Document containing roles, qualifications, and responsiblities of Kansas mental health professionals; in schools settings.

(a) Initial licenses.

• (3) Each applicant for an initial school specialist license shall submit to the state board the following:

• (A) An official transcript verifying the granting of a graduate degree;

• (B) verification from an accredited institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a graduate-level school specialist program;

• (C) verification of at least one year of recent accredited experience or at least eight semester hours of recent credit;

• (D) verification of a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale in graduate coursework;

• (E) if application is made for a library media specialist endorsement or reading specialist endorsement, a currently valid professional teaching license;

• (F) if application is made for a school counselor endorsement, one of the following:

• (i) A currently valid professional teaching license; or

• (ii) verification that the applicant successfully completed additional field experiences consisting of two three-credit-hour courses or at least 70 clock-hours over at least two semesters during the approved program specified in paragraph (a)(3)(B);

• (G) verification of successful completion of a school specialist assessment as determined by the state board;

• (H) an application for an initial school specialist license; and

• (I) the licensure fee.