Source: http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec13013.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 00:40:33+00:00

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1. Definition. A professional teacher certificate is a renewable certificate issued to an individual who has met the qualifications of this section.
(2) In the 5 years prior to applying for certification in this State, the applicant has 3 years of successful teaching experience under a valid comparable certificate in a state with which the State is participating in the interstate compact.
3. Endorsements. A professional teacher certificate must be issued with an endorsement that specifies the grades and subject area that the teacher is deemed qualified to teach. A holder of a professional teacher certificate may not teach outside the certificate holder's area of endorsement unless the certificate holder has received a waiver from the commissioner in accordance with state board rules.
4. Five-year certificate. A professional teacher certificate is issued for a 5-year period.
5. Renewal. A professional teacher certificate may be renewed for 5-year periods in accordance with state board rules, which must require, at a minimum, that the teacher, whether employed or unemployed, complete at least 6 semester hours of professional or academic study or in-service training designed to improve the performance of the teacher in the field. If the teacher has attained certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the renewal period is for 10 years.
1983, c. 845, §4 (NEW). 1991, c. 682, §§2-4 (AMD). 1993, c. 435, §5 (AMD). 1995, c. 320, §§3,4 (AMD). 1997, c. 266, §§16,17 (AMD). 1999, c. 75, §6 (AMD). 2001, c. 534, §4 (AMD). 2017, c. 235, §12 (AMD). 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF). 2017, c. 381, §15 (AMD).

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