RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.028(1) authorizes the
Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) to establish standards and
requirements for obtaining and maintaining a teaching certificate.
KRS
161.030(10) creates an
emeritus certificate and authorizes the EPSB to promulgate administrative
regulations setting forth the requirements for that certificate. This
administrative regulation establishes the requirements for the emeritus
certificate.
Section 1. Issuance.
(1) A candidate shall be eligible for
issuance of the emeritus certificate upon application to the EPSB, compliance
with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and submission of the
following:
(a) Documentation from a state
department of education or state agency indicating that the applicant is a
retired teacher;
(b) Twenty-five
(25) dollars paid through electronic payment on the EPSB's Web site;
and
(c) Proof of:
1. A Kentucky teaching or administrative
certificate that was valid at the time of the applicant's retirement;
or
2. An out-of-state teaching or
administrative certificate that was valid at the time of the applicant's
retirement and aligns with the requirements for issuance of a corresponding
Kentucky certificate as outlined in 16 KAR Chapter 2 or 3.
(2) The emeritus certificate shall
note the areas of certification that the applicant held at
retirement.
(3) Applicants for the
emeritus certificate shall not be subject to the recency requirements in
16 KAR
4:080.
Section 2. Validity.
(1) The emeritus certificate shall be issued
for a ten-year (10) period.
(2) The
certificate shall be valid for substitute teaching and employment in the noted
certification area as allowed by
KRS
161.605 and the administrative regulations of
the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.
Section 3. Renewal.
(1) A candidate shall be eligible for one (1)
renewal of the emeritus certificate upon application to the EPSB, compliance
with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and submission of the
following:
(a) Twenty-five (25) dollars paid
through electronic payment on the EPSB's Web site; and
(b) If the emeritus certificate notes
administrative certification, documentation of:
1. Qualifying employment; or
2. Forty-two (42) hours of approved training
selected from programs approved for the Kentucky Effective Instructional
Leadership Training Program; or
(c) If the emeritus certificate notes teacher
certification, documentation of:
1. Qualifying
employment; or
2. Sixty-four (64)
hours of professional development that meets the requirements of
KRS
156.095.
(2) Qualifying employment shall be thirty
(30) days of employment per academic year for a minimum of two (2) academic
years at:
(a) A public school or a regionally
or nationally accredited nonpublic school in a certified position;
(b) The Kentucky Department of Education, or
other state or federal educational agency with oversight for elementary and
secondary education; or
(c) A
regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher education in the area
of educator preparation or the academic subject area for which the educator
holds certification.
(3)
The renewal requirements shall be completed by September 1 of the year of
expiration of the certificate.
