161.115 Deletion of certificate, certificate endorsement, or subject specialization from official certification record at holder's option -- Restoration of deleted areas of certification. - Kentucky Statutes

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161.115 Deletion of certificate, certificate endorsement, or subject specialization from official certification record at holder's option -- Restoration of deleted
areas of certification. The holder of any type of Kentucky teacher certification issued by the Education
Professional Standards Board may, at the holder's option, have any certificate, certificate
endorsement, or subject specialization deleted from the official certification record upon
application, subject to the following provisions:
(1) The application shall be submitted to the Education Professional Standards Board on a form furnished by the board. The form shall include the information required
by this section and the applicant shall verify the information by affidavit. The
application shall be submitted between September 1 and December 1 and shall
become effective on the following July 1. If the requirements of this section are
satisfied, the Education Professional Standards Board shall notify the applicant and
the applicant's employing school or school district on or before February 1
following submission of the application, that the decertification has been approved. (2) No portion of the certification shall be deleted for any subject or assignment in which the teacher has had experience during the three (3) year period preceding the
request in an amount equivalent to one (1) year of full-time employment (140 days)
during which at least one (1) period per day was in the subject or assignment
corresponding to the portion of the certification requested for deletion. (3) If the certification for classroom teaching at the secondary level is to be retained, at least one (1) teaching major or one (1) area of concentration shall be retained. (4) A certificate which is a prerequisite or a concurrent requirement to the issuance of another certificate or certificate endorsement held by the applicant shall be retained. (5) Applications for restoration of areas of certification deleted under this section shall be submitted to the Education Professional Standards Board showing restored
competency and proficiency by completion of twelve (12) semester hours of credit
pertinent to the deleted areas as prescribed by an institution approved for teacher
education. A transcript or other appropriate verification of completion of the twelve
(12) semester hours of credit from the institution approved for teacher education
shall be accepted as evidence showing restoration of competency and proficiency in
the areas of certification. Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 63, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 229, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.