Current through February 24, 2025
(a) The commissioner may issue a temporary
emergency certificate to a person if, in the judgment of the commissioner, a
situation requires the issuance of a temporary emergency certificate to a
person who is not otherwise qualified, including a situation other than one
identified in (b) of this section meeting the requirements of (b) of this
section. The commissioner may determine that issuance of ajr emergency
certificate to a person who is not otherwise qualified.
(b) The commissioner may issue a temporary
emergency certificate to a person based on a school district's inability to
locate a qualified applicant for a position if
(1) the school board applies to the
commissioner for the issuance of a temporary emergency certificate under
AS
14.20.020(b) for a person
the district seeks to hire in a position for which an initial teaching
certificate or an administrative certificate (Type B) is required;
(2) the school board presents facts in its
application showing
(A) the district's
inability despite due diligence to fill a position with a qualified person
holding the required certificate;
(B) the harm to the education program in
which the position is located caused by the inability of the district to fill
the position;
(C) the harm to
students in the district due to the inability of the district to fill the
position;
(D) all efforts made by
the district to locate a qualified applicant for the position, including the
dates and venues of all advertising for the position;
(E) any additional facts that support the
district's application regarding its difficulty in filling the position that
requires an initial teaching certificate or administrative certificate (Type B)
and the consequences to the district of failing to locate a qualified
applicant;
(F) the district's
commitment to provide a mentor for a person employed under an emergency
certificate; the application must include the name and qualifications of the
mentor and a description of the mentoring services to be provided; for a person
to be employed under temporary emergency initial teaching certificate, the
mentor shall be an experienced teacher; for a person to be employed under
temporary emergency administrative certificate, the mentor shall be an
experienced administrator.
(c) A temporary emergency certificate issued
under (b) of this section is valid only to the end of the school year in which
it is issued.
(d) A person
employed in a public school of the state as a special education teacher or
related service provider is not eligible under
20 U.S.C.
1412(a)(14) (Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act) for a temporary emergency certificate.
(e) The commissioner may not issue
a temporary emergency certificate under (b) of this section to a person who has
(1) not received at least an associate
degree from an institution of higher education accredited by a recognized
regional or national accrediting association or approved by the
commissioner;
(2) been convicted of
a crime involving a minor under
AS
14.20.020(f);
(3) not submitted fingerprints to the
department under
AS
14.20.020(j); or
(4) not completed the training required by
AS
14.20.020(k).
(f) A temporary emergency certificate may not
be renewed.
