CHAPTER 147
HB 354 - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-0401
02/06
HOUSE BILL 354
AN ACT relative to alternate certification pathways for career and technical education instructors.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22; Rep. Leishman, Hills. 33; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Lang, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits the board of education to offer a certificate of eligibility to individuals interested in becoming career and technical educators in identified specialty areas.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0401
02/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to alternate certification pathways for career and technical education instructors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
147:1 New Subparagraph; Department of Education; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 21-N:9, II(s) by inserting after subparagraph (4) the following new subparagraph:
(5) A candidate for a career and technical (CTE) specialty area license under RSA 188-E may substitute the following in lieu of a nationally recognized test of academic proficiency or a comparable out-of-state test as determined by the state board of education:
(A) Three years of professional paid full-time experience in the area for which the license is sought; and
(B) A current industry-recognized credential approved by the department in a published list of acceptable credentials appropriate to the CTE area in which a license is sought.
147:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 01, 2025
Effective Date: August 30, 2025
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 11, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 22, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 3, 2025: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/01/2025; Chapter 147; eff. 08/30/2025
June 25, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17
June 24, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
May 15, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 8, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 21
April 15, 2025: Hearing: 04/22/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 18
March 28, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10
March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 16
March 18, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/12/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 11
March 5, 2025: Executive Session: 03/12/2025 10:30 am LOB 201
Feb. 27, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 29, 2025: Executive Session: 02/04/2025 09:45 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 13, 2025: Vacated and Referred to Education Funding (Rep. Cordelli): MA VV (in recess of) 01/09/2025 HJ 3 P. 11
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 2 P. 16