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Bill would fund nine investigators at teacher licensing commission to reduce investigative backlog
Summary
House Bill 3,504 would provide $2,054,000 to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to hire nine investigators to reduce a backlog of educator misconduct cases and shorten investigation timelines.
House Bill 3,504 would appropriate $2,054,000 from the general fund to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) for nine full-time investigator positions in the commission’s Professional Practices Unit. Sponsors told the House Committee on Education the funding is a one-time appropriation intended to reduce a backlog of complaints and shorten lengthy investigation timelines.
Representative Courtney Neuron, sponsor, said the Professional Practices Unit is responsible for investigating allegations of educator misconduct that can lead to license denial, suspension or revocation. Neuron said prolonged investigations—sometimes stretching beyond two years—harm students, prolong…
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