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Committee advances bill to align initial licensure checks and reinstate applicants after 10 years
Summary
Senate Bill 72 would allow applicants with nonviolent, nonsexual offenses older than 10 years to be considered for initial teacher licensure and require five‑year criminal and child‑maltreatment registry checks for classified employees; the committee passed the bill on voice vote.
The Senate Education Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 72, a measure the sponsor described as aligning initial licensure treatment with an existing reinstatement pathway and beefing up periodic background checks for classified school employees.
Senator Stearch told the committee the bill would allow an applicant who had an eligible nonviolent, nonsexual offense more than 10…
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