Bill Summary for S 840 (2025-2026)
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Apr 29 2026
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AN ACT TO REMOVE TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO AN EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM, TO MODIFY THE TEACHER LICENSURE EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS, AND TO MODIFY TEACHER LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS.Intro. by McInnis, Lee, Burgin.
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Bill summary
Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Makes conforming changes to act's long title.
Adds provision to GS 115C-270.15 requiring the State Board of Education (SBE) to convert a limited license to a continuing professional license for a teacher who has available growth data under the Education Value-Added Assessment (EVAAS) and has a positive growth score for two of the three most recent years for which growth scores are available. Makes conforming changes to GS 115C-270.15(e) to account for limited licenses.