# Mont. Code Ann. § 37-31-305: 37-31-305 Qualifications for license to teach -- provisional teaching license

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 37-31-305
- **Heading:** 37-31-305 Qualifications for license to teach -- provisional teaching license
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 37 / Chapter 31 / Part 3 / Section 37-31-305

## Text

37-31-305 . Qualifications for license to teach -- provisional teaching license. (1) An applicant for licensure to teach the professions in this chapter must:

(a) have a license to practice in the same profession the person plans to teach;

(b) have practiced under the license in subsection (1)(a) for 12 continuous months before taking the teacher's examination;

(c) have completed teacher training and received a diploma from a board-approved teacher course; and

(d) have passed the board-approved examination.

(2) An applicant who meets the criteria in subsection (1)(a) but has 3 or more years of practice in the profession the applicant plans to teach is eligible for a nonrenewable, 2-year provisional license as a teacher while completing board-approved coursework related to teaching methodology in lieu of a diploma in subsection (1)(c).

(3) The board shall issue a license to teach under this chapter, without examination, to a person licensed in another state if the board determines that:

(a) the other state's course of study hour requirement is equal to or greater than the hour requirement in this state; and

(b) the person's license from the other state is current and the person is not subject to pending or final disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct or impairment.

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