Montana § 37-31-305 Qualifications For License To Teach -- Provisional Teaching License

Montana Statutes

§ 37-31-305 — Qualifications For License To Teach -- Provisional Teaching License

Montana § 37-31-305

Title 37PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 31BARBERING, COSMETOLOGY, ELECTROLOGY, ESTHETICS, AND MANICURING

Part 3Licensing

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 37-31-305 (2026).

Text

37-31-305 . Qualifications for license to teach -- provisional teaching license.

(1)An applicant for licensure to teach the professions in this chapter must:

(a)have a license to practice in the same profession the person plans to teach;

(b)have practiced under the license in subsection (1)(a) for 12 continuous months before taking the teacher's examination;

(c)have completed teacher training and received a diploma from a board-approved teacher course; and

(d)have passed the board-approved examination.

(2)An applicant who meets the criteria in subsection (1)(a) but has 3 or more years of practice in the profession the applicant plans to teach is eligible for a nonrenewable, 2-year provisional license as a teacher while completing board-approved coursework related to teaching methodol

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37-31-305 . Qualifications for license to teach -- provisional teaching license. (1) An applicant for licensure to teach the professions in this chapter must:
(a) have a license to practice in the same profession the person plans to teach;
(b) have practiced under the license in subsection (1)(a) for 12 continuous months before taking the teacher's examination;
(c) have completed teacher training and received a diploma from a board-approved teacher course; and
(d) have passed the board-approved examination.
(2) An applicant who meets the criteria in subsection (1)(a) but has 3 or more years of practice in the profession the applicant plans to teach is eligible for a nonrenewable, 2-year provisional license as a teacher while completing board-approved coursework related to teaching methodology in lieu of a diploma in subsection (1)(c).
(3) The board shall issue a license to teach under this chapter, without examination, to a person licensed in another state if the board determines that:
(a) the other state's course of study hour requirement is equal to or greater than the hour requirement in this state; and
(b) the person's license from the other state is current and the person is not subject to pending or final disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct or impairment.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 3, Ch. 104, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 14, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 3228.3, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 222, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 210, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 244, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 168, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 310, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-803(2); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 106, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 260, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 602, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 473, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 305, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 243, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 86, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 100, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 102, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 15, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 544, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 279, L. 2025.