Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc.

Removed requirement for Department of Education to conduct a comprehensive survey of school boards to identify non-academic training activities.

Added direct legal limits requiring non-academic training to occur no more than once every six months initially, then once every five years thereafter.

Added cap limiting total non-academic training to 25 hours every five years for public school teachers.

Clarified that non-academic training does not include licensure-related requirements and excluded federal law requirements from the limits.

Added requirement for teachers to sign written attestations confirming understanding of mandatory training content.

Changed document type from Senate Substitute to House Conference Substitute with updated bill number and formatting.

Replaced with a new requirement for the Department of Education to conduct a comprehensive survey of school boards to identify all non-academic training activities required of teachers.

Added a reporting deadline of November 1, 2025, for the Department to submit survey results and recommendations to the Board of Education and committee chairs.

Added a specific definition for 'non-academic training' that excludes training related to licensure requirements, which was not explicitly defined in the original version.

Removed the requirement for teachers to sign written attestations confirming understanding of training subject matter.

Changed the maximum non-academic training hours from 25 hours every five years to 20 hours every two years, increasing the frequency and reducing the total allowable hours for teachers.

Converted the document format from an enrolled act to a House substitute amendment, which is a procedural change indicating the bill is still in the legislative process and subject to further amendments.

Increased the maximum non-academic training hours from 15 to 25 hours every five years for public school teachers.

Added exemption clause stating that federally mandated training activities are not subject to the training hour limits.

Added provision stating that voluntary participation in non-academic training does not count toward the maximum hour limits.

Removed the requirement for the Department to conduct an initial survey by August 1, 2025, and the mandate to create a statewide database by July 1, 2027.

Added clarification that licensure requirements are not considered non-academic training activities.