Utah Code 53E-6-201. State board licensure

53E-6-201. State board licensure.

(1)

The state board shall establish in rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, a system for educator licensing that includes:

Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-6-201

Educator: means :

(a)	a person who holds a license;

(b)	a teacher, counselor, administrator, librarian, or other person required, under rules of the state board, to hold a license; or

(c)

a person who is the subject of an allegation which has been received by the state board or UPPAC and was, at the time noted in the allegation, a license holder or a person employed in a position requiring licensure. See Utah Code 53E-6-102

LEA: means :

(a)	a school district;

(b)	a charter school; or

(c)

the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-1-102

License: means an authorization issued by the state board that permits the holder to serve in a professional capacity in the public schools. See Utah Code 53E-6-102

School: means a public or private entity that provides educational services to a minor child. See Utah Code 53E-6-102

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102

(a)

an associate educator license that permits an individual to provide educational services in a public school while working to meet the requirements of a professional educator license;

(b)	a professional educator license that permits an individual to provide educational services in a public school after demonstrating that the individual meets licensure requirements established in state board rule;

(c)	an LEA-specific educator license issued by the state board at the request of an LEA‘s governing body that is valid for an individual to provide educational services in the requesting LEA’s schools; and

(d)

beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, a provider-specific license issued by the state board at the request of an authorized online course provider described in Subsection 53F-4-504 that:

(i)	is valid for an individual to provide educational services to a student enrolled in an online course described in 53F-4-503; and

(ii)	contains eligibility criteria that is no more stringent than the requirements for a license described in Subsection (1)(c).

(2)	An individual employed in a position that requires licensure by the state board shall hold the license that is appropriate to the position.

(3)

(a)	The state board may by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, rank, endorse, or otherwise classify licenses and establish the criteria for obtaining, retaining, and reinstating licenses.

(b)

An educator who is enrolling in a course of study at an institution within the state system of higher education to satisfy the state board requirements for retaining a license is exempt from tuition, except for a semester registration fee established by the Utah Board of Higher Education, if:

(i)	the educator is enrolled on the basis of surplus space in the class after regularly enrolled students have been assigned and admitted to the class in accordance with regular procedures, normal teaching loads, and the institution’s approved budget; and

(ii)	enrollments are determined by each institution under rules and guidelines established by the Utah Board of Higher Education in accordance with findings of fact that space is available for the educator’s enrollment.

Amended by Chapter 368, 2023 General Session

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