Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 5, § 80-800.290 – Application for Substitute Certificate of License to Teach

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedures for application for a substitute certificate of license to teach.

(1) An applicant for a substitute Missouri certificate of license to teach who has successfully completed sixty (60) semester hours or more of credit from an academic degree granting institution which is contained within the United States Department of Education’s Directory of Post-Secondary Institutions, or approved by the commissioner of education and possesses good moral character may be granted a substitute Missouri certificate of license to teach for the period of August 1 to July 31. Applicants may reapply through the school district for another substitute certificate of license to teach pursuant to the rules promulgated by the State Board of Education (board).
(2) Applications for a substitute Missouri certificate of license to teach (including the background check or fingerprint request) shall be submitted by the school district through the Internet.
(3) An application is not considered officially filed with the board until it has been determined by the board or DESE staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the forms provided by the board signed, and accompanied by two (2) full sets of fingerprints with the appropriate fee as set by the Missouri State Highway Patrol (Highway Patrol) and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) and any other applicable forms and/or fees. All information should be received by the board within ninety (90) days of the date of the application.
1. (A) The applicant is responsible for submitting the fingerprints in the manner acceptable to the Highway Patrol and/or FBI and the payment of any fees required by the Highway Patrol and/or FBI. AUTHORITY: sections 161.092, 168.021, 168.071 and 168.081, RSMo Supp. 2004 and 168.011, RSMo 2000 .* Emergency rule filed July 30, 1999, effective Aug. 9, 1999, expired Jan. 26, 2000. Original rule filed July 30, 1999, effective Feb. 29, 2000. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 2003, effective April 30, 2004. Amended: Filed June 30, 2005, effective Jan. 30, 2006. *Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002, 2003; 168.011, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.021, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2003; 168.071, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003; and 168.081, RSMo 1963, amended 1984, 2002.