For example, a hospital does not have the authority to revoke a doctor's or nurse's license to practice. Only a state examining board has that authority. The bill reduces the probationary period for new teachers from three years to two years. This has been done to align with the provisional license. Again, this is confusion over licensure vs. employment.
Probationary status is an employment issue.
A probationary teacher released by the school district still maintains his or her license and is free to find another teaching job. Licensure and employment are two separate decisions based on two separate purposes, reliant on two separate laws, with two separate criteria. It needs to remain that way. The major omission of the bill, other than the funding, is the lack of language to assist school districts and teachers transitioning from the current teacher salary schedule and licensure status to the one outlined in the bill. Legislators acknowledge this and want assistance from members on how best to make that transition.