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Bill Details: HB 197: Educator Licensing Amendments
Sponsor: Rep. Kim Coleman, Co-Sponsor: Sen. J. Stuart Adams
Bill Summary:
Prohibits the state board from requiring education licensing, degrees, or experience as job requirements for supervisory or administrative personnel at the state or district level, including principals, curriculum directors, etc.
Reviewer Name: Randall Lund, Rating: Oppose
Reviewer Comments:
Bad idea. People supervising teachers should a good understanding of education. Bill also unnecessary, because the state board has the ability to waive such requirements case-by-case. Bill was rejected in Ed. Committee
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Comment by Morgan Olsen (February 19, 2015 at 1:35 pm)
Rating: Oppose
o I’m concerned this is part of the movement to have a high turn-around with teachers –educate them over 6 weeks and then discard them after two years. A process like this could initiate increased turn around amongst the administrative staff as there would be a larger (and likely cheaper) pool of applicants to choose from. Yet this pool of unexperienced staff would be too green to fully understand the ethical differences between the private workforce and a public school. An increased turn-around in administrative staff means less support for Stop CC teachers. However, I’m open to other thoughts on the subject.
Comment by Tiffany Hess (February 19, 2015 at 10:42 pm)
Rating: Strongly Support
Returns power to the district from the state. Allows districts to hire who they think will best serve their needs. This is a great local control bill.