Directs Department of Education
to develop and implement plan to establish and maintain statewide data system on education workforce in state
and to convene steering committee to assist in development of business case for statewide data system.
Prescribes requirements and uses of system. Requires department to convene steering committee related to data collection requirements.]
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to develop and implement plan to establish and maintain statewide portal for jobs in education.
Requires each public education provider to
ensure that each member]
encourage members of education workforce
participates]
to participate in specified surveys related to education workforce
and to ensure that members of education workforce have opportunity to participate in survey.
Prescribes pay requirements for]
Authorizes school district to pay additional percentage of wage or salary or to pay one-time payment to licensed educators and classified school employees who provide significant special education support.
Prescribes work hour requirements for classified school employees
who provide significant special education support.
Directs Department of Education to establish and maintain Safe School Culture Grant program to develop network of instructors certified in nonviolent crisis intervention methods. Prescribes reporting requirements related to program.
Establishes just cause requirement for classified school employees related to dismissal, demotion and discipline.
Establishes Task Force on Substitute Teachers. Prescribes membership and duties of task force. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2024.
Establishes standards by which school district must classify substitute teaching assignment as temporary position. Requires school district to pay for training required for substitute teacher to apply for or be assigned to substitute teaching assignment.
Allows teacher to provide services of substitute teacher only under written contract for employment entered into with school district, education service district or public charter school. Provides that substitute teacher is considered employee of district or school. Establishes retirement and benefit rights for certain substitute teachers.]
Directs department to conduct study and develop plan for implementation of statewide minimum salary schedule for education workforce.]
Directs Educator Advancement Council to conduct study on pay for student teachers.]
Establishes Task Force on Statewide Educator Salary Schedules. Prescribes membership and duties of task force. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2024.
Allows moneys in Statewide Education Initiatives Account to be used for funding educator apprenticeships and mentorships.]
Directs department to develop and execute public relations campaign to promote public education professions.]
Allows certain retired teachers to convert teaching license into substitute teaching license without paying additional fees
or additional requirements.
Exempts retired person from certain limitations on employment if person is employed as licensed or classified staff member by school district or education service district. Sunsets exemption on July 1, 2029.]
Extends employment protections for school district superintendents to education service district superintendents.
Exempts person from certain Central Background Registry requirements for child care if person has undergone criminal records check requirements related to school district employment or teacher licensure.
Modifies duties of Educator Advancement Council to include administration of beginning teacher and administrator mentorship program.
Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Statutes affected: A-Engrossed: 332.544, 342.610, 327.254, 342.125, 342.127, 334.225
B-Engrossed: 332.544, 342.610, 342.125, 342.127, 334.225, 342.940, 329.788, 329.795, 329.800, 329.805, 329.810, 329.815, 329.820
Enrolled: 332.544, 342.610, 342.125, 342.127, 334.225, 342.940, 329.788, 329.795, 329.800, 329.805, 329.810, 329.815, 329.820