(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
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 14.20.015
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.
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 preliminary teacher certificate under this section shall pass the competency examination designated by the board under Alaska Stat. § 14.20.020 (i) within one year after the date the preliminary teacher certificate was issued. If the teacher does not pass the examination, the department shall immediately revoke the teacher’s preliminary teacher certificate.(c) The preliminary teacher certificate issued under this section must contain the same endorsements as those on the current valid teacher certificate issued by the other state.(d) [Repealed by 2022 amendment.] (e) [Repealed by 2022 amendment.] (f) [Repealed by 2022 amendment.]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.
