Teachers; professional development hours; effective date; emergency.

Increased the maximum professional development hours from 150 to 200 for classroom teachers with less than five years of experience over a five-year period.

Clarified that the 200-hour limit for new teachers applies to the preceding ten years, whereas the 150-hour limit for experienced teachers applies to any five-year period.

Explicitly stated that failure to meet professional development requirements can lead to contract nonrenewal and denial of salary increments.

Updated the bill title and page reference numbers to reflect the committee substitute version.

The specific text defining the maximum number of professional development hours for new teachers was altered from the original version, changing the phrasing of the hour limits and the timeframe over which they are calculated.

The reporting requirements for districts to submit annual reports to the state were modified in the new text compared to the original version.

The document headers and page numbering were updated to reflect the 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' status, replacing the 'Engrossed' markings.

Increased the maximum professional development hours from 150 to 200 for classroom teachers with less than five years of experience during any five-year period.

Maintained the 150-hour maximum limit for classroom teachers with five or more years of experience.

Updated the bill header and section title to reflect the 'Engrossed' status and corrected the section numbering format.