{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15.1-13-23","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-13-23","heading":"School guidance and counseling services - Providers","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, guidance and counseling services at the elementary and secondary school level may be provided by a person holding a graduate degree in counseling from a state-approved school counseling program, with coursework and an internship in school counseling, as required for all counselors by the superintendent of public instruction, provided the person has a North Dakota teaching license or will obtain one within seven years from the date of first employment under this section. The board shall conduct a criminal history record check in accordance with section 12-60-24 on each person hired under this section. All costs associated with a background check are the responsibility of the person being hired. The board shall monitor a person hired under this section to ensure that the person annually completes at least one-seventh of the total credits required for that person to obtain a teaching license, as determined at the time of employment under this section.","path":["Title 15.1 Elementary And Secondary Education","Chapter 15.1-13 Teacher Licensing"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t15-1c13.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"428293e01b3300a6033a9f1d660ca9ed30708b842d662bc46eb0f6320f2c3081","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15.1-13-22","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15.1-13-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}