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Senate advances SB 48 on competency-based teacher licenses after heated debate
Summary
Senate Bill 48, authorizing competency-based and alternative routes to teacher certification and allowing local school boards or charter schools to request competency-based licenses, cleared procedural hurdles and was placed on the third-reading calendar after extended floor debate, amendments and a roll-call vote.
Senate Bill 48, a measure to expand alternative pathways to teacher certification, was advanced to third reading after extended floor debate and an amendment that explicitly allows a local school board or charter school to request a competency-based license for a person.
Sponsor Senator Chris Butters framed the bill as a response to teacher shortages and a way to let people with substantial marketplace experience teach. "This is long past due," the sponsor said, arguing that professionals with real-world experience can bring valuable skills into…
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