Student instructors.

32-05-01-04. Student instructors. Every individual desiring to be a student instructor shall have the qualifications required by North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-11 applicable to student instructors and shall make application in writing to the board before enrollment in a registered school. Upon board approval of the application, the individual may enroll in a licensed school. 1. Fee. There must be a fee as determined in North Dakota Century Code section 43-11-28 for application and registration of student instructors with the board. 2. Contents and certification. The school of the approved student must certify in writing to the board the name, age, and qualifications of the student instructor, and the board must record the information in a student instructor register. 3. Application. Upon completion of the required program prescribed for student instructors, the student instructor must make written application to the board, and must be accompanied by a fee as determined in North Dakota Century Code section 43-11-28. 4. Examination. The time, place, and date of the examinations for instructor's licenses must be set by the board. The examination fee as determined in North Dakota Century Code section 43-11-28. 5. Examination deadline and provisional student teaching. Instructor license applicants shall pass all required examinations within sixty days of program completion. Pending examination results, graduates may engage in student teaching under direct supervision in approved schools, following board student instructor rules. 6. Lapse of provisional practice and examination failure remediation. Failure to pass all examinations within sixty days terminates student teaching privileges until full licensure. Two failed examination attempts require re-enrollment in a board-approved instructor program for 3 two hundred hours of didactic and hands-on practical. Clinic floor supervision is not permitted during this re-enrollment. Upon completion, an applicant may retake failed examinations. 7. Student instructor classification and compensation. Individuals engaged in student teaching shall maintain the classification of "student instructor" and may not be considered employees of the school. While schools may, at their discretion, provide a stipend or other form of financial support to student instructors, such compensation may not alter the student instructor's classification. All student teaching activities must adhere,to the regulations established by the board to ensure the educational nature of the experience and the appropriate supervision of students. History: Amended effective July 1, 1988; December 1, 2005; April 1, 2022; January 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 43-11-05 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-11-13, 43-11-14, 43-11-22, 43-11-23, 43-11-27, 43-11-28