Alternative teaching certificate.
This bill creates a new alternative teaching certification pathway for K-12 teachers in Wyoming. It requires alternative certification programs to meet specific criteria: operating in at least five states, having run for 10+ years, requiring subject and teaching methods exams, and having certified 10,000+ teachers. The certification would be limited to the exact subject areas and grade levels the applicant completed through the program. This directly affects new teachers seeking certification through approved alternative programs, not current certified educators.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Signed Mar 13, 2025
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Mar 13, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized and enrolled as Act No. 72, moving from Senate File SF0086 to its final legislative form. The most significant substantive change is to the alternative teacher certification requirements, which now allow programs to be either accredited or non-accredited if approved by the board, and explicitly requires passage of four examinations (subject area, pedagogy, U.S. Constitution, and Wyoming Constitution). The previous requirement that alternative certification programs operate in at least five states and have certified at least 10,000 teachers was removed, making the certification pathway more accessible to new programs. The effective date provision was retained, stating the law takes effect upon completion of all necessary legislative steps.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded by removing geographic and experience thresholds for alternative certification programs, allowing Wyoming to approve programs regardless of how many states they operate in or how many teachers they have previously certified.
REQUIREMENT
Removed the requirement that alternative certification programs must operate in at least five states and have certified at least 10,000 teachers.
Changed certification program requirements to allow both accredited and non-accredited programs if approved by the board.
Added explicit requirement that applicants must pass four examinations: subject area, pedagogy, U.S. Constitution, and Wyoming Constitution.
TECHNICAL
Bill progressed from introduced draft to enrolled final version with updated legislative identifiers and signatures.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 3, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0072
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 32-28-2-0-0
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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