Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.027,
161.028,
161.030,
161.046,
161.048,
161.053
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
and
161.030
require the Education Professional Standards Board to promulgate administrative
regulations establishing requirements and standards for obtaining and
maintaining certification and for approval of an education preparation
provider.
Section 1. Teacher
certification issued initially under the provisions of
16
KAR 2:010 or
16
KAR 2:020 shall comply with the provisions of
KRS
161.030 and the requirements and procedures
established in this section.
(1) There shall
be a recency of preparation prerequisite for the issuance of a certificate.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and
(c) of this subsection, an out-of-state applicant for initial Kentucky
certification shall have prepared as a teacher or completed six (6) semester
hours of graduate credit within the five (5) years preceding
application.
(b) An out-of-state
applicant for initial Kentucky certification who has completed a planned
fifth-year program shall be exempt from taking the six (6) additional hours, if
the applicant has completed two (2) years of successful teaching experience
within the last ten (10) years.
(c)
1. A certificate shall be issued for a one
(1) year period ending June 30 of the next calendar year if the applicant:
a. Does not meet the recency of preparation
requisite;
b. Has not previously
held a Kentucky teaching certificate;
c. Otherwise qualifies for certification;
and
d. Agrees that six (6) semester
hours of credit applicable toward the usual renewal requirement shall be
completed by September 1 of the year of expiration.
2. To renew a certificate issued under
subparagraph 1. of this paragraph, the applicant shall comply with the
requirements for renewal established in subsection (2) of this
section.
(2)
(a) A teaching certificate described in this
section shall be issued for a duration period of five (5) years and with
provisions for a subsequent five (5) year renewal, as established in
16
KAR 4:060.
(b) Semester hour credit for certificate
renewal shall be earned after the issuance of the certificate. Credit earned in
excess of the minimum requirement for a renewal period shall accumulate and be
carried forward to apply toward a subsequent renewal.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030
