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6-17-419. Expired license renewal requirements.
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6-17-419. Expired license renewal requirements.
(a)(1) A person who holds an Arkansas teaching license that is expired for more than one (1) year, who obtained the license before state-mandated licensure assessments were required by law and by rule for licensure, and who has less than three (3) years of teaching experience shall be allowed to renew that teaching license by:
(A) Passing the content-area assessment for the requested license;
(B) Providing evidence of the completion of the annual professional development requirement for licensure, including the professional development required under § 6-17-409; and
(C) Completing the general renewal requirements that are applicable to renewal for all other license holders.
(2) A person seeking renewal of an expired license under this section shall be entitled to a provisional license by meeting the general requirements that are applicable to all other persons seeking a provisional license.
(b) This section does not allow a person whose license was revoked under § 6-17-410 to renew his or her license.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-419
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6-17-419. Expired license renewal requirements.
(a)(1) A person who holds an Arkansas teaching license that is expired for more than one (1) year, who obtained the license before state-mandated licensure assessments were required by law and by rule for licensure, and who has less than three (3) years of teaching experience shall be allowed to renew that teaching license by:
(A) Passing the content-area assessment for the requested license;
(B) Providing evidence of the completion of the annual professional development requirement for licensure, including the professional development required under § 6-17-409; and
(C) Completing the general renewal requirements that are applicable to renewal for all other license holders.
(2) A person seeking renewal of an expired license under this section shall be entitled to a provisional license by meeting the general requirements that are applicable to all other persons seeking a provisional license.
(b) This section does not allow a person whose license was revoked under § 6-17-410 to renew his or her license.
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6-17-409. Alternative educator preparation programs — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section, “alternative educator preparation program” means a program of study approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education for candidates holding a bachelor's degree who are preparing for licensure as teachers and leaders in public schools in this state.
(b)(1) The State Board of Education may offer and operate an alternative educator preparation program.
(2)(A) The division may provide grants of financial assistance to entities that train individuals seeking to obtain licensure through an alternative educator preparation program administered by the division.
(B) The division shall pay the grants from funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the division for such purpose.
(C) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to determine eligibility for and amount of awards of the grants concerning the operation of the alternative educator preparation program authorized by this section and for such other purposes as may be necessary in carrying out the intent of this section.
(3) The division may refuse to admit for enrollment in the alternative educator preparation program administered by the division a person who has been dismissed from a teacher education program at an institution of higher education.
(4) If the State Board of Education requires an applicant for licensure through an alternative educator preparation program to complete one (1) or more additional college-level courses and the applicant has obtained a bachelor's degree, the required course or courses shall be available as an online course, a traditional face-to-face course, or a hybrid course that is part online instruction and part face-to-face instruction, as approved by the div
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-409
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-17-409. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-17-410. Teacher licensure — Application, renewal application, revocation, suspension, and probation — Definitions.
(a)(1)(A)(i) An applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a statewide and nationwide criminal records check, to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(ii) The check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints as required under § 6-17-417.
(iii) The Identification Bureau may maintain these fingerprints in the automated fingerprint identification system.
(iv) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a disqualifying offense.
(B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal records check.
(2) Upon completion of the criminal records check, the Identification Bureau shall forward all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(3)(A) An applicant for a license issued by the state board, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher are required to request through the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check to be conducted by the Department of Human Services.
(B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and is responsible for the payment of any fee associated with
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-410
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-17-410. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.