ARM 10.57.107. EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION OF EMPLOYMENT

(1) In accordance with 20-4-111 , MCA, school administrators who have exhausted all possibilities for obtaining a licensed teacher may request that the superintendent of public instruction issue an emergency authorization of employment to the district to employ a person to teach in the emergency situation. The requirements and standards set forth below must be met to assure consideration of a request for an emergency authorization of employment: (a) he request for emergency authorization of employment must originate with the school district. (b) he position must have been advertised through the teacher placement offices of the Montana job service and the Montana university system far enough in advance to reasonably enable qualified applicants to submit applications and credentials and to be interviewed. (c) he individual for whom the emergency authorization is being sought: (i) hall have previously held a valid teacher or specialist license; (ii) hall hold a bachelor's degree related to the area for which the emergency authorization of employment is being sought; or (iii) hall provide acceptable evidence of cultural expertise related to the area for which the emergency authorization of employment is being sought. (d) The individual for whom the emergency authorization is being sought shall not have held a valid class 5 license within the year preceding the year for which emergency authorization of employment is being sought. (2) n emergency authorization of employment is valid for one year.