§ 21-7-303 — Certificate or permit required; exception

Wyoming § 21-7-303

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 21: Education
• Ch. 7: TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES
• Art. 3: TEACHERS IN GENERAL

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), (c) or
(d) of this section, no person shall teach or supervise in a
public school in this state and receive compensation therefor
out of any public fund who at the time of rendering such
services is not a holder of or a candidate and qualified for a
certificate or permit issued or to be issued under the laws of
this state and the rules and regulations of the Wyoming
professional teaching standards board pursuant to W.S. 21-2-802.
(b) Faculty members employed, even if for less than a
calendar year, by any postsecondary education institution
accredited by a regional accrediting agency may teach courses
offered at a public high school in this state without holding or
being qualified for a certificate or permit issued by the
Wyoming professional teaching standards board and without
meeting the requirements of W.S. 21-7-304 as provided in this
subsection. A person teaching at a public school pursuant to
this subsection shall teach only if the course is within the
same subject area in which he instructs at the accredited
postsecondary institution and:
(i) The course provides academic credit for both high
school graduation requirements and postsecondary education
requirements; or
(ii) The course provides only academic credit for
high school graduation requirements and there is no other
certified and qualified teacher teaching at that school
available to teach the course.
(c) In accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
a person may teach driver education in a public school in this
state without holding or being qualified for a certificate or
permit issued by the Wyoming professional teaching standards
board and without meeting the requirements of W.S. 21-7-304.
The Wyoming professional teaching standards board shall by rule
establish and maintain minimum standards for a permit for that
employment which shall be applicable only as provided in this
subsection. A person employed by a school district to teach
driver education in a public school in this state, shall not be
employed for more than three (3) consecutive school years in any
period beginning after July 1, 1997, unless the person has met
the requirements of the professional teaching standards board
for a permit to teach driver education.
(d) A person may be employed as superintendent of schools
by any district board of trustees without holding or being
qualified for certification by the Wyoming professional teaching
standards board pursuant to W.S. 21-2-802. A person who has not
qualified for certification pursuant to W.S. 21-2-802 shall be
required to comply with W.S. 21-2-802(e) prior to being employed
by any district board as a superintendent of schools.