HB 319 Clears Budget Committee
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House Bill 319 seeks to help fill vacant positions in the teacher workforce.
House Bill 319 seeks to help fill vacant positions in the teacher workforce.
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HB 319 Clears Budget Committee
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House Bill 319 seeks to help fill vacant positions in the teacher workforce.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipOver the last year, there have been nearly 11,000 job postings in school districts across Kentucky.
Now there are more than 1500 certified positions that are vacant.
House Bill 319 by House Education Committee Chairman James Tipton seeks to close that teacher workforce gap.
His plan relaxes barriers to license transfers and employment.
It would allow people wanting to teach their subjects of expertise to get interim certificates.
They would need a bachelor's degree and that subject and have at least four years of work experience related to the subject.
Mentor teachers would work with them.
The measure also creates a statewide online application portal and the Appropriations and Revenue Committee.
This morning, funding was removed for a marketing plan and expansion of the Go Teach Kentucky program.
After clearing the house Budget Committee today, the bill now waits for placement on the full House docket for approval by the entire membership.
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