Plain English Breakdown
The official status indicates a gubernatorial veto; it is unclear if lawmakers successfully overrode this veto based solely on the provided text.
Extending Substitute Teaching Limits with New Rules (Vetoed)
This vetoed bill would have allowed substitute teachers to work up to 60 days in one assignment until January 2029, but only if schools followed specific union agreements or hiring steps and reported the assignments.
What This Bill Does
- Reestablishes a rule allowing substitutes to teach for up to 60 cumulative days in one assignment through January 1, 2029.
- Requires school districts with teacher unions to have an agreement on how they assign substitute teachers before using this 60-day limit.
- Asks schools without such agreements to follow specific steps about whether the job is for a vacant position or covers a teacher on leave.
- Mandates that governing boards approve foreseeable long-term assignments at public meetings or receive information about urgent ones later.
- Requires districts to give substitutes who lack full credentials access to professional development within 30 days of their assignment.
Who It Names or Affects
- Substitute teachers working in school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.
- School district governing boards that must approve or review long-term substitute assignments.
- County superintendents who must report data on these assignments to their local board of education.
Terms To Know
- Cumulative days
- The total number of school days a substitute teacher works for the same assignment or in place of one specific teacher during a year.
- Collective bargaining agreement
- A contract between an employer, like a school district, and a union representing its employees that sets rules for hiring and assignments.
- Statutory leave
- Time off from work that is required or allowed by law, such as maternity leave or sick leave.
Limits and Unknowns
- The governor vetoed this bill, so it did not become a new law unless lawmakers later overrode the veto.
- Annual reporting to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing would only begin with data from the 2026–27 school year.