{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-79-8-145","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-8,145","heading":"Teacher education program; baccalaureate degree, graduate degree, or professional degree; forty-eight or more semester credit hours or associate degree; temporary certificate to teach; issuance; terms and conditions.","body":"(1) In addition to certificates issued pursuant to sections 79-806 to 79-815:\n(a) The Commissioner of Education shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, grant a temporary certificate to teach on a full-time basis to any applicant who:\n(i) Has completed a teacher education program at a standard institution of higher education as defined in section 79-807; and\n(ii) Currently possesses a certificate to teach in good standing from another state;\n(b) The commissioner may, subject to subsection (3) of this section, grant a temporary certificate to teach on a full-time basis to any applicant who:\n(i) Has earned and been awarded a baccalaureate degree, graduate degree, or professional degree from a college or university accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education; and\n(ii) Has passed any appropriate subject area examination as designated by the State Board of Education; and\n(c) Beginning in fiscal year 2024-25, the commissioner shall, subject to subsection (3) of this section, grant a temporary certificate to teach on a full-time basis to any applicant who:\n(i) Has completed two years at a college or university accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education with at least forty-eight or more semester credit hours or obtained an associate degree from such a college or university;\n(ii) Is employed as a paraprofessional or paraeducator at an elementary school, middle school, or high school in Nebraska; and\n(iii) Has passed any appropriate subject area examination as designated by the State Board of Education.\n(2) Any temporary certificate to teach issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed two years, during which the holder of such temporary certificate must obtain a certificate to teach pursuant to sections 79-806 to 79-815 by completing the requirements contained in such sections.\n(3) Issuance of a temporary certificate to teach pursuant to this section shall be subject to a criminal history record information check pursuant to section 79-814.01 and payment of any required fees.","path":["Chapter 79 - SCHOOLS"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=79-8,145","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:01:11Z","sha256":"3b0550ef21179b31e59e23c3fb5c51114e4bf4e8f8d8ce3e2c7ee1d18758d36e","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-79-8-144","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-79-8-145.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}