1. (1) A Class 2 standard teacher's license shall be valid for a term of five years.
2. (2) Applicants for an initial Montana Class 2 standard teacher's license whose degree is more than five years old and who do not have current out-of-state licensure must have earned 60 professional development units as defined in ARM 10.57.215(4) within the five-year period preceding the effective date of the license. For the purposes of this provision, current licensure does not include provisional or restricted licenses.

3. (3) To obtain a Class 2 standard teacher's license an applicant must submit verification of all of the following:

   1. (a) a bachelor's or master's degree from an institutionally accredited college or university, or a completed evaluation of foreign transcripts that demonstrates equivalency to a bachelor's degree through a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) agency;
   2. (b) completion of an approved educator preparation program including appropriate supervised teaching experience as the terms are defined in ARM 10.57.102 with a recommendation for the license requested from the appropriate official from the educator preparation program;
   3. (c) qualification for one or more endorsement as outlined in ARM 10.57.412;
   4. (d) verified completion of the online course "An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana"; and

   5. (e) proof of:

      1. (i) a minimum passing score on the PRAXIS Subject Assessment applicable to the requested endorsement as established by the Office of Public Instruction and approved by the Board of Public Education; or
      2. (ii) a passing score on a student-teaching portfolio as defined in ARM 10.57.102 and verified by the appropriate official from the educator preparation program; or
      3. (iii) a 3.00 or higher course work grade point average (GPA) as defined in ARM 10.57.102 and verified by the appropriate official from the educator preparation program; or
      4. (iv) verified completion of an educator preparation program, a current standard, unrestricted out-of-state educator license, and two years of successful teaching experience as defined in ARM 10.57.102 as documented by a recommendation from the out-of-state P-12 school employer on a form prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction.
4. (4) A Class 2 standard teacher's license is renewable pursuant to the requirements of ARM 10.57.215.
5. (5) A lapsed Class 2 standard teacher's license may be reinstated by earning 60 professional development units as defined in ARM 10.57.215(4) during the five-year period preceding the date of application for the new license.

Authorizing statute(s): Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-121, 20-4-102, MCA

Implementing statute(s): Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-102, 20-4-103, 20-4-106, 20-4-108, MCA

History: NEW, 2002 MAR p. 3309, Eff. 11/28/02; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 978, 5/9/03; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 345, Eff. 3/27/09; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2930, Eff. 7/1/15; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 1051, Eff. 7/31/15; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 2330, Eff. 1/1/17; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 1051, Eff. 7/27/19; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 799, Eff. 5/28/22; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1189, Eff. 7/1/24.