The State Board of Education (SBE) at the June 8, 2009, meeting, approved the Rules Governing Initial and Standard Administrator Licensure, Rules Governing Licensure by Reciprocity, Rules Governing the Addition of Areas of Licensure or Endorsement, Rules Governing Initial, Standard and Provisional Teaching License and Rules Governing the Lifetime Teaching License to go out for Public Comment.
Written public comment on the rules will be accepted in the Office of Professional Licensure from June 19, 2009, through July 20, 2009.
A public hearing will be held July 14, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. for the Rules Governing Initial and Standard Administrator Licensure; 11:00 a.m. for the Rules Governing Licensure by Reciprocity; 1:00 p.m. for the Rules Governing the Addition of Areas of Licensure or Endorsement; 2:00 p.m. for the Rules Governing the Lifetime Teaching License; and 3:00 p.m. for the Rules Governing Initial, Standard and Provisional Teaching License in the Auditorium of the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201.
Copies of the proposed revisions may also be obtained at the Arkansas Department of Education, Office of General Counsel, Four Capitol Mall, Room 404-A, Little Rock, AR 72201.