10.57.433    CLASS 6 SPECIALIST LICENSE

(1) A Class 6 specialist license is valid for a period of five years.

(2) Class 6 specialist licenses may be issued with the following endorsements:

(a) school psychologist; or

(b) school counselor.

(3) Applicants for an initial Montana Class 6 license with a degree more than five years old and who do not have current out-of-state licensure must have earned 60 professional development units as defined in ARM 10.57.215(4) within the five-year period preceding the effective date of the license. For the purposes of this provision, current licensure does not include provisional or restricted licenses.

(4) An applicant must verify completion of the online course "An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana."

(5) A Class 6 specialist license may also be endorsed in traffic education if the licensee meets the requirements of ARM 10.13.310 and is approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(6) Class 6 specialist licenses may be renewed pursuant to the requirements of ARM 10.57.215.

(7) A lapsed Class 6 specialist license may be reinstated by showing verification of 60 professional development units earned during the five-year period preceding the date of application for the new license.

 

History: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-102, MCA; IMP, Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-106, 20-4-108, MCA; NEW, 2002 MAR p. 3309, Eff. 11/28/02; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 345, Eff. 3/27/09; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2930, Eff. 7/1/15; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 1051, Eff. 7/31/15; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 2330, Eff. 1/1/17; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 799, Eff. 5/28/22.