Bill Summary for H 705 (2025-2026)

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Apr 3 2025

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 705 (Public) Filed Wednesday, April 2, 2025
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO STUDY LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON AN ALTERNATIVE OR MODIFIED PATH TO LICENSURE.
Intro. by Johnson, Cotham, Willis.

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Requires the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), by March 15, 2026, to collaborate with the State Board of Community Colleges to study and report to the specified NCGA committee on recommendations on licensure requirements for Career and Technical Education (CTE) high school teachers. Sets the purposes of the study as: (1) review current CTE licensure policy to determine if a different set of criteria would qualify a credentialed skilled worker or professional to effectively teach students and (2) apply that criteria as an alternative path or as a modification to an existing path to CTE teacher licensure. Requires the report to at least include: (1) the recommended criteria for a credentialed skilled worker or professional to possess competency sufficient to teach students his or her subject matter, including consideration of the four listed components and (2) recommendations on how to best implement an alternative path or a modified path to licensure for individuals who meet the criteria recommended by the study. Effective July 1, 2025.