HSB 555
Requires special education and English learner training for teachers
Requires teacher preparation programs to add practicum hours on serving students with disabilities and English learners, starting in 2027. It also requires a required end-of-program assessment for future teachers and a special education self-paced course for certain license applicants.
Official title
A bill for an act relating to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners.(See HF 2230.)
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Committee
- House
- Senate
- Governor
Last action, Jan 30: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2230.
On these agendas
- Education CommitteeJan 28
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- Education SubcommitteeJan 20
Discussion of HSB 555 Discussion of HSB 555
History
- Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2230.House · Jan 30
- Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 7. Excused, 1. H.J. 169.House · Jan 28
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 169.House · Jan 28
- Subcommittee recommends passage.House · Jan 21
- Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2026 3:30PM House Lounge.House · Jan 15
- Subcommittee: Ingels, Boden and Matson. H.J. 98.House · Jan 14
- Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 96.House · Jan 14
- By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONHouse · Jan 14