Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 9.
(1) If a
public school is unable to employ or contract with a certified school social
worker, the public school may apply to the department for a school social
worker permit under this rule.
(2)
On application and payment of the applicable evaluation fee, the superintendent
of public instruction may issue a school social worker permit to a public
school that verifies all of the following:
(a)
At the time of application, the individual holds an earned master of social
work degree or higher, or equivalent, from an accredited college or
university.
(b) At the time of
application, the individual holds a valid LLMSW or valid LMSW issued by the
department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(c) At the time of application, the
individual was accepted for enrollment in an approved school social worker
preparation program.
(d) During the
validity of the permit, while under the supervision of an individual holding a
valid professional school social worker certificate issued under these rules or
a valid full approval under former R 340.1012, the individual will provide
social work services to students with disabilities whose individualized
education programs require those services.
(3) On application and payment of the
applicable evaluation fee, the superintendent of public instruction may issue 1
renewal of a school social worker permit to a public school that verifies all
of the following:
(a) One of the following at
the time of application:
(i) The individual is
enrolled in, and demonstrates progress toward completion of, an approved school
social worker preparation program after issuance of the initial school social
worker permit.
(ii) The individual
holds a valid or expired preliminary school social worker certificate issued
under these rules.
(b) At
the time of application, the individual holds a valid LLMSW or valid LMSW
issued by the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(c) During the validity of the initial
permit, while under the supervision of an individual holding a valid
professional school social worker certificate issued under these rules or a
valid full approval under former R 340.1012, the individual provided social
work services to students with disabilities whose individualized education
programs required those services.
(d) During the validity of the renewal, while
under the supervision of an individual holding a valid professional school
social worker certificate issued under these rules or a valid full approval
under former R 340.1012, the individual will provide social work services to
students with disabilities whose individualized education programs require
those services.
(4) The
superintendent of public instruction shall issue no more than 1 renewal of a
school social worker permit under this rule.
(5) A school social worker permit issued
under this rule is valid from the issue date through August 31 immediately
following the academic year listed on the permit.
(6) Subject to subrule (8) of this rule, the
superintendent of public instruction may revoke, refuse to grant, or refuse to
renew a school social worker permit or renewal for any of the following
reasons:
(a) Fraud, material
misrepresentation, or concealment or omission of fact in the application for or
the use of the school social worker permit or renewal.
(b) Conviction of the individual for whom a
public school requests a school social worker permit or renewal, or who is
working under a school social worker permit or renewal, of a crime described in
section 1535a of the act, MCL
380.1535a.
(c) Failure to meet the requirements for the
school social worker permit or renewal.
(d) Action taken by an out-of-state
certificating authority against an educator credential issued at any time to
the individual by that authority.
(7) The superintendent of public instruction
may rescind a school social worker permit or renewal at the request of the
employing or contracting public school.
(8) The superintendent of public instruction
shall revoke, refuse to grant, or refuse to renew a school social worker permit
or renewal if the individual working under the permit or renewal, or if the
individual for whom a public school requests the permit or renewal, was
convicted of a listed offense.
