20081029-IR-515080415FRA Adds 515 IAC 9-1-30 concerning the requirements of a visiting teacher permit. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.

TITLE 515 ADVISORY BOARD OF THE DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

Final Rule

LSA Document #08-415(F)

DIGEST

Adds 515 IAC 9-1-30 concerning the requirements of a visiting teacher permit. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.

515 IAC 9-1-30

SECTION 1. 515 IAC 9-1-30 IS ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

515 IAC 9-1-30 Visiting teacher permit

Authority: IC 20-28-2-6

Affected: IC 20-28-2; IC 20-28-5-9

Sec. 30. (a) The visiting teacher permit:

(1) is a nonrenewable credential valid for three (3) years; and

(2) allows an international teacher to have a teaching credential in Indiana.

(b) To qualify for the visiting teacher permit, the applicant must submit documentation from the Ministry of Education or comparable office of the visiting teacher's country of origin verifying the applicant:

(1) is of good moral character;

(2) is a citizen of another country who is in the United States or will be entering the United States, and whom an Indiana school corporation has agreed to employ as a teacher;

(3) holds the United States equivalent of the bachelor's degree from an accredited institution;

(4) has completed a teacher preparation program;

(5) has teaching or related professional experience; and

(6) demonstrates English language proficiency.

(c) To qualify for the visiting teacher permit, the applicant must submit the following:

(1) An application for a visiting teacher permit submitted by an employing school superintendent.

(2) Verification from the Ministry of Education or comparable office of the visiting teacher's country of origin of the documentation required in subsection (b).

(3) The established fee for the issuance of the permit.

(4) A limited criminal history record of the applicant in the English language from the applicant's country of origin that complies with IC 20-28-5-9.

(d) A visiting teacher permit under subsection (b) is:

(1) nonrenewable; and

(2) issued only in the content area or areas or school setting or settings for which the candidate is assigned to teach.

(e) This rule does not apply to international teachers employed by accredited Indiana schools through memoranda of understanding between the department of education and ministries of education of other countries.

(Advisory Board of the Division of Professional Standards; 515 IAC 9-1-30; filed Oct 1, 2008, 4:13 p.m.: 20081029-IR-515080415FRA)

LSA Document #08-415(F)

Notice of Intent: 20080528-IR-515080415NIA

Proposed Rule: 20080625-IR-515080415PRA

Hearing Held: August 7, 2008

Approved by Attorney General: September 26, 2008

Approved by Governor: September 30, 2008

Filed with Publisher: October 1, 2008, 4:13 p.m.

Documents Incorporated by Reference: None Received by Publisher

Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Shawn Sriver, Director, Division of Professional Standards, Indiana Department of Education, Room 229, State House, Indianapolis, IN 46204, [phone], [e-mail]

Posted: 10/29/2008 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20081029-IR-515080415FRA

Composed: Nov 01,2016 12:31:00AM EDT

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