1. (1) Overview. A superintendent or administrator who wishes to employ an individual as a speech-1anguage pathologist may request a SLTC. This certificate may be requested for an individual who does not hold a valid speech-1anguage pathology license or valid renewal card issued by any state’s board of examiners in speech pathology and audiology. The SLTC is not an alternative certificate. A SLTC allows the holder to serve only as a speech-1anguage pathologist.

2. (2) Application.

   1. (a) The applicant is required to submit to the employing superintendent or administrator the current application for this approach and documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.32 and on the application.

   2. (b) The superintendent or administrator who wishes to employ the applicant as a speech-1anguage pathologist is required to submit to the Educator Certification Section:

      1. 1. A recommendation requesting issuance of the SLTC.
      2. 2. The applicant’s current application and documentation of having met all requirements.

3. (3) Requirements. All requirements must be successfully completed prior to the date the application is received in the Educator Certification Section.

   1. (a) Successful completion of the Alabama Special Requirements in Rule 290-3-2-.02(4).
   2. (b) Verification on official transcript(s) of all degrees earned.
   3. (c) Verification on an official transcript(s) of an earned master’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited senior institution.
   4. (d) Verification, on the current application for this approach, of completion of a master’s degree level speech-1anguage pathology program that was accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) at the time of program completion.
   5. (e) Verification, on the current application for this approach, of satisfactory performance on the CAA-prescribed Praxis II test(s).
4. (4) Degree Level. The SLTC shall be issued at the master’s degree level.
5. (5) Valid Period. The valid period of the SLTC shall be from the date of issuance through the remainder of the same scholastic year, and thereafter, for the next consecutive scholastic year. The SLTC shall not be continued, renewed, reinstated, or reissued.

Author: Dr. Thomas R. Bice

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, Ala. Const. Amend. 284, §§16-3-11, 16-23-1, 16-23-2.

Editor’s Note: Rule was previously .20 and renumber to .32 as per certification file December 10, 2010.

History: New Rule: Filed August 4, 2008; effective September 8, 2008. Repealed and New Rule: Filed December 10, 2010; effective January 14, 2011. Repealed and New Rule: Filed January 17, 2014; effective February 21, 2014. Repealed and New Rule: Filed March 10, 2016; effective April 24, 2016.