§ 53E-6-201 — State board licensure.

Utah § 53E-6-201

• Jurisdiction: Utah
• Title 53E: Public Education System -- State Administration
• Ch. 53E-6: Education Professional Licensure
• Part 53E-6-2: Licensing

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(1) The state board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish a system for educator licensing that includes:
(1)(a) an associate educator license that permits an individual to provide educational services in a public school while working to meet the requirements of a professional educator license;
(1)(b) a professional educator license that permits an individual to provide educational services in a public school after demonstrating that the individual meets licensure requirements established in state board rule;
(1)(c) an LEA-specific educator license issued by the state board at the request of an LEA's governing body that is valid for an individual to provide educational services in the requesting LEA's schools;
(1)(d) beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, a provider-specific license issued by the state board at the request of an authorized online course provider described in Section 53F-4-504 that:
(1)(d)(i) is valid for an individual to provide educational services to a student enrolled in an online course described in Section 53F-4-503; and
(1)(d)(ii) contains eligibility criteria that is no more stringent than the requirements for a license described in Subsection (1)(c); and
(1)(e) beginning in the 2029-2030 school year, the creation or modification of licenses if any are created or modified under Section 53G-6-206.
(2) An individual employed in a position that requires licensure by the state board shall hold the license that is appropriate to the position.
(3) (3)(a) (3)(a)(i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), the state board may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to rank, endorse, or otherwise classify licenses and establish the criteria for obtaining, retaining, and reinstating licenses.
(3)(a)(ii) The state board may not make licensure contingent upon passage of a pedagogical performance assessment.
(3)(a)(iii) The state board shall consider employment duration as a preschool teacher in a child care program, as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-401, as equivalent to employment duration in a district school, charter school, or accredited private school for purposes of relicensing.
(3)(b) An educator who is enrolling in a course of study at an institution within the state system of higher education to satisfy the state board requirements for retaining a license is exempt from tuition, except for a semester registration fee established by the Utah Board of Higher Education, if:
(3)(b)(i) the educator is enrolled on the basis of surplus space in the class after regularly enrolled students have been assigned and admitted to the class in accordance with regular procedures, normal teaching loads, and the institution's approved budget; and
(3)(b)(ii) enrollments are determined by each institution under rules and guidelines established by the Utah Board of Higher Education in accordance with findings of fact that space is available for the educator's enrollment.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 404, 2025 General Session