53A-25a-106 - Licensing of teachers.
53A-25a-106. Licensing of teachers.
(1) As part of the licensing process, teachers licensed in the education of blind andvisually impaired students shall demonstrate their competence in reading and writing Braille.
(2) (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt procedures to assess the competenciesreferred to in Subsection (1), consistent with standards adopted by the National Library Servicefor the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
(b) The board shall require teachers of the blind to meet the standards referred to inSubsection (2)(a).
Amended by Chapter 224, 2000 General Session