Alaska Administrative Code
Title 4 - Education and Early Development
Chapter 12 - Certification of Professional Teachers
4 AAC 12.300 - Certification of teachers
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) A teacher in a public school must be at least 18 years of age, and must hold a valid teacher certificate issued under this chapter unless the teacher is participating in an approved exchange program under 4 AAC 30.010.
(b) A teacher applying for a teacher certificate must submit
(c) Transcripts and other required documents become a part of the teacher's permanent records and remain on file with the department.
(d) The department will date certificates as of the date the completed application, transcripts, experience record, and fee are received. A certificate remains effective until the expiration date indicated on the certificate.
(e) Except as provided in AS 14.20.010, the state will not, and a school district may not, pay a salary to any teacher who does not hold a valid teacher certificate for this state.
(f) Nonpublic schools which employ non certificated teachers will not be approved by the state, or if approved, will be dropped from the register of approved schools.
(g) Unless otherwise provided in this section, fees must be paid at the time of application and are nonrefundable. The fee for
(h) An applicant for a certificate shall, on the application, disclose a suspension or revocation of a certificate by this or another state. A teacher who has been issued a certificate by this state shall immediately notify the department of suspension or revocation of a certificate issued by another state. Failure to inform the department of a suspension or revocation as required by this subsection may result in denial or revocation of a certificate.
(i) Any misrepresentations or willful omission of information on a certification application may result in denial or revocation of the certificate.
(j) The department may deny an application for issuance or renewal of a teacher certificate for any reason that is cause for revocation or suspension under AS 14.20.030.
(k) The cost to an applicant for a criminal history background check is the amount charged to the department by the Department of Public Safety as set out in 13 AAC 68.900.
(l) In place of the information required of an applicant by (b)(4) of this section, the department will accept the results of a successful criminal history background check of the applicant conducted under 4 AAC 30.020(b) if the applicant submits an application to the department under (b) of this section not later than
Authority: AS 14.07.060
AS 14.20.010
AS 14.20.020
AS 14.20.030