(1) Establishing and regularly updating the requirements for a teacher preparation program for prospective career and technical education teachers with trade or industry experience. The requirements must:
(a) Identify a minimum number of required credit hours for a program; and
(b) Be established and regularly updated based on consultations with relevant trade or industry stakeholders, the Department of Education and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(2) Collaborating with the Department of Education to:
(a) Enable experts in trade or industry to become teachers of career and technical education, which may be accomplished through a limited license or alternative requirements for licensure;
(b) Coordinate communications about career and technical education, as described in ORS 344.059 (3)(b); and
(c) Review statutes and rules for necessary changes and to review and recommend alternative methods to increase available funding options. [2015 c.763 §10]