Section 13019-G - Educational specialist certificate1.Requirement. An educational specialist certificate is required for employment as an educational specialist at a public school or a private school approved for attendance purposes pursuant to section 2901, subsection 2, paragraph B. [2017, c. 235, §25(NEW); 2017, c. 235, §41(AFF).]
2.Qualifications. The state board shall adopt rules establishing the qualifications for an educational specialist certificate. [2017, c. 235, §25(NEW); 2017, c. 235, §41(AFF).]
3.Endorsements. The educational specialist certificate must be issued with an endorsement that specifies the work area for which the individual is determined to be qualified. A holder of an educational specialist certificate may not work outside the holder's area of endorsement. [2017, c. 235, §25(NEW); 2017, c. 235, §41(AFF).]
4.Certificate renewal. An educational specialist's certificate is issued for a 5-year period and may be renewed in accordance with state board rules, which must require, at a minimum, that the educational specialist, whether employed or unemployed, complete at least 6 semester hours of professional or academic study or the equivalent or in-service training designed to improve the performance of the educational specialist in the field. [2017, c. 235, §25(NEW); 2017, c. 235, §41(AFF).]
Added by 2017, c. 235,§ 25, eff. 7/1/2018.