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Idaho Code § 33-1201 (2026)

Certificate required. 

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Certificate required. 

(1) Every person who is employed to serve in any elementary or secondary school in the capacity of teacher, supervisor, administrator, education specialist, school nurse or school librarian shall be required to have and to hold a certificate issued under authority of the state board of education, valid for the service being rendered; except that the state board of education may authorize endorsement for use in Idaho, for not more than five (5) years, certificates valid in other states when the qualifications therefor are not lower than those required for an Idaho certificate.

(2)  No certificate shall be required of a student who is attending any teacher-training institution and serving as a practice teacher or teacher apprentice in a state board of education-approved registered apprenticeship program for teachers in a classroom under the supervision of a certificated teacher and who is jointly assigned by such teacher-training institution and the governing board of a district or a public institution to perform practice teaching.
(3)  A student, while serving in a practicum, internship, apprenticeship, or student teaching position under the supervision of a person certificated pursuant to this section, shall be accorded the same liability insurance coverage by the school district being served as that accorded such certificated person in the same district, and such student shall comply with all rules and regulations of the school district or public institution while serving in such a capacity.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1971–2011 · leading case: Johnson v. Bd. of Trs. of the Boundary Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. 101, 666 F.3d 561 (9th Cir. 2011).
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Johnson v. Bd. of Trs. of the Boundary Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. 101, 666 F.3d 561 (9th Cir. 2011). · cites it 4× “" Idaho Code § 33-1201 . The Idaho State Board of Education ("ISBE") issued Johnson a teaching certificate valid from September 1, 2002 to September 1, 2007.”
Zattiero v. Homedale Sch. Dist. No. 370, 51 P.3d 382 (Idaho 2002). · cites it 6× “Zattiero was certified pursuant to this requirement from the beginning of her employment.”
Sheridan Road Baptist Church v. Dep't of Educ., 396 N.W.2d 373 (Mich. 1986). · cites it 2× “[58] The few states currently imposing such regulations, other than Michigan, are: Hawaii (Hawaii Rev Stat, ง 297-2), Idaho (Idaho Code 33-1201), South Dakota (SD Codified Laws Ann 13-4-2), Iowa (Iowa Code Ann, ง 299.”
Simmons v. Bd. of Trs. of Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 1, 633 P.2d 1130 (Idaho 1981). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 33-1201 requires that every person serving in the capacity of a teacher have a certificate to so serve from the state, and appellant did not have such a certificate.”
Heine v. Sch. Dist. No. 271, 481 P.2d 316 (Idaho 1971). · cites it 4× “Subsequent to trial, the district court dismissed appellant’s second claim on the ground that pursuant *86 to I.C. § 33-1201 1 the State Board of Education is the only administrative hoard authorized to issue a teaching certificate and that it was not made a party to the lawsuit…”
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