Educator Preparation and Certification

Summary

The bill lets people with non‑education bachelor's degrees earn a teaching certificate through competency‑based programs and widens eligibility for temporary certificates to include veterans, current teacher‑prep students, and those whose prior certificate has expired. It also sets new requirements for reinstating expired certificates and requires the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to provide free, approved professional learning and report earned in‑service points. These changes aim to ease teacher shortages and improve preparation quality.

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