Plain English Breakdown
The official source text states 'Chaptered by Secretary of State' but leaves the effective date field blank, so no specific start date can be confirmed.
Changes to Teacher Credentials and Physical Education Time Rules
This law allows teachers to add subjects they are already certified in to their credentials, clarifies how schools calculate physical education time for alternate schedules using school days instead of semesters, and fixes errors in legal references.
What This Bill Does
- Removes the rule that stops a teacher from adding a subject to their credential if they are already credentialed to teach it.
- Clarifies that minimum minutes for physical education under an alternate term schedule must be calculated by school days instead of semesters.
- Corrects cross-references and names of entities in existing state laws regarding education.
Who It Names or Affects
- Teachers holding single subject, standard secondary, or special secondary credentials who want to add subjects to their license.
- School districts that use an alternate term schedule for physical education classes in grades 6 through 12.
- Students in grades 6 through 12 attending schools with these alternate physical education schedules.
Terms To Know
- Credential
- An official document that shows a teacher is allowed to teach specific subjects or grade levels.
- Alternate term schedule
- A special calendar plan for physical education where students take classes in shorter, more intense blocks instead of every day all year.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not state a specific date when these changes will begin to apply.
- The law only clarifies calculation methods and removes one restriction; it does not change the total amount of physical education time required for standard schedules.