Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 430: yeas 66, nays 28
Summary
The bill establishes a charter‑school teacher licensing program and a STEM‑focused initial practitioner license route, while also revising how school districts can increase teacher pay. It lets qualified individuals teach in charter schools while earning a license and provides a shortcut for STEM graduates with specific coursework and training. It also permits districts to give supplemental salary payments outside collective‑bargaining limits and ties raises to experience, degrees, evaluations and school needs.
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