(1) A class 4 license is specific to career and vocational/technical education. There are three types of class 4 licenses - class 4A, 4B and 4C.

(2) A class 4 license shall be valid for a period of five years.

(3) A class 4 license shall be renewable pursuant to the requirements of ARM 10.57.215 and the requirements specific to each type of class 4 license.

(4) Recognized occupations eligible for a class 4 license shall be evaluated on an annual basis by the superintendent of public instruction. Current appropriate class 4 career and vocational/technical occupational areas are set forth in ARM 10.57.301(4) . Endorsements not on the list of recognized occupations may be retained as long as the holder continues to renew the license.

(5) A lapsed class 4 license may be reinstated by showing verification of:

(a) 60 renewal units, 40 of which must be earned by college credit and/or technical studies if the licensee does not have a master's degree, earned during the five-year period preceding the validation date of the new license;

(b) 120 renewal units, 80 of which must be earned by college credit and/or technical studies if the licensee does not have a master's degree, earned during the nine-year period preceding the validation date of the new license;

(c) 60 renewal units earned during the five-year period preceding the validation date of the new license if the licensee has a master's degree; or

(d) 120 renewal units earned during the nine-year period preceding the validation date of the new license if the licensee has a master's degree.