Plain English Breakdown
The official text states the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but does not provide a specific effective date.
Creating Apprenticeship Programs for Teachers
This law requires two state agencies to partner on teacher apprenticeship programs so people can earn teaching credentials while working in schools.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to work together to share information, approve, and monitor credentialed educator apprenticeship programs.
- Allows these agencies to sign an agreement to handle application reviews and collect data.
- Authorizes the commission to issue certificates or permits to people without teaching credentials who are working in approved apprenticeship programs.
- Lets the Chief of Apprenticeship Standards, with input from the commission, create rules for how these programs work, including standards for working conditions.
- Requires anyone starting a new program or expanding an existing one into a new area to submit specific documents.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- The Division of Apprenticeship Standards
- People who want to become teachers but do not yet have credentials and are employed by local schools
- Schools, professional preparation programs, and other agencies that sponsor apprenticeship programs
Terms To Know
- Apprenticeship program
- A training method where a person learns job skills by working on the job while receiving instruction.
- Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- The state agency that sets rules for who can become a teacher and issues teaching licenses or permits.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list the specific details of what documents applicants must submit.
- The exact date when this law takes effect is not provided in the source text.
- The final rules for working conditions and program standards have not been written yet.