New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 8. Education Department |
Chapter II. Regulations of the Commissioner |
Subchapter C. Teachers |
Part 80. Requirements for Teachers' Certificates and Teaching Practice |
Subpart 80-5. Requirements Relating to Classroom Teaching and Educational Leadership Practice and Specialized Credentials |
Sec. 80-5.19. Teachers of adult, community and continuing education
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- (a) A person teaching an avocational subject shall have three years of preparation and/or experience in the subject which the individual is employed to teach. When no such prepared and/or experienced person is available after extensive recruitment, an individual with less preparation and/or experience may be employed upon a finding by the chief school officer that such individual has sufficient preparation and/or experience to teach the subject.(b) A person teaching an occupational education subject for which no high school credit is granted and for which there is no appropriate teaching certificate shall have three years of preparation and/or experience in the subject which the individual is employed to teach. When no such prepared and/or experienced person is available after extensive recruitment, an individual with less preparation and/or experience may be employed upon a finding by the chief school officer that such individual has sufficient preparation and/or experience to teach the subject.