1. (a)

   1. (1) CTE teachers’ licensure shall be submitted through the Office of Educator Licensure.
   2. (2) See the Educator Effectiveness and Licensure Division, Office of Educator Licensure webpage on educator licensure https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/educator-effectiveness/educator-licensure for a complete description.
2. (b) A public school, agency, or organization may apply for an exception from the requirement under Arkansas Code § 6-15-1004 for a licensed educator if it imposes an undue hardship for a school to timely fill a vacant position with a qualified individual licensed in the required licensure content area and level of licensure.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Exceptions require approval by the State Board of Education.

   2. (2) The exceptions are:

      1. (A) Additional licensure plans and administer licensure completion plans;
      2. (B) Long-term substitute teacher; or
      3. (C) Emergency teaching permit.
   3. (3) An emergency teaching permit authorizes the permit holder to be hired to fill a vacant teaching position without a license.

4. (d)

   1. (1) Career and technical education (CTE) teachers will be provided district supported mentoring which will include teacher excellence and support system professional learning.
   2. (2) Additionally, job-embedded professional learning communities are being organized to offer an opportunity for those who may be singletons to increase their professional learning.
   3. (3) Career and technical education degreed teacher licensure.
5. (e) Arkansas career and technical teacher licensure by occupational area:

   Program Area	License/Permit	Type
   Agriculture Science & Technology	218 Agriculture Science & Technology	Approved Standard License
   Family & Consumer Sciences	215 Family & Consumer Sciences	Approved Standard License
   Business & Marketing	250 Business Technology (4-12) 225 Business Tech grades (7-12)	Approved Standard License
   STEM	575 Drafting & Design (7-12) 606 Pre-Engineering (7-12)624 Biomedical (7-12)627 Aviation Flight Technology (7-12)	Approved Technical Permits

   *Please refer to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Educator Licensure, for a complete list of teacher licensures and endorsements: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Files/20201102144720_Licensure_Areas_Chart_2018.pdf.

Codification Notes: “CTE” means career technical education.