Section 3319.2212 - [Effective 3/10/2025] Career-technical licenses for teachers licensed in other areas(A)(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3319.229 of the Revised Code, the state board of education shall issue a two-year career-technical educator license to an individual who meets all of the following conditions: (a) The individual holds a valid educator license issued under sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code.(b) The individual has at least five years of work experience in the subject area the individual will teach, or the individual's work experience has been affirmed by a panel of experts as required by the state board of education.(c) The superintendent of the employing school district has made an informal recommendation of appointment for the individual to a position as a career-technical educator.(2) Each employing district or school shall assign a mentor to any teacher it employs to teach under this division. A license issued under this section shall be renewable only once to enable the license holder to apply for a professional career-technical workforce development educator license.
(B) The state board of education shall issue an advanced career-technical workforce development educator license to a person who holds a license issued under division (A) of this section upon the completion of the four years of teaching experience under that license. A license issued under this division shall be valid for five years and shall be renewable.Added by 135th General Assembly, HB 432,§1, eff. 3/10/2025.