§ 15.1-18-04 — Student teacher - Eminence-credentialed teacher - Legal authority and status

North Dakota § 15.1-18-04

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 15.1: Elementary and Secondary Education
• Ch. 15.1-18: Teacher Qualifications

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status.
1. An individual assigned as a student teacher or employed as an eminence-credentialed
teacher has the same legal authority and status as a licensed teacher employed by the
school district. The authority extends to all aspects of student management and
discipline, the handling of confidential student records, and to all legal authority
granted to a licensed teacher in the state.

2. An individual assigned as a student teacher or employed as an eminence-credentialed
teacher must be deemed a licensed teacher employed by the district with respect to
acts performed by the individual at the direction of or with the consent of the district
employees under whose supervision and control the individual performs duties,
whether or not the duties are performed entirely in the presence of district employees
assigned to supervise the individual.
3. An individual assigned as a student teacher or employed as an eminence-credentialed
teacher must be deemed an employee of the school district for purposes of liability
insurance coverage under sections 32-12.1-05 and 39-01-08.
4. For purposes of this chapter, "eminence-credentialed teacher" means an individual
who provides teaching services in accordance with subsection 21 of section
15.1-09-33.