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

1. (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 August 1 to July 31. Applicants may reapply through the school district for another substitute certificate of license to teach pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the state board.
2. (2) Applications for a substitute Missouri certificate of license to teach shall be submitted by the school district either through the Internet or on the forms provided by the State Board of Education which may be obtained by writing the Teacher Certification Section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 or by downloading from the Internet.

3. (3) An applicant for a substitute Missouri certificate of license to teach must also complete and submit the background check form containing—

   1. (A) Applicant’s residential address;
   2. (B) Applicant’s date of birth and Social Security number;
   3. (C) Details regarding teaching certificates or similar titles and/or other professional licenses or similar titles, including but not limited to disciplinary actions, denials, restrictions, revocations, voluntary surrenders, suspensions, reprimands, and/or investigations;
   4. (D) Details regarding being found guilty, plea of guilty, receipt of a suspended imposition of sentence or entering a plea of nolo contendere for any violation of any law of a state or the United States other than a minor traffic violation; and
   5. (E) Details regarding any pending complaints and/or investigations before any regulatory board or agency.
4. (4) The background check form is provided by the State Board of Education and may be obtained by writing the Professional Conduct and Investigations Section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102- 0480 or by calling (573) 522-1999.
5. (5) An applicant for a substitute Missouri certificate of license to teach shall submit to a Missouri State Highway Patrol records check and any other background check required by the local school district.
6. (6) An application is not considered officially filed with the State Board of Education until it has been determined by the State Board of Education or department staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the forms provided by the State Board of Education, signed, and accompanied by any other applicable forms. All information should be received by the board within ninety (90) days of the date of the application.

AUTHORITY: sections 161.092, 168.011 and 168.081, RSMo 1994, 168.021 and 168.071, RSMo Supp. 1998.* Emergency rule filed July 30, 1999, effective Aug. 9, 1999, expired Jan. 26, 2000. Original rule filed July 30, 1999, effective Feb. 29, 2000.

*Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973; 168.011, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.021, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998; 168.071, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998; and 168.081, RSMo 1963, amended 1984.