Utah Admin. Code R277-301-7 - LEA-specific Educator License Requirements
(1) The Superintendent may issue an
LEA-specific educator license to a candidate if:
(a) the LEA requesting the LEA-specific
educator license has an adopted policy, posted on the LEA's website, which
includes:
(i) educator preparation and
support:
(A) as established by the LEA;
and
(B) aligned with the Utah
Effective Teaching Standards described in Rule R277-330;
(ii) criteria for employing educators with an
LEA-specific license; and
(iii)
compliance with all requirements of this rule;
(b) an LEA governing board applies on behalf
of the candidate;
(c) the candidate
meets all the requirements in this Section
R277-301-7; and
(d) the candidate successfully completes
professional learning modules created or approved by the Superintendent in:
(i) educator ethics;
(ii) classroom management and
instruction;
(iii) basic special
education law and instruction; and
(iv) the Utah Effective Educator Standards
described in Rule R277-330.
(2) An LEA-specific license, license area, or
endorsement is valid only within the requesting LEA for the educator's current
assignment.
(3) An LEA-specific
license, license area, or endorsement is valid until June 30 of the third
school year after the after the Superintendent issues the license.
(4) An LEA may not issue an LEA-specific
license area of concentration to an educator for the following license areas:
(a) special education;
(b) pre-school special education;
(c) deaf education;
(d) school psychologist;
(e) school social worker;
(f) audiologist;
(g) speech-language technician;
(h) speech-language pathologist; or
(i) school counselor.
(5) An LEA may not issue an LEA-specific
endorsement in drivers education.
(6) An LEA-specific license expires
immediately if the educator's employment with the LEA that requested the
license ends.
(7) An LEA may
request renewal of an LEA-specific license if an educator meets professional
learning requirements established by the Superintendent.
(8) The general requirements for an
LEA-specific educator license shall include:
(a) completion of a criminal background
check, including:
(i) review of any criminal
offenses and clearance in accordance with Rule R277-214; and
(ii) continued monitoring in accordance with
Subsection
53G-11-403(1);
(b) completion of the educator ethics review
within one calendar year before the application; and
(c) approval of the request by the LEA
governing board in a public meeting no more than 60 days before the
application, which includes the LEA's rationale for the request.
(9) The content knowledge and
pedagogical requirements for an LEA-specific educator license shall be
established by the LEA governing board.
(10) An LEA school that requests an
LEA-specific license, license area, or endorsement shall prominently post the
following information on each school's website:
(a) disclosure of the fact that the school
employs individuals holding LEA-specific educator licenses, license areas, or
endorsements;
(b) an explanation of
the types of licenses issued by the board;
(c) the percentage of the types of licenses,
license areas, and endorsements held by educators employed in the school-based
on the employees' FTE as reported to the Superintendent; and
(d) a link to the Utah Educator Look-up tool
provided by the Superintendent in accordance with Subsection
R277-312-7(6).
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