Section 92-21-006 - Special Services Certificates and Permits006.01Special Services Certificates and Permits, Types, General Requirements. The Department may issue Standard Special Services certificates, Special Services permits and Provisional Special Services permits. Each applicant for any such Special Services certificate or permit must:006.01A Complete the application and meet the requirements of lawful presence in the United States as set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 4-108 through 4-114 including completion of the United States Citizenship Attestation Form if necessary, found in Appendix C of this chapter;006.01B Submit an official transcript of all college credit earned in fulfillment of the requirements of this chapter;006.01C Pay the prescribed fee as provided in Section 003.05 of this chapter;006.01D Not have an application for a certificate denied or currently have a certificate suspended or revoked by another jurisdiction, and not have any felony conviction, or any misdemeanor conviction involving abuse, neglect, or sexual misconduct as defined in Sections 003.11 through 003.14 of this chapter;006.01E Be of good moral character;006.01F Not have an emotional or mental incapacity to practice the profession as defined by Section 003.10 of this chapter;006.01G Submit a complete, legible set of the applicant's fingerprints and pay the prescribed fee fee established by the Board to the Department for processing a criminal history record check if the applicant is seeking the first issuance of a Nebraska certificate or permit and has not been a resident of Nebraska for at least five (5) continuous years immediately preceding the date of application; and006.01H Submit evidence of human relations training as defined by this chapter.006.02Standard Special Services Certificate. A Standard Special Services certificate is valid for working in all Nebraska school systems only in the area of Special Services Endorsements for Audiologist and School Nurse described in 92 NAC 24. If requested by the applicant at the time of application, such certificate is valid only in Nebraska nonpublic school systems. Each Standard Special Services certificate expires August 31 in the fifth year following the year of issuance or renewal.006.03Standard Special Services Certificate Requirements. Each applicant for a Standard Special Services certificate shall: 006.03A Fulfill the requirements in Section 006.01 of this chapter; and006.03B Have completed the program requirements for an Audiologist or School Nurse endorsement in 92 NAC 24.006.04Standard Special Services Certificates Renewal Requirements. Each applicant for the renewal of a Standard Special Services certificate must: 006.04A Fulfill the requirements in subsections 006.01A through 006.01F of this chapter.006.05Special Services Permit. A Special Services permit is valid for coaching in all Nebraska school systems, except that if requested by the applicant at the time of application, such permit is valid only in Nebraska nonpublic school systems. Each Special Services permit expires August 31 in the fifth year following the year of issuance.006.06Special Services Permit Requirements. Each applicant for a Special Services permit must: 006.06A Fulfill the requirements in Section 006.01 of this chapter; and006.06B Submit evidence of meeting the requirements for a Special Services Coaching endorsement in 92 NAC 24.006.07Special Services Permit Renewal Requirements. Each applicant for the renewal of a Special Services permit must: 006.07A Fulfill the requirements in Section 006.01 of this chapter;006.07B Hold or have held a Standard Special Services certificate with a Coaching endorsement or a Special Services permit; and006.07C Either: 006.07C1 Within five (5) years prior to the date of application for renewal, have been employed as a coach for at least one (1) year in a Nebraska school system while holding a Standard Special Services certificate with a Coaching endorsement or a Special Services permit; or006.07C2 Within two (2) years prior to the application for renewal, have completed coursework in first aid, health and safety for coaches, and fundamentals of coaching as set forth in the Special Services Coaching endorsement in 92 NAC 24.006.08Provisional Special Services Permit. A Provisional Special Services permit is valid for working only in the Nebraska school system requesting the issuance of such permit and only in the area of the Speech Language Technician endorsement described in 92 NAC 24. Each Provisional Special Services permit expires August 31 of the year following issuance. A Provisional Special Services permit may be renewed twice for an individual for a total of three (3) years.006.09Provisional Special Services Permit Requirements. Each applicant for a Provisional Special Services permit must: 006.09A Fulfill the requirements in Section 006.01 of this chapter;006.09B Submit a written request for the issuance of such permit from the superintendent of schools or the governing body of the school system in which the applicant intends to work;006.09C Have a bachelor's degree in Speech Communication Disorders or Speech Language Pathology; and006.09D Submit a signed and dated statement of intent to pursue admission into a Master's Speech Language pathology program during the period in which such permit is valid.006.10Provisional Special Services Permit Renewal Requirements. Each applicant for renewal of a Provisional Special Services certificate must: 006.10AFirst Renewal. Each applicant for a first renewal of a Provisional Special Services permit must shall: 006.10A1 Fulfill the requirements in Section 006.01 of this chapter;006.10A2 Hold or have held a Nebraska Provisional Special Services certificate or permit; and006.10A3 Submit a signed and dated statement from the institution verifying that the applicant has been admitted into an approved Master's Speech Language Pathology program.006.10BSecond and subsequent renewal. Each applicant for a second or subsequent renewal of a Provisional Special Services permit must: 006.10B1 Fulfill the requirements in Section 006.01 of this chapter;006.10B2 Hold or have held a Nebraska Provisional Special Services certificate or permit; and006.10B3 Submit a signed and dated statement from the institution of the remaining requirements leading to the issuance of a regular endorsement and a transcript documenting six (6) hours completed in the past year in a Master's Speech Language Pathology program.92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 21, § 006
Amended effective 10/20/2020Amended effective 2/18/2024