Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1357: An Act to Create Alternative Pathways for Certification or Endorsement of Industrial Arts Teachers
Status: Failed, June 2, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Create Alternative Pathways for Certification or Endorsement of Industrial Arts Teachers Received by the Clerk of the House on March 28, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor. Cosponsored by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot and Representatives: ARDELL of Monticello, CARUSO of Caratunk, CIMINO of Bridgton, FLYNN of Albion, OLSEN of Raymond, POIRIER of Skowhegan, Senator: MOORE of Washington…
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Create Alternative Pathways for Certification or Endorsement of Industrial Arts Teachers Received by the Clerk of the House on March 28, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor. Cosponsored by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot and Representatives: ARDELL of Monticello, CARUSO of Caratunk, CIMINO of Bridgton, FLYNN of Albion, OLSEN of Raymond, POIRIER of Skowhegan, Senator: MOORE of Washington. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§6-C is enacted to conditional certificate; endorsement. The state board shall adopt rules relating to the credentialing of educational personnel to create a pathway for a teacher to obtain a conditional certificate and a pathway for a teacher to obtain an endorsement on a teaching certificate for a component of industrial arts as defined by the department with an experiential laboratory that includes, but is not limited to, automotive body repair, diagnostics and mechanics; welding; electrical; carpentry; and computer-aided design. An endorsement under this subsection must be separate from other endorsements. At a minimum, rules adopted pursuant to this subsection to obtain a conditional certificate must include the following qualifications: …