NC H681

Exempts military spouse applicants from testing requirements for initial or graduate teacher licenses if they have at least three years of teaching experience in the prior five years, satisfactory performance evaluations, and meet student growth expectations, and their spouse is subject to a military transfer to North Carolina.

Allows military spouse applicants to obtain a temporary two-year teaching license while satisfying other North Carolina licensure requirements if their spouse is subject to military transfer to North Carolina but they lack the necessary teaching experience for a full exemption.

Requires the State Board of Education to develop procedures by October 15, 2017 for Regional Alternative Licensing Centers and educator preparation programs to efficiently evaluate military spouses and expedite their licensure process.

Mandates the State Board contact other licensing centers to obtain relevant documentation for military spouses previously evaluated elsewhere who were not continuously employed due to spouse deployment or reassignment.

Requires the Department of Public Instruction to study military spouse teacher licensure applications and report findings to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by November 15, 2017, including application volumes, approval timelines, and feasibility of expedited processing.