This chapter does not apply to:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15.1-15-12

1.    Any individual employed to teach at an institution of higher education under the control of the state board of higher education; 2.    Any individual employed to teach at the youth correctional center, North Dakota vision services – school for the blind, or the school for the deaf; 3.    Any individual who replaces a teacher, a principal, or an assistant or associate superintendent while that teacher, principal, or assistant or associate superintendent is on a leave of absence or a sabbatical; and

4.    Any individual employed by a school district as a teacher, a principal, an assistant superintendent, or an associate superintendent, provided the individual’s term of employment begins on or after January first and does not extend beyond June thirtieth of the same school year.

5.    Any individual employed by a school district in a position substantially funded by grant funds, overloads, or a temporary funding source, or an individual replacing a school district employee and who is employed by a school district in a position substantially funded by grant funds, overloads, or a temporary funding source, if the individual received advance notice of the defined contract term before accepting employment with the school district.