Indiana § 20-28-5-3 - Requirements for licensing
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§ 20-28-5-3. Requirements for licensing
Sec. 3. (a) The department shall designate the grade point average required for each type of license.
(b) The department shall determine details of licensing not provided in this chapter, including requirements regarding the following:
(1) The conversion of one (1) type of license into another.
(2) The accreditation of teacher education schools and departments.
(3) The exchange and renewal of licenses.
(4) The endorsement of another state's license.
(5) The acceptance of credentials from teacher education institutions of another state.
(6) The academic and professional preparation for each type of license.
(7) The granting of permission to teach a high school subject area related to the subject area for which the teacher holds a license.
(8) The issuance of licenses on credentials.
(9) The type of license required for each school position.
(10) The size requirements for an elementary school requiring a licensed principal.
(11) Any other related matters.
The department shall establish at least one (1) system for renewing a teaching license that does not require a graduate degree.
(c) The department shall periodically publish bulletins regarding:
(1) the details described in subsection (b);
(2) information on the types of licenses issued;
(3) the rules governing the issuance of each type of license; and
(4) other similar matters.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.157; P.L.166-2007, SEC.1; P.L.75-2008, SEC.1; P.L.90-2011, SEC.23; P.L.93-2011, SEC.3; P.L.146-2011, SEC.1; P.L.6-2012, SEC.135; P.L.106-2016, SEC.7; P.L.121-2016, SEC.28; P.L.85-2017, SEC.79; P.L.92-2020, SEC.50.
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