Current through November 28, 2024
(a) The department will issue an advanced
special services certificate (Advanced Type C) to an applicant who qualifies
for a special services certificate (Type C) under
4
AAC 12.355, as applicable, and who
(1) earns national certification;
(2) submits to the department
(A) a completed application form provided by
the department for an advanced special services certificate;
(B) a copy of the national certification for
each area for which advanced special services certification is
sought;
(C) unless the applicant
has successfully passed a criminal background check to obtain, reinstate, or
renew a certificate in this state,
(i) one
completed fingerprint card, with fingerprinting performed by a law enforcement
agency or a person who has been trained in recording fingerprints, for separate
submittal to the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; the department will accept a name-based criminal history
background check on an applicant from the agency performing the background
check if the requirements of
AS
14.20.020(j) are met;
and
(ii) the fee for the criminal
history background check in the amount charged by the Department of Public
Safety as set out in
13 AAC 68.900;
(3) if required by
(2)(C) of this subsection, successfully passes the criminal background check in
the same manner as a teacher certified under
AS
14.20.020 and
4
AAC 12.300; and
(4) has met the requirements of
4
AAC 12.397{a).
(b) An advanced special services certificate
is valid only for
(1) each area of national
certification that the applicant holds; and
(2) the term of the applicable national
certification.
(c) An
advanced special services certificate may be renewed without paying a renewal
fee by submitting to the department a copy of a new or renewed national
certification for the area for which advanced special services certification is
sought.
(d) An advanced special
services certificate is not required to teach in this state.
(e) An advanced special services certificate
may be held in lieu of a regular special services certificate.
(f) The holder of an advanced special
services certificate whose regular special services certificate expires before
the corresponding advanced special services certificate may reinstate the
expired special services certificate upon submission of
(1) a completed application for renewal under
4
AAC 12.405;
(2) a transcript showing six semester hours
of credit that meets the requirements of
4
AAC 12.405(a);
(3) the fee required under
4
AAC 12.300(g) (1) for initial
issuance of a regular certificate; and
(4) proof of current employment that requires
a teacher certificate in a public school of this state or, in lieu of that
submission,
(A) submission of
(i) one completed fingerprint card, with
fingerprinting performed by a law enforcement agency or a person who has been
trained in recording fingerprints, for separate submittal to the Department of
Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the department will
accept a name-based criminal history background check on a person from the
agency performing the background check if the requirements of
AS
14.20.020(j) are met;
and
(ii) the fee for the criminal
background check in the amount charged by the Department of Public Safety as
set out in
13 AAC 68.900; and
(B) successful passage of a
criminal background check in the same manner as a teacher certified under
AS
14.20.020 and
4
AAC 12.300.
(g) In this section, "national certification"
means certification in one or more areas that is earned by meeting the
standards set out by a nationally recognized education governing body approved
by the commissioner.
The subject matter of 4 AAC 12.360 was formerly located at
4
AAC 12.021. The history note for 4 AAC 12.360 does not
reflect the history of the earlier
section.
Authority:AS
14.07.060
AS
14.20.020
