Alaska Administrative Code
Title 4 - Education and Early Development
Chapter 12 - Certification of Professional Teachers
4 AAC 12.306 - Recognition of certificates of out-of-state teachers; professional teacher certificates

Universal Citation: 4 AK Admin Code 4 AAC 12.306

Current through February 24, 2025

(a) The department will issue a professional teacher certificate to an applicant who

(1) meets the requirements of AS 14.20.015;

(2) has at least two years of employment as a teacher while holding a valid, regular teacher certificate issued by another state or jurisdiction;

(3) has met, or will meet within two years after the teacher certificate was issued, the requirements of AS 14.20.020(h); and

(4) has met, or will meet within 90 days after the teacher certificate was issued, the requirements of AS 14.20.020(k) and 4 AAC 12.397(a).

(5) if the applicant seeks certification to teach students in grades K - 3, has met the requirements of 4 AAC 12.393(a).

(b) A professional teacher certificate issued under this section is valid for

(1) 90 days if the training requirements of 4 AAC 12.397(a) have not been satisfied;

(2) two years if the education requirements of AS 14.20.020(h) have not been satisfied; and

(3) five years if both the training requirements of 4 AAC 12.397(a) and the education requirements of AS 14.20.020(h) are satisfied.

(c) A professional teacher certificate issued under this section that remains valid for five years is renewable under 4 AAC 12.405.

(d) The department will prioritize the processing of a complete application from an applicant who applies for a professional certificate under AS 14.20.015 and is the spouse of an active member of the armed forces of the United States. A complete application must include evidence that the applicant is married to a member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty and assigned to a duty station in this state under official active duty military orders.

Authority:AS 14.07.060

AS 14.20.015

AS 14.20.020

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