Applicants licensed in other states
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-20
in effect15.1-13-20. Applicants licensed in other states
1. The board shall grant a teaching license to an applicant who holds a regular teaching
license or certificate from another state, provided:
a. The applicant's licensure or certification is based upon a minimum of a bachelor's
degree with a major that meets the issuing state's requirements in early childhood
education, elementary education, middle level education, or a content area taught
at a public high school;
b. The applicant's licensure or certification is based upon the completion of a
professional education sequence from a state-approved teacher education
program and includes supervised student teaching;
c. The applicant submits the required fee and a criminal history record check, as
required of initial applicants by this chapter; and
d. The criminal history record check reveals nothing for which a North Dakota
applicant would be denied initial licensure.
2. a. A license granted under this section is valid for two years if the applicant has not
been licensed in another state for at least eighteen months.
b. Notwithstanding subdivision a, if the individual received a teaching license or
certificate from another state on or after January 1, 2002, and if the issuing state
did not require that the individual pass a state test as a condition of licensure or
certification, the board shall require that the individual, within two years from the
date of licensure, pass all state licensure tests normally required of applicants
from this state.
c. In all other cases, a license granted under this section is valid for five years and is
renewable if the licenseholder meets the re-education requirements established
for all five-year license renewals.
3. A license granted under this section must include all of the applicant's endorsements
issued or recognized by the applicant's other state of licensure.
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