Section R277-301-7 - LEA-specific Educator License Requirements(1) The Superintendent may issue an LEA-specific educator license to a candidate if: (a) the LEA requesting the LEA-specific educator license has an adopted policy, posted on the LEA's website, which includes:(i) educator preparation and support:(A) as established by the LEA; and(B) aligned with the Utah Effective Teaching Standards described in Rule R277-530;(ii) criteria for employing educators with an LEA-specific license; and(iii) compliance with all requirements of this rule;(b) an LEA governing board applies on behalf of the candidate;(c) the candidate meets all the requirements in this Section R277-301-7; and(d) the candidate successfully completes professional learning modules created or approved by the Superintendent in: (ii) classroom management and instruction;(iii) basic special education law and instruction; and(iv) the Utah Effective Educator Standards described in Rule R277-330.(2) An LEA-specific license, license area, or endorsement is valid only within the requesting LEA for the educator's current assignment.(3) An LEA-specific license, license area, or endorsement is valid until June 30 of the third school year after the after the Superintendent issues the license.(4) An LEA may not issue an LEA-specific license area of concentration to an educator for the following license areas: (b) pre-school special education;(e) school social worker;(g) speech-language technician; (h) speech-language pathologist; or(5) An LEA may not issue an LEA-specific endorsement in drivers education.(6) An LEA-specific license expires immediately if the educator's employment with the LEA that requested the license ends.(7) An LEA may request renewal of an LEA-specific license if an educator meets professional learning requirements established by the Superintendent.(8) The general requirements for an LEA-specific educator license shall include: (a) completion of a criminal background check, including: (i) review of any criminal offenses and clearance in accordance with Rule R277-214; and (ii) continued monitoring in accordance with Subsection 53G-11-403(1);(b) completion of the educator ethics review within one calendar year before the application; and(c) approval of the request by the LEA governing board in a public meeting no more than 60 days before the application, which includes the LEA's rationale for the request.(9) The content knowledge and pedagogical requirements for an LEA-specific educator license shall be established by the LEA governing board.(10) An LEA school that requests an LEA-specific license, license area, or endorsement shall prominently post the following information on each school's website: (a) disclosure of the fact that the school employs individuals holding LEA-specific educator licenses, license areas, or endorsements;(b) an explanation of the types of licenses issued by the board;(c) the percentage of the types of licenses, license areas, and endorsements held by educators employed in the school-based on the employees' FTE as reported to the Superintendent; and(d) a link to the Utah Educator Look-up tool provided by the Superintendent in accordance with Subsection R277-312-7(6).Utah Admin. Code R277-301-7
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-1, effective 12/10/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-15, effective 7/2/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-14, effective 7/9/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-13, effective 6/24/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-02, effective 1/11/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-12, effective 6/7/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-12, effective 6/7/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-14, effective 7/9/2024