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Committee hears 'Back to the Future' bill to recast teacher apprenticeship code; members vote to hold for further discussion
Summary
State Senator Carrie Semmelroth proposed legislation to create a separate statutory section for teacher apprenticeships and align Idaho law with federal apprenticeship standards; committee members expressed implementation concerns and voted to hold the bill for further work.
State Senator Carrie Semmelroth introduced Senate Bill 1098, described as a cleanup and "Back to the Future" bill that would carve teacher apprenticeship language into a new code section, define mentor teacher and teacher apprentice roles, revert earlier code edits, and set the stage for a stakeholder work group to design statewide apprenticeship programs.
"If you look at page 1, starting on line 14, there's a new section, 33 12 oh 3 a. It ... defines mentor teacher and teacher apprentice," Semmelroth told the committee. She said the change is intended to align Idaho code with U.S. Department of Labor standards after teacher apprenticeships were recognized in October 2021.
Semmelroth said the apprenticeship model aims to "blur the lines…
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