Title 15.1 — Elementary and Secondary Education

For purposes of this chapter: 1. "Administrator" means an individual who holds an administrator's credential and who is employed by the board of a school district for the primary purpose of providing administrative services to the schools of the district. The term includes a scho…

1. The governor shall appoint to the education standards and practices board: a. Four individuals who are public school classroom teachers; b. One individual who is a nonpublic school classroom teacher; c. Two individuals who are school board members; d. Two individuals who are a…

Each member of the board is entitled to receive compensation in the amount of sixty-two dollars and fifty cents per day and to reimbursement for expenses as provided by law for other state officers while attending meetings or performing duties directed by the board. A member of t…

The term of office for a member of the board is three years, beginning on July first of the year of appointment. No person may serve for more than two consecutive terms. If a vacancy occurs, it must be filled for the duration of the unexpired term in the same manner as an origina…

The board annually shall select a chairman and a vice chairman. The executive director of the board or the executive director's designee shall serve as secretary.

The chairman of the board shall set the date and time of the board meetings and shall provide at least ten days' notice of the meeting to all board members. The chairman shall call a special meeting when requested to do so, in writing, by a majority of the board members.

1. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a majority of the quorum at any meeting has the authority to act upon any matter properly before the board. 3. At least five members of the board must consent to the revocation of an…

The board shall: 1. Supervise the licensure of teachers. 2. Set standards for and approve teacher preparation programs. 3. Seek the advice of teachers, administrators, school board members, teacher education professors, and other interested citizens in developing and updating cod…

The board may: 1. Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 28-32. 2. Apply for and receive federal or other funds on behalf of the state for purposes related to its duties. 3. Perform any duty related to the improvement of instruction through teacher education, professional develop…

1. The board shall establish by rule the criteria for teacher licensure and the process for issuing teaching licenses. The criteria must include considerations of character, adequate educational preparation, and general fitness to teach. 2. The board may not require a teacher who…

If an individual who is or was licensed to teach in another state applies for a license to teach in this state, the education standards and practices board may not impose on the individual any student teaching requirements as a condition of licensure. This section is applicable t…

1. The board may set and charge a fee for: a. Filing an application for a teaching license. b. Issuing a teaching license. 2. Any fee collected by the board must be deposited and disbursed in accordance with section 54-44-12.

A teaching license issued by the board is effective for at least one school year, unless suspended or revoked by the board. This section does not apply to provisional teaching licenses issued by the board under section 15.1-13-13.

1. If an individual has been licensed to teach in this state for a period of twenty-five years, the education standards and practices board shall grant the individual lifetime licensure. 2. Nothing in this section precludes the board from taking any action against an individual's…

1. The board may issue a provisional teaching license to an applicant, pending completion of the background check required by section 15.1-13-14 or pending the receipt of official transcripts or other original, signed, or certified documents. Except as otherwise provided under se…

The board shall check, or cause to be checked, the criminal history record of each applicant for initial licensure and re-entry licensure as a teacher in accordance with section 12-60-24. All costs associated with the background check and with obtaining and processing the fingerp…

1. Each applicant for a teaching license shall subscribe to the following oath or affirmation: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of North Dakota, and that I will faithfully discharge the dut…

A student who has met all the criteria necessary to receive a teaching license, but who has not graduated from a college or university, may request that the college or university provide a copy of the student's completed transcript to the board or to a comparable entity in anothe…

1. An individual may not engage in the profession of teaching unless: a. The individual holds a teaching license issued by the board; or b. The individual is approved to teach by the board. 2. An individual may be approved to teach by the board only if the individual has previous…

1. Notwithstanding contrary provisions of this chapter regarding licensure and licensure renewal, sections 43-51-11 and 43-51-11.1, regarding licensure renewal of a military member and licensure of a military spouse, apply to a license issued or renewed under this chapter. 2. Rul…

1. Before being employed to teach by a school district, an individual shall present to the school district business manager a teaching license or other evidence of approval to teach issued by the board. 2. Before being employed to teach by a nonpublic school, an individual shall …

Notwithstanding any other law, if an individual's teaching license expires within the final six weeks of a school district's or nonpublic school's calendar, that individual's license is deemed to be extended and in effect until the completion of the school district's or nonpublic…

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 r…

Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 135, § 3.

The board may license an individual as an instructor of North Dakota American Indian languages and culture if the individual is recommended for licensure to teach North Dakota native languages by an indigenous language board created by a tribal government in this state and if the…

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…

1. Any person may file with the board a complaint against a teacher or an administrator. The complaint must state the claims or charges and it must be signed. The complaint may include supporting documentation. 2. Upon receiving the complaint, the board shall serve a copy of the …

1. After holding a public hearing in accordance with chapter 28-32, the board may issue a written warning or reprimand to the individual, suspend the individual's teaching license, or revoke the individual's teaching license if: a. The individual obtained a license by means of fr…

1. If an individual's teaching license is suspended or revoked, the board shall notify the individual, the business manager of the school district employing the individual, each county superintendent of schools in the state, and the superintendent of public instruction. 2. Upon b…

The revocation of an individual's teaching license results in the immediate termination of the individual's employment by a school district. The school district shall, however, compensate the individual for services rendered only until such time as the notice of revocation is rec…

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, when a complaint regarding an administrator is filed with the board, all actions and determinations provided for in this chapter must be made by a subcommittee of the board. 2. The subcommittee must consist of the two board memb…

Burleigh County, North Dakota, is the venue for all actions to which the education standards and practices board is a party.

A state's attorney shall provide written notification to the board when an individual holding a teaching license is convicted of a felony or a class A misdemeanor.

Repealed by S.L. 2009, ch. 65, § 8.

Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 39, § 23.

The board shall approve an individual to be an instructor of theological studies upon receipt of the application and fees required under section 15.1-13-11 and pending completion of the background check required by section 15.1-13-14, if the individual: 1. Holds a baccalaureate d…

1. The board shall ensure a candidate for teacher licensure demonstrates competencies in youth mental health. Competencies must include: a. An understanding of the prevalence and impact of youth mental health disorders on family structure, education, juvenile services, law enforc…

1. The board shall ensure a candidate for teacher licensure who will be certified to be an early childhood or elementary teacher demonstrates competencies in beginning reading instruction based on scientifically and research-based best practices. Competencies must include the acq…

Information that reasonably may identify a minor child, including name, date of birth, address, parent name, and an image of a minor, obtained by the board during the course of a disciplinary action is exempt from section 44-04-18.