School guidance and counseling services - Providers
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-23
in effect15.1-13-23. School guidance and counseling services - Providers
Notwithstanding any other law, guidance and counseling services at the elementary and
secondary school level may be provided by a person holding a graduate degree in counseling
from a state-approved school counseling program, with coursework and an internship in school
counseling, as required for all counselors by the superintendent of public instruction, provided
the person has a North Dakota teaching license or will obtain one within seven years from the
date of first employment under this section. The board shall conduct a criminal history record
check in accordance with section 12-60-24 on each person hired under this section. All costs
associated with a background check are the responsibility of the person being hired. The board
shall monitor a person hired under this section to ensure that the person annually completes at
least one-seventh of the total credits required for that person to obtain a teaching license, as
determined at the time of employment under this section.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t15-1c13.pdf#nameddest=15p1-13-23Fetched: 10/16/2026