SB 2125: DOE; TEACHER LICENSING; EMERGENCY HIRE; EXEMPTIONS; LICENSURE PROGRESS

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: Senate
Latest Version Date: 2026-04-10

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Allows the Department of Education to hire unlicensed individuals as teachers on an emergency basis for five, rather than three, years. Requires that unlicensed teachers hired on an emergency basis make continuous and verifiable progress toward satisfying licensing requirements. Sunsets on 6/30/2031. (HD2)

Discussed in Hearing