Establishing Troops-to-Teachers Program

Removed the veterans' preference in hiring provision from the Troops-to-Teachers Program description in the bill's purpose statement.

Changed the Troops-to-Teachers Program description to remove the hiring preference language while keeping the program's core purpose intact.

Updated capitalization of 'State Superintendent' to 'state superintendent' throughout the document for consistency.

Added new bill sponsors (Senators Fuller, Grady, and Deeds) and updated the committee reporting date from March 20 to March 27.

Renumbered subsection (56) to (5)(6) in the professional development review requirements section.

Updated veterans' preference citation from §6-13-1 to §6-13-2 of the Code of West Virginia

Added new certification pathway for honorably discharged military members with prior instructor certification who are exempt from additional certification requirements

Created new temporary teaching certificate category for armed forces spouses with valid out-of-state credentials

Added requirement that clinical teacher of record programs must include participation with multicultural, at-risk, and exceptional children

Established new clinical teacher of record program with specific requirements for supervision, instruction, and state aid funding allocation

Expanded student teaching requirements to allow alternate experiences in nonpublic schools with specific public school training components

Added new certificate categories including alternative program teacher certificate and professional administrative certificate requirements

Added formal definitions for 'nonpublic school', 'at-risk', and 'exceptional child' in the context of teacher preparation

Added specific certification pathways for honorably discharged armed forces members with bachelor's degrees related to their position, exempting them from additional certification requirements except criminal history checks.

Added temporary teaching certificate provisions for armed forces spouses with specific geographic and employment requirements.

Established new clinical teacher of record programs with detailed supervision requirements, stipend guidelines (minimum 65% of state aid funding), and liability insurance provisions.

Created provisions for alternate student teaching experiences in nonpublic schools with specific public school training hour requirements and curriculum components.

Reorganized teacher preparation programs from a simple list to a structured six-item framework including the new Troops-to-Teachers program as a distinct category.

Added formal definitions for 'nonpublic school,' 'at-risk' students, and 'exceptional children' to clarify program requirements.

Removed introductory committee referral language and formatting elements from the introduced version.