Okla. Admin. Code § 210:20-9-94
Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024
Section 210:20-9-94 - Period of validity of certificates(a) Standard certificates normally have a validity period of five (5) years. The standard certificate will expire five (5) years from the nearest thirtieth day of June either preceding or following the effective date of the certificate. (b) Provisional certificates, vocational and/or nonvocational, will have a validity period established by the State Department of Education. (c) Emergency certificates normally have a validity period of one (1) school year. The certificate will expire the thirtieth day of June of the school year for which it was issued. The validity period for an emergency certificate may be extended for one (1) additional school year at the request of the superintendent of the employing district, subject to the approval of the State Board of Education. At the request of the superintendent of the employing district, an emergency certificate may be renewed by the State Board of Education for an additional year for an individual who has been employed by a school district for two (2) or more years, provided the following criteria are met: (1) The individual has been granted an emergency certificate for at least two (2) years; (2) The individual has a rating of "Effective" or higher on the qualitative portion of the last evaluation conducted pursuant to 70 O.S. § 6-101.16; (3) The individual has not successfully completed the competency examinations required by applicable law; (4) The individual, via the requesting school district, submits a portfolio of their work to the State Board of Education, which shall include evidence of progress toward standard certification; (5) The employing school district board of education agrees to renew the individual's contract for the ensuing fiscal year; and (6) The superintendent of the employing school district submits to the State Board of Education the reason the emergency certificate should be renewed, and provides evidence of the district's attempts to, and inability to, hire a teacher who holds a standard teaching certificate. (d) Individuals employed by a school district under an emergency or provisional certificate shall not be considered career teachers and therefore not entitled to the protections of the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990. Okla. Admin. Code § 210:20-9-94
Added at 10 Ok Reg 1587, eff 5-13-93; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2893, eff 7-13-00Amended by Oklahome Register, Volume 33, Issue 23, August 15, 2016, eff. 8/25/2016Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 18, June 1, 2020, eff. 4/2/2020Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 23, August 16, 2021, eff. 8/26/2021