Mont. Admin. r. 10.57.424 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE

(1) There are three types of Class 5 licenses:

(a) a Class 5A provisional license that is valid for one year;

(b) a Class 5B provisional license that is valid for three years; and

(c) a Class 5C provisional license that is valid for three years.

(2) A Montana educator may be issued only one Class 5 provisional license per teaching license (Class 1 or 2), administrator license (Class 3), or specialist license (Class 6). A Class 5 provisional license is not available for an initial Class 4 license or a Class 7 or 8 license.

(3) A Class 5A provisional license will be issued to those individuals seeking their initial Montana educator license who meet all licensure requirements except need successful completion of the Montana required Praxis test. This license is valid for one year and is non-renewable.

(4) A Class 5B provisional license is valid for a term of three years, is not renewable, and may not be reinstated. A Class 5B provisional license will be issued to those individuals who hold a bachelor's degree from an institutionally accredited college or university but have not completed an approved educator preparation program.

(a) An applicant for a Class 5B provisional license must sign and file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan of professional intent leading, within three years of the date of validity of the provisional license, to an appropriately endorsed Class 1, 2, 3, or 6 license as provided in ARM 10.57.412, 10.57.414, 10.57.415, 10.57.418, 10.57.419, or 10.57.434 and 10.57.435.

(5) A Class 5C provisional license is valid for a term of three years, is not renewable, and may not be reinstated. A Class 5C provisional license will be issued to those seeking a license in Montana whose degree is more than five years old, do not hold a current standard, unrestricted educator licensure, and have not 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.

(a) An applicant for a Class 5C provisional license must sign and file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan of professional intent to obtain 60 professional development units which lead, within three years of the date of validity of the provisional license, to an appropriately endorsed Class 1, 2, 3, or 6 license as provided in ARM 10.57.412, 10.57.414, 10.57.415, 10.57.418, 10.57.419, or 10.57.434 and 10.57.435.

(6) An applicant for a Class 5A, 5B, or 5C provisional license must provide verification of:

(a) a bachelor's degree from an institutionally accredited college or university; and

(b) a current Montana address or job offer from a P-12 school in Montana; and

(c) completion of the online course "An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana."

(7) A Class 5A, 5B, or 5C provisional licensee is not eligible for a Board of Public Education approved internship program in the same endorsement area subsequent to the Class 5A, 5B, or 5C licensure expiration date.

(8) Extension may be granted to a Class 5B or 5C provisional license at the discretion of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as authorized in ARM 10.57.109. Requests for extension must be submitted by the licensee and supported by the accredited educator preparation program. A request for extension must demonstrate evidence of extreme hardship or other circumstances beyond the control of the licensee which prevented timely completion of the agreed upon plan of study.

Notes

Mont. Admin. r. 10.57.424

NEW, 2002 MAR p. 3309, Eff. 11/28/02; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 345, Eff. 3/27/09; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2930, Eff. 12/12/14; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 1051, Eff. 7/31/2015; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 2330, Eff. 12/10/2016; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 1051, Eff. 7/27/2019; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 799, Eff. 5/28/2022; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1189, Eff. 7/1/2024

AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-102, MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-106, 20-4-108, MCA