HB 1338 - This act makes several changes to the process by which disciplinary action may be imposed on the holder of a certificate of license to teach or when teachers' licenses may be denied. The act adds new reasons for denial of a license or for discretionary revocation including:

(1) Deception in obtaining a license; (2) Disciplinary action on an existing license from another jurisdiction;

The act adds furnishing child pornography to a minor to the list of offenses that require license revocation.

The act clarifies that the State Board of Education as well as the school district may file certain licensure charges, that cases may be settled informally by agreements or voluntary surrender of license, and that licensure decisions are subject to judicial review. The State Board of Education may refuse to issue or renew a license or may suspend or revoke a license of a person who has surrendered his or her license or has failed to renew it, for any of the grounds mentioned in this act.
DONALD THALHUBER