Section PI 34.026 - General provisions(1) EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b), (c), and (e), a license issued under this chapter is effective on July 1 of the year of issuance.(b) Except as provided in par. (c), if an applicant completes an approved program after September 1, the effective date of the license is the date the applicant completed the program.(c) If an applicant completes an approved program in December, the effective date of the license is January 1.(d) A license issued under s. PI 34.028 (2) (d) shall have an effective date of January 1 if the school district requests the license for an assignment that occurs during the second semester of the school year.(e) A permit issued under s. PI 34.032 (2) (b) shall have an effective date that corresponds with the date upon which the applicant met eligibility requirements for the permit, as certified by the educator preparation program.(2) EXPIRATION DATE. A tier I license expires on June 30 of the last year of the license's term.(3) TIERS. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the state superintendent shall issue licenses using the following tiers:(a) Tier I licenses, which authorize a license holder to practice in a limited area and are valid for a limited duration.(b) Tier II licenses, which authorize a license holder to practice in a license area under subch. VI, VII, or VIII and are valid for a limited duration.(c) Tier III licenses, which authorize a license holder to practice in a license area under subch. VI, VII, or VIII and have no expiration date.(d) Tier IV licenses, which authorize a license holder to practice in a license area under subch. VI, VII, or VIII, have no expiration date, and may qualify an individual for a grant under ch. PI 37.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Public Instruction PI 34.026
Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 5-1-00.Adopted by, CR 17-093: cr. Register July 2018 No. 751 eff. 7-1-18; correction in (1) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8/1/2018Amended by, CR 19-034: am. (1) (c) Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3/1/2020Amended by, CR 24-009: am. (1) (a), cr. (1) (e) Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24; correction in (1) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 29 No. 823, eff. 8/1/2024