North Dakota § 15.1-13-23 School guidance and counseling services - Providers

North Dakota Statutes

§ 15.1-13-23 — School guidance and counseling services - Providers

North Dakota § 15.1-13-23

Title 15.1Elementary and Secondary Education

Ch. 15.1-13Teacher Licensing

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N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-23 (2026).

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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, as required for all counselors by the superintendent of public instruction, provided
the person has a North Dakota teaching license or will obtain one within seven years from the
date of first employment under this section. The board shall conduct a criminal history record
check in accordance with section 12-60-24 on each person hired under this section. All costs
associated with a background check are the responsibility of the person being hired. The board
shall monitor a person hired under this section to ensur

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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, as required for all counselors by the superintendent of public instruction, provided
the person has a North Dakota teaching license or will obtain one within seven years from the
date of first employment under this section. The board shall conduct a criminal history record
check in accordance with section 12-60-24 on each person hired under this section. All costs
associated with a background check are the responsibility of the person being hired. The board
shall monitor a person hired under this section to ensure that the person annually completes at
least one-seventh of the total credits required for that person to obtain a teaching license, as
determined at the time of employment under this section.