Overview
- State Superintendent Jill Underly unveiled an expanded online lookup that lists educator licenses that have been revoked or surrendered.
- Underly was set to testify before the State Senate Committee on Education today about DPI’s handling of cases from 2018 to 2023.
- She outlined additional steps including requiring licenses for private‑school teachers, setting statewide school board standards, and modernizing licensing systems.
- Republican lawmakers introduced a bill to create a specific felony offense for grooming, carrying 10 to 25 years in prison, which Underly said she supports defining.
- Political pressure has intensified, including a missed Assembly hearing last week, a call for Underly’s resignation from a county executive, and plans to audit DPI’s license investigations.