Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.020 requires professional school
personnel to hold a certificate of legal qualifications for the position.
KRS
161.028(1) authorizes the
EPSB to establish standards and requirements for obtaining and maintaining a
teaching certificate. This administrative regulation establishes the effective
and expiration dates for certification.
Section
1.
(1) The effective date for
statements of eligibility, certificates, provisional and probationary
certificates, and certificates issued for internship shall be determined in
accordance with Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this administrative
regulation.
(2) The calendar year
of the effective date shall be the base year. The year of expiration shall be
determined by adding the years of duration to the base year in accordance with
the applicable certification administrative regulation in KAR Title
16.
Section 2. Statements
of Eligibility.
(1) If all requirements are
completed on any date from July 1 to September 1 inclusive, a statement of
eligibility shall be issued to become effective on July 1 and to expire on June
30 of the last year of duration.
(2) If requirements for a statement of
eligibility are completed at the close of the spring semester of an academic
year, the statement of eligibility shall become effective from the date all
requirements are completed and shall expire on June 30 of the last year of
duration.
(3) If requirements are
completed on any date after September 1 up to and including the close of the
fall semester, the statement of eligibility shall become effective from the
date all requirements are completed and shall expire on December 31 of the last
year of duration.
(4) If
requirements are completed after the beginning of the spring semester and
before the close of the spring semester, the statement of eligibility shall
become effective from the date all requirements are complete and shall expire
on June 30 of the last year of duration.
Section 3. Certificates.
(1) If all requirements are completed on any
date from July 1 to September 1 inclusive, a certificate shall be issued to
become effective on July 1 and to expire on June 30 of the last year of
duration.
(2) If requirements for a
certificate are completed after the beginning of the spring semester and before
July 1, the certificate shall become effective from the date all requirements
are completed and shall expire on June 30 of the last year of
duration.
(3) If requirements are
completed after September 1 up to and including the close of the fall semester,
the certificate shall be dated to become effective from the date all
requirements are completed and shall expire on June 30 of the last year of
duration.
Section 4.
Provisional and Probationary Certificates.
(1)
If all requirements are completed on any date from July 1 to September 1
inclusive, one (1) year provisional or probationary certificates shall be
issued to become effective on July 1 and to expire on June 30 of the following
year.
(2) If requirements are
completed after the beginning of the spring semester and before July 1, the
certificate shall become effective from the date all requirements are completed
and shall expire on December 31 of that year.
(3) If requirements are completed after
September 1 up to and including the close of the fall semester, the certificate
shall be dated to become effective from the date all requirements are completed
and shall expire on June 30 of the following year.
Section 5. Certificates Issued for
Internship.
(1) Certificates for the
internship shall be issued for the fall and spring semester of the school year
provided the confirmation of employment is received by the Education
Professional Standards Board (EPSB) in sufficient time for the applicant to
complete seventy (70) days during the semester or 140 days during the school
year.
(2) If a person is employed
during the fall semester but cannot complete the year of internship of 140
days, the internship may be established for one (1) semester and the
certification shall become effective the date the confirmation of employment is
received by the EPSB
(3) A
certificate may be issued only when seventy (70) days exists to establish an
internship.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030