§13019-H. Educational technician certificate
1.
Requirement.
An educational technician certificate is required for employment as an educational technician at a public school or a private school approved for attendance purposes pursuant to section 2901, subsection 2, paragraph B, if the employed individual will:
A.
Introduce new learning plans developed in consultation with the classroom teacher or appropriate content specialist; and
[PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]
B.
Supervise small groups of students in community-based programs.
[PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]
[PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]
2.
Qualifications.
The state board shall adopt rules establishing the qualifications and supervision for an educational technician certificate.
[PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]
3.
Certificate renewal.
An educational technician certificate is issued for a 5-year period and may be renewed in accordance with state board rules, which must require, at a minimum, that the educational technician, whether employed or unemployed, complete at least 3 semester hours of professional or academic study or the equivalent or in-service training designed to improve the performance of the educational technician in the field.
[PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]
4.
Emergency educational technician certificate.
The commissioner may issue an emergency certificate pursuant to this section to an applicant who has submitted to a criminal history background check and has successfully completed a program in this State approved for targeting essential skills and knowledge for performing permitted responsibilities. A certificate issued pursuant to this subsection is issued for a 5-year period.
[PL 2021, c. 228, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 228, §5 (AMD).