§302A-805  Teachers; license required;
renewals.  [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2010.  L Sp 2009, c 2,
§12.]  (a)  Beginning July 1, 2002, all licenses shall be issued by the
board.  No person shall serve as a half-time or full-time teacher in a public
school without first having obtained a license from the board under this
subpart.  All licenses issued by the board shall be valid only for the fields
and levels specified on the licenses and shall be renewable every five years if
the individual continues to:



(1)  Satisfy the board's licensing standards;



(2)  Show evidence of successful teaching in the
previous five years; and



(3)  Satisfy the board's requirements for renewal of
licenses.



(b)  Teachers whose licenses expire on June 30,
2002, or June 30, 2003, shall be granted an automatic extension of two years. 



(c)  The board, at its discretion, through June
30, 2010, may grant additional extensions.  Any previously-approved extensions
shall be deemed valid as issued.



(d)  No person shall be issued a license or
teach on an emergency basis in the public schools without having first paid the
fees established by the board in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1996, c 89, pt
of §2; am L 1997, c 195, §3; am L 2000, c 106, §§2, 4; am L 2001, c 312, pt of
§10, §12; am L 2004, c 10, §9; am L Sp 2009, c 2, §4]



 



Note



 



  Interim policies for sharing information necessary for
licensing and verifying status of teachers.  L Sp 2009, c 2.