Indiana § 20-28-5-22.1 - Employment of unlicensed vocational program instructor
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§ 20-28-5-22.1. Employment of unlicensed vocational program instructor
Sec. 22.1 (a) After June 30, 2019, a school corporation, a school, or a secondary school vocational program may employ an instructor who does not have a license under this chapter for not more than fifty percent (50%) of the career and technical education courses offered by the school corporation, school, or secondary school vocational program, if the instructor:
(1) has:
(A) six thousand (6,000) hours of work experience in the five (5) years immediately preceding the year of employment as an instructor in the secondary vocational program;
(B) four thousand (4,000) hours of work experience in the ten (10) years immediately preceding the year of employment as an instructor in the secondary vocational program and provides evidence of occupational licensure or occupational proficiency based on a regional, state, or national board training and evaluation approved by the department;
(C) four thousand (4,000) hours of work experience in the ten (10) years immediately preceding the year of employment as an instructor in the secondary vocational program and provides evidence of completion of an accredited two (2) year or higher degree in the specific area in which the instructor will teach; or
(D) four thousand (4,000) hours of work experience in the ten (10) years immediately preceding the year of employment as an instructor in the secondary vocational program and has completed an apprenticeship or internship program; and
(2) obtains an expanded criminal history check and child protection index search under IC 20-26-5-10.
(b) An instructor is considered a teacher for purposes of collective bargaining under IC 20-29.
As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.19.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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