1. (1) To obtain a Class 5 provisional license with a specialist endorsement in school psychology, an applicant must provide:

   1. (a) verification of a master's degree or greater in school psychology or related field from an institutionally accredited college or university; or
   2. (b) verification from the approved specialist program of current enrollment and must sign and file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan of professional intent and evidence of enrollment leading, within three years of the date of validity of the provisional license, to an appropriately endorsed Class 6 license as provided in ARM 10.57.434.

2. (2) To obtain a Class 5 provisional license with a specialist endorsement in school counseling an applicant must provide:

   1. (a) verification of a bachelor's degree from an institutionally accredited college or university; or
   2. (b) verification from the approved specialist program of current enrollment and must sign and file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan of professional intent and evidence of enrollment leading, within three years of the date of validity of the provisional license, to an appropriately endorsed Class 6 license as provided in ARM 10.57.435.

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

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

History: NEW, 2002 MAR p. 3309, Eff. 11/28/02; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 554, Eff. 3/28/03; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 345, Eff. 3/27/09; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2930, Eff. 7/1/15; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 2330, Eff. 1/1/17; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 799, Eff. 5/28/22; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1189, Eff. 7/1/24.