Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXI - Bulletin 74-Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel › Chapter 5 - Teaching Credentials, Licenses and Certifications › Subchapter A - Standard Teaching Certificates › Section CXXXI-511 - Out-of-State (OS) Certificate

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  An out-of-state (OS) certificate, valid for a three-year period, is not
				  renewable, and is issued to a teacher who has completed an out-of-state teacher
				  preparation program and either holds or is eligible for a standard certificate
				  in the state in which the program was completed. The teacher is not initially
				  eligible for a level 1, 2, or 3 Louisiana certificate but meets Louisiana
				  certification requirements with the exception of the exam requirements in
				  accordance with
				  §303 of this Part. OS certification
				  provides a transition period that permits the holder to be employed in
				  Louisiana K-12 schools while completing Louisiana exam requirements. For
				  continued employment as a teacher in a Louisiana school system after the
				  three-year period has elapsed, the OS certificate holder must fulfill
				  guidelines for a level 1 or higher-level certificate.
B. OS Eligibility requirements:
1. earn a minimum of a baccalaureate degree
				  from a college or university accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602
				  ;
2. complete a teacher preparation
				  program in another state;
3. hold a
				  standard out-of-state teaching certificate, or if no certificate was issued, a
				  letter from the state department of education or college of education dean
				  verifying eligibility in that state for a certificate in the certification
				  area(s);
4. complete student
				  teaching or internship in a certification area, or in lieu of student teaching
				  or internship have the years of successful teaching experience as required by
				  the teacher preparation program provider or SEA;
5. a candidate who has not taught
				  successfully for at least one year in the five years prior to the date of
				  application may be issued a one-year non-renewable (OS1) certificate during
				  which time the holder must be found effective in accordance with
				  §103 of this Part for the issuance of a
				  three-year non-renewable (OS) certificate; and
6. beginning January 1, 2017, the LDOE will
				  issue a letter of eligibility for an OS certificate to requesting teachers who
				  are not yet employed in Louisiana. Once employed as a teacher of record in an
				  approved Louisiana school system, the OS certificate will be issued at the
				  request of the Louisiana employing authority.
7. Active military or military spouse
				  out-of-state applicants stationed in Louisiana will be issued the relevant
				  standard professional level teaching certificate or eligibility for a five-year
				  certificate, contingent upon the following.
a.
				  A copy of military or military spouse out-of-state orders transferring the
				  applicant or spouse to Louisiana must be submitted to LDOE.
b. LDOE will verify that all standard
				  professional level teaching certificates from other states are in good
				  standing.
c. A background check
				  must be conducted in accordance with Louisiana statute to verify compliance
				  with standards of practice.
d.
				  Notification of eligibility will be issued no later than 20 days from the
				  receipt of a complete application.
e. Once employed in Louisiana, a five-year
				  standard professional level teaching certificate will be issued at the request
				  of the Louisiana employing authority.