An Act To Create an Additional Pathway To Certify Industrial Arts Teachers To Foster Career and Technical Subjects in Maine Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1369
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: WADSWORTH, DIAMOND, ALLEY, DUNPHY, HUBBELL, MAREAN, ORDWAY, SAMPSON, ZEIGLER
Amends: 20-A MRSA §13011

Legislative Document
No. 1369
H.P. 991
House of Representatives, March 21, 2019
An Act To Create an Additional Pathway To Certify Industrial Arts 
Teachers To Foster Career and Technical Subjects in Maine Schools
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WADSWORTH of Hiram.
Cosponsored by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland and
Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, DUNPHY of Old Town, HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, 
MAREAN of Hollis, ORDWAY of Standish, SAMPSON of Alfred, ZEIGLER of Montville.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§6-C is enacted to read:
6-C.  Additional pathway for industrial arts certification.  The state board shall 
adopt rules to amend the credentialing of education personnel to create a pathway for a 
teacher to obtain an endorsement on a teaching certificate for a component of industrial 
arts as defined by the department with an experiential lab that includes, but is not limited 
to automotive body repair, diagnostics and mechanics; welding; electrical; carpentry; and 
computer-aided design.  At a minimum, rules adopted pursuant to this subsection must 
include the following qualifications in order for a teacher to be eligible for an 
endorsement:
A.  A completed apprenticeship registered with a statewide or national apprenticeship 
and training organization;
B.  A completed 2-year degree or certificate from a technical institution accredited by 
a national association of career and technical schools or similar organization;
C.  Completion of a minimum number of hours of paid applied employment or 
teaching in the area for which the endorsement is sought; and
D.  Completion of a minimum number of hours of experience learning the trade or 
craft in the area for which the endorsement is sought.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 
5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules to amend the 
credentialing of education personnel to create a pathway for a teacher to obtain an 
endorsement on a teaching certificate for a component of industrial arts with an 
experiential lab that includes, but is not limited to: automotive body repair, diagnostics 
and mechanics; welding; electrical; carpentry; and computer-aided design.  Rules must 
include at least the following qualifications for a teacher to be eligible for an 
endorsement:  a completed apprenticeship registered with a statewide or national 
apprenticeship and training organization; a completed 2-year degree or certificate from a 
technical institution accredited by a national association of career and technical schools or 
similar organization; completion of a minimum number of hours of paid applied 
employment or teaching in the endorsement area being sought; and completion of a 
minimum number of hours of experience learning the trade or craft for which the 
endorsement is sought.  Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive 
rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.