Section R. 390.1130 - Out-of-state teaching certificate and program; temporary teaching certificateRule 30.
(1) Subject to subrule (5) of this rule and R 390.1204, the superintendent of public instruction may issue a standard teaching certificate to an applicant who has paid the applicable evaluation fee if the department has received documentation of both of the following:(a) One of the following:(i) An out-of-state certificating authority issued a standard level, or higher, teaching certificate to the applicant at any time based on satisfaction of requirements for certification the superintendent of public instruction considers equivalent to those in effect in this state.(ii) The applicant satisfactorily completed an out-of-state program the requirements of which the superintendent of public instruction considers equivalent to those in effect in this state that lead to teacher certification.(b) The applicant passed the appropriate available examinations as required by section 1531 of the act, MCL 380.1531.(2) Subject to subrule (5) of this rule and R 390.1204, the superintendent of public instruction may issue a professional teaching certificate to an applicant who has paid the applicable evaluation fee if the department has received documentation of all of the following: (a) An out-of-state certificating authority issued a standard level, or higher, teaching certificate to the applicant at any time based on satisfaction of requirements for certification the superintendent of public instruction considers equivalent to those in effect in this state.(b) The applicant satisfies the requirements of R 390.1123(1)(c)(ii)(B) or (iii)(B).(c) The applicant satisfies all requirements of section 1531(6) of the act, MCL 380.1531.(3) Subject to subrule (5) of this rule, the superintendent of public instruction may issue an endorsement on a valid or expired Michigan teaching certificate to an applicant who has paid the applicable evaluation fee if the department has received documentation of both of the following:(a) One of the following: (i) The applicant holds a valid or expired out-of-state teaching certificate with the endorsement or its equivalent.(ii) The applicant completed an out-of-state program with requirements the superintendent of public instruction considers equivalent to those in effect in this state that lead to the endorsement.(b) The applicant passed appropriate available examinations as required by section 1531 of the act, MCL 380.1531.(4) Subject to subrule (5) of this rule and R 390.1204, the superintendent of public instruction may issue a nonrenewable 1-year temporary teaching certificate to an applicant who has paid the applicable evaluation fee and satisfies the requirements of section 1531(13) of the act, MCL 380.1531.(5) An application for a Michigan teaching certificate or endorsement based on a foreign teaching credential must include documentation of credential review by a current member in good standing of an international credential review association approved by the department.(6) The superintendent of public instruction may enter into a written reciprocity agreement with an out-of-state certificating authority for the mutual acceptance of 1 or more types of teaching certificates.Mich. Admin. Code R. 390.1130
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