House Education met this afternoon.
Markup & Passage
Senate Bill 155 creates an adjunct teaching permit, allowing individuals with this permit to fill vacant teaching positions, offer new classes, or supplement a program. To qualify for an adjunct teaching permit, individuals must have four years of experience in the content area they will teach or a college degree in that content area. The individual must submit a criminal history check to verify that they have not been convicted of or entered a plea to a felony. The adjunct permit is valid for 1 year and is renewable.
Senate Bill 694 removes the requirement that a county superintendent reside in the county or a contiguous county. The bill states that a county board may require, in the contract, that the superintendent reside in the county being served, and that the board may also prohibit working remotely.
Committee Hearing
House Bill 890 changes the minimum public school 180-day instructional requirement to 900 instructional hours. The bill would also change the minimum public-school employment term from 200 days to 1,600 hours. It would convert other public school calendar provisions from days and months to hours. The bill allows for 25 hours to be used without students present as noninstructional time for activities exclusive to educators.
