Does new bill make it too easy to become a licensed Florida teacher?

A proposed new bill aims to help fill Florida classrooms with more teachers by easing what it takes to become certified and how long candidates have to prove they deserve that teaching certification. “We have very, very good teachers and we want to keep those very good teachers in the classroom and give them time needed to hone their craft,” said first-time Senator Corey Simon, a Tallahassee Republican who introduced the bill. The bill includes provisions that would extend temporary teaching certificates for teachers from three to five years and gives aspiring teachers more options to prove they are qualified to teach.