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Bill Analysis - House Bill 545, Mandatory Training Contributing to CEUs, PCS H545-CSBE-16 (April 20, 2021)

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Bill analysis of the proposed committee substitute (PCS) to the First Edition of House Bill 545, Mandatory Training Contributing to CEUs, for the House Education - K-12 committee of the 2021-2022 General Assembly, dated April 20, 2021 and prepared by Brian Gwyn, Committee Co-Counsel. It states that HB 545 would allow teachers to count mandatory training programs towards their required continuing education credits if certain conditions are met, and would prohibit the State Board of Education from requiring continuing education credits solely related to digital teaching and learning. It states that the PCS would make various technical changes.

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                                                     HOUSE BILL 545:
                                                     Mandatory Training Contributing to CEUs.
      2021-2022 General Assembly
     Committee:     House Education - K-12. If favorable, re-refer Date:        April 20, 2021
                    to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the
                    House
     Introduced by: Reps. Elmore, Clemmons, Torbett                Prepared by: Brian Gwyn
     Analysis of:   PCS to First Edition                                        Committee Co-Counsel
                    H545-CSBE-16

     OVERVIEW: HB 545 would allow teachers to count mandatory training programs towards their
     required continuing education credits if certain conditions are met, and would prohibit the State Board
     of Education (State Board) from requiring continuing education credits solely related to digital
     teaching and learning. The PCS would make various technical changes.


     CURRENT LAW: G.S. 115C-270.30(a) requires the State Board to adopt rules setting the requirements
     for renewal of professional educator licenses, which includes administrators, teachers, and student services
     personnel. For teachers, G.S. 115C-270.30(b) requires the State Board to include in its licensure renewal
     rules that teachers earn at least eight continuing education credits with at least three credits in their
     academic subject area. For elementary school teachers, of those eight continuing education credits, at least
     three must be related to literacy.
     Additionally, G.S. 115C-270.30(c)(3) requires the State Board to integrate digital teaching and learning
     into the licensure renewal process for all professional educators. In 16 NCAC 06C .0319, the State Board
     has required professional educators to earn two renewal credits addressing digital teaching and learning
     every five years.


     BILL ANALYSIS: The PCS would allow teachers to count time spent on mandatory training programs
     toward their continuing education credits for licensure renewal if both of the following apply:
             •     The mandatory training program is required by State law or by a local board of education as a
                   condition of employment.
             •     The teacher has otherwise met applicable content-specific requirements for continuing education
                   credits set by the State Board.
     Additionally, for all professional educators, the State Board would be prohibited from requiring continuing
     education credits solely related to digital teaching and learning. Instead, the State Board could require up
     to two continuing education credits that include digital teaching and learning as one component of a
     general or content-specific continuing education credit.


     EFFECTIVE DATE: The PCS would be effective when it becomes law and would apply to licenses
     renewed on or after that date.
                                                                                                                                                             Legislative Analysis
     Jeffrey Hudson
                                                                                                                                                                   Division
         Director                                  H545-SMBE-37(CSBE-16)-v-2                                                                                   919-733-2578
This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

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