Description General Description: This bill addresses the licensing of educators by the State Board of Education. Highlighted Provisions: This bill is designed to give a certified educator license to individual who has successfully completed a certified educator training program, allowing that individual to provide educational services in a public school after demonstrating that the individual meets licensure requirements established in state board rule. Bill Details Bill Number: HB0295Year: 2023Status: House/ filedLast Action: Mar 03, 2023 Sponsor RepresentativeNorman K ThurstonRepublican - District 62 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Oppose Explanation: There are 33K teachers in the state. 30K hold a professional license; about 1,500 hold an associate license; Less than 1,500 hold a LEA specific license; and less than 500 hold no license at all. The LEA license path would allow what Rep. Thurston highlights already The performance of students is lower with lesser licensed teachers, leading to a student achievement problem. Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2011-1 | Excellence in TeachingCommission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: That Utah PTA support high standards for teacher preparation, licensing, hiring, recertification, professional development
