A. A school district that has a shortage of qualified school principal candidates may request that the department issue a provisional three-B license to a level two teacher whom the school district believes has the potential to be an effective school principal.

B. To qualify for a provisional three-B license, the candidate shall:

1. (1) meet the requirements for a level three-A license;
2. (2) be enrolled in a department-approved induction and mentoring program in the school district; and

3. (3) be accepted into a department-approved school administrator preparation program.

   C. The provisional license is a four-year license and is not renewable. To maintain the provisional license, the licensee must receive satisfactory evaluations each year from the school district's mentoring program and from the school administrator preparation program. At the end of the four years, the provisional license may be converted to a regular level three-B license if the candidate:

4. (1) satisfactorily completes the school district's mentoring program; and
5. (2) satisfactorily completes the department-approved school administrator preparation program.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 117, § 2.

ANNOTATIONS

Delayed repeals. — Laws 2025, ch. 148, § 15 repealed 22-10A-11.3 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2029.

Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 117 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2009, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.