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Committee hears bill to clarify educator licensing rules, preserve CTE exemptions for industry credentials
Summary
House Bill 440 would set rules the State Board must require of initial educator licensure, while preserving substitute pathways and allowing career-and-technical education (CTE) teachers to substitute industry-recognized credentials for some tests. Department of Education staff said the bill mainly codifies current practice and limits testing to
Representative Glenn Cordelli, a sponsor of House Bill 440, said the bill aims to specify topics the State Board should address in administrative rules related to educator licensure and to provide predictability for candidates and teacher-preparation programs.
"This legislation specifies the rules that should be required related to licensing and also very importantly, specifies that CTE teachers can be exempt from some of these tests,…
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