Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-401

Teacher's license requirement

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 94 Ark. App. 152 - Harris v. Altheimer Unified School District (2006)

Most recently applied in 94 Ark. App. 152 - Harris v. Altheimer Unified School District (February 2006)

Acts 1931, No. 169, § 164; Pope's Dig., § 11606; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1209; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11; 1999, No. 1078, § 60; 2005, No. 2151, § 1; 2007, No. 169, § 2; 2007, No. 710, …

(1) Except as permitted under § 6-17-309 and § 6-17-2601 et seq., no teacher shall be employed in any public school of the state who is not licensed to teach in the State of Arkansas by a license issued by the State Board of Education.

(2) Any person who shall teach in a public school in this state shall only be entitled to receive any compensation from the school funds for such services if the person has: A valid license issued by the state board; or

(3) Other documentation from the Office of Professional Licensure of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education authorizing employment as a teacher under the conditions set forth by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in the documentation.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.