(1) A Class 2 standard teacher's license shall be valid for a term of five years.

(2) Applicants for an initial Montana Class 2 standard teacher's�license whose degree is more than five years old and who do not have current out-of-state licensure must have 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. For the purposes of this provision, current licensure does not include provisional or�restricted licenses.

(3) To obtain a Class 2 standard teacher's license an applicant must submit verification of all of the following:

(a) a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university;

(b) completion of an approved educator preparation program including appropriate supervised teaching experience as the terms are defined in ARM 10.57.102 with a recommendation for the license requested from the appropriate official from the educator preparation program;

(c) qualification for one or more endorsement as outlined in ARM 10.57.412;

(d) verified completion of the online course "An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana"; and

(e) �proof of:

(i) �a minimum passing score on the PRAXIS Subject Assessment applicable to the requested endorsement as established by the Office of Public Instruction and approved by the Board of Public Education; or

(ii) �a passing score on a student-teaching portfolio as defined in ARM 10.57.102 and verified by the appropriate official from the educator preparation program; or

(iii) �a 3.00 or higher course work grade point average (GPA) as defined in ARM 10.57.102 and verified by the appropriate official from the educator preparation program; or

(iv) �verified completion of an educator preparation program, a current standard, unrestricted out-of-state educator license, and two years of successful teaching experience as defined in ARM 10.57.102 as documented by a recommendation from the out-of-state P-12 school employer on a form prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction.

(4) A Class 2 standard teacher's license is renewable pursuant to the requirements of ARM 10.57.215.

(5) A lapsed Class 2 standard teacher's license may be reinstated by earning 60�professional development�units as defined in ARM 10.57.215(4)�during the five-year period preceding the date of application for the new license.

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