FARMINGTON — The Davis School District has increased its requirements for substitute teachers.
Applicants now must have a bachelor's degree or a Utah teaching license or must complete a training course.
Mel Miles, the district's human resources director, said that with the lagging economy and loss of jobs, the district has more applicants and can be pickier about who is in its classrooms.
"We hope it keeps up, but we're not naive enough to believe the economy getting better won't affect our pool of applicants," Miles said.
The Ogden and Salt Lake school districts require just a high school diploma, but they offer more pay for those who are licensed teachers. The Ogden School District pays substitutes $54 a day to start, with $60 a day for a licensed teacher.
The Jordan School District requires substitutes have about 48 semester hours of college credit and attend a two-hour orientation.
Jordan pays a licensed teacher $64 a day but will pay a retired teacher $90.
Weber School District spokesman Nate Taggart said his district realized it could also be pickier about two years ago. It still uses non-certified substitute teachers in the classrooms, but the district now only accepts applications from certified teachers.