Schaefer: Bill Cuts Red Tape on Hiring Career and Technology Teachers

AUSTIN — Republican Representative Matt Schaefer of Tyler has filed House Bill 1415 to give local school districts flexibility to employ highly qualified teachers for career and technical education courses. “Parents would love to have experts from various professions teaching their students. Right now, Austin is making that very difficult. This bill cuts the red tape,” Schaefer said. “I want our local school officials deciding whom to put in the classroom, not bureaucrats in Austin.” Schaefer says the superintendents in Bullard and Chapel Hill have voiced support for his bill.