37-31-305. Qualifications for license to teach -- provisional teaching license.
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37-31-305 . Qualifications for license to teach -- provisional teaching license.
(1)An applicant for licensure to teach the professions in this chapter must:
(a)have a license to practice in the same profession the person plans to teach;
(b)have practiced under the license in subsection (1)(a) for 12 continuous months before taking the teacher's examination;
(c)have completed teacher training and received a diploma from a board-approved teacher course; and
(d)have passed the board-approved examination.
(2)An applicant who meets the criteria in subsection (1)(a) but has 3 or more years of practice in the profession the applicant plans to teach is eligible for a nonrenewable, 2-year provisional license as a teacher while completing board-approved coursework related to teaching methodology in lieu of a diploma in subsection (1)(c).
(3)The board shall issue a license to teach under this chapter, without examination, to a person licensed in another state if the board determines that:
(a)the other state's course of study hour requirement is equal to or greater than the hour requirement in this state; and
(b)the person's license from the other state is current and the person is not subject to pending or final disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct or impairment.