An act to amend the teacher certification statutes: LD1189

Thee Maine Department of Education is issue an emergency teacher certificate to an eligible applicant up to three times. Applicants with a comparable professional certificate from outside of Maine may be issued a Maine reciprocal professional certificate after obtaining a Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) in Maine. Applicants who have participated in a Maine program approved for the purpose of preparing educational technicians in an expedited manner, such as the Learning Facilitator program at Eastern Maine Community College, may be eligible for an Emergency Educational Technician certificate.