(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 14.20.020, the department shall issue a teacher certificate to an out-of-state teacher who meets the requirements of this section. To be eligible for a teacher certificate under this section, a person shall

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 14.20.015 v2

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • board: means the state Board of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • commissioner: means the commissioner of education and early development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • department: means the Department of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) have received at least a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education accredited by a recognized regional accrediting association or approved by the commissioner;
(2) hold a valid regular teacher certificate issued by another state;
(3) have submitted fingerprints to the department to be used for a criminal history background check and been found by the department to be suitable for employment as a teacher under Alaska Stat. § 14.20.020 (f);
(4) have paid the fee required by the department under Alaska Stat. § 14.20.020 (c).
(b) An out-of-state teacher who has been issued a teacher certificate under this section shall complete the education requirements under Alaska Stat. § 14.20.020 (h) within two years, and complete the training requirements under Alaska Stat. § 14.20.020 (k) within 90 days, after the date the teacher certificate was issued. If the teacher does not complete the education requirements within that two-year period or the training requirements within that 90-day period , the department shall immediately revoke the teacher’s teacher certificate.
(c) The teacher certificate issued under this section must contain the same endorsements as those on the current valid regular teacher certificate issued by the other state. However, before teaching students in grades kindergarten through three, a teacher certificated under this section must complete coursework, training, or testing requirements, and demonstrate proficiency as determined by the department, in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, oral language skills, and reading comprehension approved by the board in regulation. A teacher may apply coursework, training, or testing requirements completed under this subsection toward continuing education requirements established by the board in regulation.
(d) [Repealed by 2022 amendment.]
(e) [Repealed by 2022 amendment.]
(f) [Repealed by 2022 amendment.]
(g) The department shall by regulation adopt a process to expedite issuance of a certificate to the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States.
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