Reciprocity:
Interstate Certification Compact
Effective March 1, 1996, Rhode Island adopted "Enhance Reciprocity" as a route
to certification. This route provides that certification be granted to an applicant who
holds a valid and comparable certificate from another member state, provided the applicant
has complied with any requirements of the receiving state regarding degrees held,
citizenship, and moral, ethical, physical, and mental fitness.
A copy, including any translation key, of a valid teaching,
support, administrative,
or vocational
certificate from the member state is required.
| NOTE: |
This certificate must be a Level II certificate as defined in
the Interstate Contract. |
| NOTE: |
This certificate must be valid during the period for which
reciprocity is sought and must also be valid in the teaching area for which certification
is desired. |
| NOTE: |
If you are eligible for certification by enhanced
reciprocity, you do not need to meet the state testing requirement. |
| NOTE: |
School nurse teachers and social
workers must hold a valid R.I. license issued by the R.I.
Department of Health to be considered for reciprocity. |
Rhode Island Interstate Agreement:
Teacher, Support, and Vocational Contract States
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Teacher Contract States:
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| Alaska |
Idaho |
Nevada |
South Carolina |
| Alabama |
Illinois |
New Hampshire |
Tennessee |
| Arizona |
Indiana |
New Jersey |
Texas |
| Arkansas |
Kentucky |
New Mexico |
Utah |
| California |
Louisiana |
New York |
Vermont |
| Colorado |
Maine |
North Carolina |
Virginia |
| Connecticut |
Maryland |
North Dakota |
Washington |
| Delaware |
Massachusetts |
Ohio |
West Virginia |
| Florida |
Michigan |
Oklahoma |
Wyoming |
| Georgia |
Mississippi |
Oregon |
District of Columbia |
| Hawaii |
Montana |
Pennsylvania |
Guam |
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Nebraska |
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Support Contract States:
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| Alabama |
Louisiana |
New York |
Utah |
| Alaska |
Maine |
North Carolina |
Virginia |
| Arizona |
Maryland |
Oklahoma |
Washington |
| Colorado |
Massachusetts |
Oregon |
West Virginia |
| Connecticut |
Michigan |
South Carolina |
Wyoming |
| Florida |
Mississippi |
Tennessee |
District of Columbia |
| Georgia |
New Hampshire |
Texas |
Guam |
| Indiana |
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Administrator Contract States:
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| Alabama |
Louisiana |
New York |
Vermont |
| Alaska |
Maryland |
Oklahoma |
Virginia |
| Arizona |
Massachusetts |
Oregon |
Washington |
| Delaware |
Mississippi |
South Carolina |
West Virginia |
| Guam |
Nebraska |
Tennessee |
Wyoming |
| Georgia |
New Hampshire |
Texas |
|
| Indiana |
New Mexico |
Utah |
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Vocational Contract States:
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| Arizona |
Mississippi |
South Carolina |
Virginia |
| Connecticut |
New Hampshire |
Tennessee |
West Virginia |
| Georgia |
New York |
Texas |
Wyoming |
| Maryland |
Oklahoma |
Utah |
District of Columbia |