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DPI to Hold Hearing on Proposed PI 34 Revisions
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 3, 2017
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will hold a public hearing public hearing on a proposed rule regarding the revision of PI 34 relating to permanent changes as a result of Emergency Rule 1623. The hearing will be held from 2:30 to 4:00 pm on January 30, 2017 at the DPI offices in Madison.
PI 34 contains the current administrative rules governing the licensure of school personnel. Emergency Rule 1623, which became effective on August 23, 2016, made several changes to the existing rule to make teacher licensing more amendable to school district staffing needs, which included the following:
• Creating the ability for Wisconsin educators who are age 55 or older to apply for a five-year, nonrenewable license without having to meet professional development requirements.
• Increasing the number of consecutive days that a short-term substitute can be in the same assignment.
• Expanding the renewal options for emergency licenses to include attempting to pass required tests for licensure for educators who have met all other requirements and submitting a plan to complete an approved program.
• Expanded the pathway for teachers to add additional licenses based on content tests.
The proposed rule seeks to make the changes created by Emergency Rule 1623 permanent and identifies additional changes to make teacher licensing more flexible.
Written comments on the proposed rules received no later than February 9, 2017, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing. See the proposed administrative rule here.
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