From the ECS State Policy Database Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary MS Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Deduction of Cost of Substitute Teachers from Pay of Absent Licensee S.B. 2452 Clarifies that local school districts may deduct the cost of a substitute teacher from the salary of a licensed school employee for the firs... More... OK Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Substitute Teachers Not Holding Certification H.B. 2727 Requires districts to set the maximum number of days within which a substitute teacher who does not hold a valid certificate may be employed... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Overhaul of Teacher and Administrator Licensure S.B. 1799 Effective June 30, 2012, repeals 105 ILCS 5/21-1a on teacher certification exams. Effective June 30, 2013, repeals statutory provisions on (... More... CT Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Allows Waiver of Requirement that Substitute Teacher Hold a Bachelor's Degree S.B. 933 Allows the Commissioner of Education to waive the requirement that a substitute teacher hold a bachelor's degree upon the request of a super... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Substitute Teachers S.B. 1674 Authorizes substitute teachers to be employed and paid by a local education agency (LEA) or by a third party provider. Substitute teachers e... More... IL Signed into law 12/2010 P-12 Authorizations for Substitute Teachers H.B. 5863 Authorizes a fee, not to exceed the cost of the background check, to be charged to applicants seeking employment as a substitute teacher. Pr... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Limits on Days Non-Certified Substitute Teachers Can Teach H.B. 2854 Increases the number of school days a substitute teacher who does not hold a valid certificate may be employed during a school year from 70 ... More... WV Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Hiring Teachers/SubstituteTeachers/Noncitizen Teachers/Teacher Retirement S.B. 1006A Amends the definition of "long-term substitute" from a substitute employee who fills a vacant position expected to extend for at least 90 co... More... HI Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Wage Adjustments for Substitute Teachers S.B. 2652 Effective July 1, 2008, directs the board of education to provide wage adjustments for substitute teachers that are comparable to the across... More... IA Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Substitutes in K-6 Special Education Classrooms IAC 282-14.143(272) Expands the ability of a paraeducator holding a substitute authorization to work in K-6 special education classrooms. IOWA 5764... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Student Teachers at At-Risk Schools and Subject Areas A.B. 512 Requires a school district which has entered into an agreement for the assignment of student teachers within the district for training purpo... More... WV Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Retired Teachers as Substitutes & Retirement Benefits H.B. 2105 Extends the expiration date of provisions permitting retired teachers to accept employment as substitutes in areas of critical need and shor... More... HI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Substitute Teacher Pay S.B. 3197 Sets and provides moneys for the classification and compensation rates for substitute teachers that are consistent with the compensation rat... More... OK Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Substitute Special Education Teachers S.B. 1493 Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, requires any substitute teacher employed to teach special education for the same assignment for more... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Substitutes H.B. 2446 Declares that the provisions of RCW 42.23.030 do not apply to the letting of an employment contract as a substitute teacher or substitute ed... More... IA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Qualifications for Substitute Teachers IAC 14.119(1), 14.119(3) Allows a substitute teacher's license to be issued to an individual who has successfully completed all requirements of an approved Iowa teac... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2005 P-12 Substitute Teaching Permits for Katrina Victims 23 IAC 25.105 Offers individuals from the geographic area drastically affected by Hurricane Katrina a temporary permit for substitute teaching in Illinois... More... HI Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 S.B. 1250 Requires the compensation plan for substitute teachers' pay to be commensurate with their educational training and academic qualifications. ... More... DE Rule Adoption 12/2004 P-12 Procedures Manual - Licensing 8 DEC, 911 Procedures Manual, Appendixes A and B Amends the State Board of Education Procedures Manual by including licensing of substitute teachers and National Board teachers and removing... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Substitute Teachers NMAC 6.63.10.1, .06 thru .8, .12, .14 Relates requirements for substitute teachers and continuing certification.... More... ND Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Interim Licenses NDAC 67.1-02-04-01, -02 thru -08 Establishes rules regarding interim licenses for teacher shortages. Addresses interim licenses for substitute teachers, provisional licenses... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 School District Substitute Teacher Contractors S.B. 2498 Provides that private firms under contact with school districts to provide substitute teachers during the temporary absence of the regularly... More... UT Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Employment of Substitute Teachers R277-508 Amends rules to provide for student teachers and paraprofessionals to be used as substitute teachers. Provides language to protect the integ... More... MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Obtaining Teacher Certification Credits through Substitute Teaching H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions) The department shall authorize teacher preparation institutions to provide an alternative program by which up to 1/2 of the required student... More... ME Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Substitute Teacher Fingerprinting H.P. 749 (LD 1032) Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, requires a person employed as a substitute teacher and a person who is a regular school employee a... More... NM Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2003 P-12 Schools S.B. 777 Relates to public schools; enacts a new section of the public school code to provide for substitute teachers' salaries.... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Eligibility for Emergency Substitute Teaching Certificate H.B. 252 Creates new section allowing any individual who has a bachelor's degree in any subject area from a regionally or nationally accredited posts... More... MI Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Substitute Teacher Contracts S.B. 213 Allows school districts to contract with a person or entity for employment of qualified substitute teachers. http://www.michiganlegislature.... More... MT Rule Adoption 11/2002 P-12 ARM New Rule I thru III, XXVIII, XXIX, XXX, XXXI; 10.55.602 thru .710 (non-seq); 10.57.101 thru .801 (non-seq.); Repeal 10.57.103 thru .406 (non-seq); New Rule I/Criminal History Background Check Establishes rules regarding criminal history background check, substitute teachers, teacher license classification, definition of 'immoral c... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Substitute Teacher Qualifications S.B. 2632 Requires districts to adopt policies on the employment of substitute teachers. Such policies shall, at a minimum, address qualifications and... More... CA Vetoed 10/2001 P-12 Training Substitute Teachers A.B. 1431 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to award a minimum of 3 grants for the purpose of establishing a new substitute teacher tr... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2001 P-12 Teacher Assistant Substitutes S.B. 662 Requires teacher assistant substitutes who work more than 20 days during any school year to meet the requirements of permanent teacher assis... More... IL Vetoed 06/2001 P-12 Substitute Teacher Rules H.B. 2425 Amends the School Code; provides that, for the 2001-2002, 2002-2003, and 2003-2004 school years, a teacher holding an early childhood, eleme... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Rules for Emergency Substitutes S.B. 1343 THE RULES SHALL ALLOW A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IN THE CERTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTE... More... OK Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Substitute Teachers H.B. 2000 Authorizes a substitute teacher who holds a lapsed or expired certificate or has a bachelors degree to teach up to 100 days during a school ... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2000 P-12 Substitute Teachers H.B. 7246, S.B. 2590 Extends the period of time that a retired teacher may act as a substitute teacher to 90 days in a school year.... More... NM Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Substitute Teachers H.B. 409 Relates to substitute teacher certification requirements.... More... SD Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Long-Term Substitutes S.B. 172 Defines long-term substitute teachers; requires certain reporting on the use of long-term substitute teachers.... More...