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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1357H.P. 880 House of Representatives, April 1, 2025
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. Page 1 - 132LR1120(01)
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5 personnel to create a pathway for a teacher to obtain a conditional certificate and a pathway
6 for a teacher to obtain an endorsement on a teaching certificate for a component of
7 industrial arts as defined by the department with an experiential laboratory that includes,
8 but is not limited to, automotive body repair, diagnostics and mechanics; welding;
9 electrical; carpentry; and computer-aided design. An endorsement under this subsection
10 must be separate from other endorsements. At a minimum, rules adopted pursuant to this
11 subsection to obtain a conditional certificate must include the following qualifications:
12 A. A completed apprenticeship registered with a statewide or national apprenticeship
13 and training organization;
14 B. A completed 2-year degree or certificate from a technical institution accredited by
15 a national association of career and technical schools or similar organization; and
16 C. Completion of a minimum of 36 months of paid work experience or teaching
17 experience in a career and technical endorsement area, of which a minimum of 12
18 months was:
19 (1) At a supervisory level; and
20 (2) Completed during the 5 years immediately preceding application for a
21 conditional certificate or endorsement under this subsection.
22 Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5,
23 chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
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25 This bill directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules to amend the credentialing
26 of educational personnel to create a pathway for a teacher to obtain a conditional certificate
27 and a pathway for a teacher to obtain an endorsement on a teaching certificate for a
28 component of industrial arts with an experiential laboratory.
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