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HB 647 Enacted

Teaching Experience; regulations Governing Allowable Credit.

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Board of Education; Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience; certain credit substitution allowance permitted. Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulations to provide that teachers in the field of career and technical education, where the licensure requirement calls for occupational work experience beyond the apprenticeship level, may be allowed salary placement credit for one year of teaching experience for each one or two years of work experience. The bill satisfies the reenactment requirement of Chapter 677 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last action
Apr 13, 2026 — Approved by Governor-Chapter 802 (effective 7/1/2026)
Session
2026
Momentum
90 · Very high