Certification Requirements for Career Education (Secondary/Adult) Certificates

PURPOSE: The State Board of Education is authorized to grant certificates of license to teach in any of the public schools of the state and establish requirements and qualifications for those certificates. This rule outlines the requirements for application for each of the various areas of certification within the Career Education (Secondary/Adult) Certificate. (1) An applicant for a Career Education (Secondary/Adult) Certificate, valid for a period of four (4) years, may be granted a Career Education (Secondary/Adult) Certificate subject to the certification requirements found in 5 CSR 20-400.500 and the following additional requirements: (A) Applicants for a Career Services Coordinator (Secondary/ Adult) Career Education Certificate, valid for a period of four (4) years from the effective date of the certificate, will be issued such a certificate subject to the following requirements: 1. The applicant must have secured a Career Services Coordinator position in their area of professional/technical preparation and/or training and the employing school district or postsecondary institution must request and endorse certification for the applicant; and 2. The applicant must possess a bachelor’s degree or higher degree in a business-related field or human resources. (B) Applicants for an Adult Education Supervisor (Secondary/ Adult) Career Education Certificate, valid for a period of four (4) years from the effective date of the certificate, will be issued such a certificate subject to the following requirements: 1. The applicant must have secured employment in their area of professional/technical preparation and/or training and the employing school district or postsecondary institution must request and endorse certification; and 2. The applicant must possess a bachelor’s degree or higher. (2) The requirements of this rule shall become effective August 1, 2017. AUTHORITY: sections 168.011, 168.405, and 168.409, RSMo 2000, and sections 161.092, 168.021, 168.071, 168.081, and 168.400, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Original rule filed Oct. 29, 2013, effective May 30, 2014. *Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002, 2003, 2013; 168.011, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.021, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013; 168.071, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013; 168.081, RSMo 1963, amended 1984, 2002; 168.400, RSMo 1985, amended 1990, 2002; 168.405, RSMo 1985; and 168.409, RSMo 1985.