 1496, a bill that would revise teacher licensure pathways, reduce the amount of state-prescribed professional development and give school districts greater flexibility in how they use professional-development days.
Representative Wade Andrews introduced the measure and brought Department of Education staff, who described the bill as intended to streamline multiple licensure pathways and…
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