State Rep. Don Jones | The Ohio House of Representatives
State Rep. Don Jones | The Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House has passed House Bill 432, legislation aimed at creating alternative licensure pathways for Career-Technical Education (CTE) instructors. State Representative Don Jones (R-Freeport) announced the bill's passage today.
The bill seeks to reduce barriers for licensing more CTE instructors by implementing several changes. These include allowing applicants to apply directly for an initial career-technical workforce development educator license without needing an employing school district to apply on their behalf. Additionally, educators who have received job offers can enroll in one of two alternative educator preparation programs instead of a traditional career-technical workforce development educator preparation program offered by higher education institutions. The bill also mandates that the State Board of Education issue a career-technical educator license to certain individuals who are already validly licensed educators.
"House Bill 432 will create a larger pool of CTE instructors and better equip career tech planning districts to meet the growing number of students in CTE programs," said Jones. "The legislation does not lower the standard of CTE instructors but instead creates alternative pathways for qualified instructors to obtain licensure."
House Bill 432 now awaits further consideration from the Ohio Senate.
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