N.M. Admin. Code § 6.60.6.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 19, October 8, 2024

Section 6.60.6.11 - EXCEPTIONS

A. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to an individual holding a level 1, level 2, or level 3-A teaching license who, in exigent circumstance, is unable to secure verification of the required competencies for licensure renewal. As used in this paragraph, "exigent circumstance" means:

(1) the non-availability of the governing authority by which the applicant has been most recently employed;

(2) the licensed individual has not been employed in elementary or secondary education during the term of the license; or

(3) when an intern or level 1 teacher has not been employed as the teacher of record in a New Mexico or out-of-state public school for the total number of years authorized by the license.

B. A person seeking to renew their current level of licensure who, in exigent circumstances, is unable to secure verification of the required competencies shall submit a sworn statement asserting the exigent circumstance, and may be granted licensure or licensure renewal as follows:

(1) an applicant or licensed individual with an exigent circumstance as described in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection A of this Section may be granted a five-year level 1 license.

(2) an intern with an exigent circumstance as described in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section may be granted a one-time license renewal with an effective period equal to the amount of time of nonemployment, except that any period of non-employment less than a full school year, but more than 90 days, shall constitute a full school year; and

(3) a level 1 teacher with an exigent circumstance as described in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section may be granted no more than three level 1 teaching license renewals with effective periods equal to the amount of time of non-employment, except that any period of non-employment less than a full school year, but more than 90 days, shall constitute a full school year; a teacher holding a level 1 teaching license who remains unemployed after their last level 1 teaching license renewal may renew subsequent level 1 teaching licenses following Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section, but any previous years of teaching experience counted toward advancement to a level 2 teaching license become void.

C. If a person seeking licensure renewal cannot demonstrate an exigent circumstance or whose level 1 teaching license has expired, they may not reapply until after three years after the expiration date of their current license. A level 1 teaching license granted pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to advancement to a level 2 teaching license in the same manner as other such licenses.

D. A person seeking to renew a level 2 teaching license, a level 3-A teaching license, or a level 3-B license who has worked in education but not in an elementary or secondary school setting or who has retired from or has not continued to work in elementary and secondary education under a New Mexico license during the effective period of the license, shall submit a sworn statement asserting that the person has not worked in an elementary or secondary school setting during the effective period of the license, and may renew the license at the current level held.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.60.6.11

6.60.6.11 NMAC - Rp 6.60.6.9 NMAC, 09-30-03; A, 08-31-04; A, 04-29-05; A, 05-31-06; A, 10-31-07; A, 06-15-09, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 01, January 18, 2023, eff. 1/18/2023