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Board adopts updated teacher-licensing rule, sets 60-day assignment limit for licensed positions
Summary
On second and final reading the board continued and approved R277-309, clarifying that LEAs may assign an educator as licensed only while an application is pending and limiting assignment duration to a 60-day window before reclassification is required.
The Utah State Board of Education continued and approved amendments to R277-309 (Appropriate Licensing and Assignment of Teachers) on second and final reading.
Key change: The rule clarifies when an LEA may assign an educator to a licensed assignment while that person is working toward licensure. Staff explained the rule is intended to create a clear window for LEA assignments: if an educator has applied for a license and the application process is underway, the LEA may assign the person as a…
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