(a) The following waivers from state law or rules governing licensure granted to an educational entity under the applicable statute shall be reported by an educational entity as a licensure exception in the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education’s reporting system:
- (1) Waivers granted in the original or amended charter of a public charter school under the Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013, Arkansas Code § 6-23-101 et seq.;
- (2) Waivers granted to a School of Innovation under the District of Innovation Program, Arkansas Code § 6-15-2801 et seq.; or
- (3) Waivers granted to a school district under Arkansas Code § 6-15-103, Acts 2015, No. 1240, as amended.
- (b) Persons employed in positions under one (1) of these waivers shall meet the requirements under the Rules Governing the Arkansas Qualified Teacher Requirements, 6 CAR pt. 182, if teaching in a core subject area.
- (c) The district superintendent or charter school director shall send written notice of the assignment of a teacher on an ALP, long-term substitute (LTS), or emergency teaching permit to the parent or guardian of each student in the teacher’s classroom no later than sixty (60) consecutive instructional days after the date of the assignment.