16 KAR 4:030. Out-of-state preparation.

      RELATES TO: KRS 161.020, 161.028, 161.030, 161.124, 161.126

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 161.020, 161.028, 161.030

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 161.020 and 161.030 require that a teacher and other professional school personnel hold a certificate of legal qualifications for the respective position to be issued upon completion of a program of preparation prescribed by the Education Professional Standards Board. KRS 161.028 requires the Education Professional Standards Board to establish the standards for obtaining and maintaining a teaching certificate. KRS 161.124 enacts into law the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel. KRS 161.126 designates the Executive Director of the Education Professional Standards Board as the state official responsible for signing contracts under this agreement. This administrative regulation establishes the certification provisions for applicants with out-of-state preparation.

      Section 1. (1) An applicant for Kentucky teacher certification whose professional preparation was completed at a teacher education institution located outside the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall have completed a program of preparation and the curriculum requirements approved by the responsible state education agency for teacher certification.

      (2) An out-of-state applicant who meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall be issued a Kentucky teaching certificate or statement of eligibility established in 16 KAR 2:010 at the grade range and content area corresponding to the out-of-state preparation.

      (3) An out-of-state applicant shall follow the procedures for application established in 16 KAR 2:010.

      Section 2. (1) An out-of-state applicant shall be subject to the testing and internship requirements of KRS 161.030 and implementing administrative regulations of the Education Professional Standard Board in KAR Title 16.

      (2) An out-of-state applicant shall be subject to the certificate issuance, recency, reissuance, renewal, and rank change provisions of KRS Chapter 161 and KAR Title 16. (SBE 42.005(4), (6), (7); 1 Ky.R. 494; eff. 3-12-75; Am. 11 Ky.R. 624; eff. 11-13-84; 28 Ky.R. 2065; 2340; eff. 5-16-2002; recodified from 704 KAR 20:035, 7-2-2002.)