The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education will issue a standard license based on recommendations for licensure requirements from the Professional Licensure Standards Board as follows:

1. (1)

   1. (A) Early Career Professional Educator designation. The Early Career Professional Educator designation is a first-time standard or traditional license.
   2. (B) The licensee may renew the license or seek a Career Professional Educator designation after meeting the requirements for the Career Professional Educator designation; and

2. (2)

   1. (A) Career Professional Educator designation. The educator holding this standard license will be recognized as a career professional with a strong commitment to the teaching profession.
   2. (B) The requirements for a Career Professional Educator designation will include at a minimum that the applicant meets the requirements for an Early Career Professional Educator designation, has completed a minimum of three (3) years of teaching experience, and provides verification that the educator has performed at the level of an effective teacher as outlined in the state-approved evaluation framework, or an equivalent measure if the applicant is not employed by an Arkansas public school at the time of application.