Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 505-2-.32 - Validity Periods and Dating of Certificates
(1)
Summary: This rule outlines the requirements and procedures for
determining the validity period, effective date and issue date of certificates
and licensure.
(2)
Validity
Periods. Certificate fields are issued with specific validity periods
depending upon the type and title (See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.02 CLASSIFICATION).
(a) The standard validity periods for the
various types and titles of certificates are as follows:
1. Induction, Standard Professional,
Performance-Based Professional, Advanced Professional and Lead Professional
certificates are valid for five (5) years (See GaPSC Rules
505-2-.04 INDUCTION CERTIFICATE,
505-2-.05 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE,
505-2-.06 ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL and
505-2-.07 LEAD PROFESSIONAL) with the
following exceptions:
(i) A renewable
professional certificate issued to an individual holding another unexpired,
renewable professional certificate is only valid for the remaining validity
period of the existing renewable professional certificate.
(ii) A One (1)-year or Three (3)-year
Induction certificate may be issued to those meeting criteria outlined in Rule
505-2-.04 INDUCTION CERTIFICATE.
2. Life certificates
are valid for the educator's lifetime, but are issued with validity periods for
record-keeping purposes. During the certificate holder's lifetime, a Life
certificate is automatically renewed at the end of the validity period (See
GaPSC Rule
505-2-.12 LIFE CERTIFICATE).
3. Pre-Service certificates are valid for
five (5) years unless otherwise outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.03 PRE-SERVICE
CERTIFICATE.
4. Provisional
certificates are valid for three (3) years unless otherwise outlined in GaPSC
Rule 505-2-.08
PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE.
5.
Non-Renewable Professional certificates are valid for three (3) years unless
otherwise outlined in rule noted in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.09 NON-RENEWABLE PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATE.
6. International
Exchange certificates are valid for three (3) years (See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.11 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
CERTIFICATE).
7. Waiver
certificates and Adjunct licenses are valid for one (1) year (See GaPSC Rules
505-2-.13 WAIVER CERTIFICATE and
505-2-.15 ADJUNCT LICENSE).
8. Educational Interpreter licenses,
Non-Instructional Aide licenses, Paraprofessional licenses and Support
Personnel licenses are valid for five (5) years (See GaPSC Rules
505-2-.16 EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER
LICENSE, 505-2-.17
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE LICENSE,
505-2-.18 PARAPROFESSIONAL LICENSE and
505-2-.19 SUPPORT PERSONNEL LICENSE):
(i) Non-Renewable Educational Interpreter
licenses and Non-Renewable Paraprofessional licenses are valid for one (1)
year.
9. Permit
certificates are valid for three (3) years or five (5) years as outlined in
GaPSC Rule
505-2-.10 PERMIT
CERTIFICATE.
10. Retired Educator
certificates are valid for thirty (30) years.
11. Clearance certificates are valid for five
(5) years unless issued to coincide with the end validity of the base
certificate.
(b) The
standard validity period of a certificate may be decreased by the number of
years an individual held a Non-Renewable Professional or Waiver certificate for
which requirements were not met.
(c) Fields that are added to a valid
certificate are valid only until the expiration date of the base field, at
which time all fields renewed will have the same validity period.
(3)
Effective Date.
The effective date of a certificate level or field is governed by employment,
the category of certificate and the date the complete application package is
received by the GaPSC. The effective date may also be based on the GaPSC fiscal
year or academic school year, which is July 1 through June 30.
(a) The effective date of a certificate level
or a renewable certificate or license is the more recent of the following:
1. The date on which requirements are
completed.
2. July 1 of the fiscal
year in which the complete application package is submitted.
(i) The effective date of a certificate field
or level issued based on an approved certification appeal will be the date the
Certification Appeals Committee approved the appeal.
(b) The effective date of a
Non-Renewable, Provisional, Permit, International Exchange certificate, or any
other certificate or license not included in part (2)(a) is determined as
follows:
1. If the employment date is between
July 1 and December 31 and the complete application package is received prior
to the end of the fiscal year (June 30), the effective date is the beginning of
the fiscal year (July 1) if all certification requirements are met prior to
this date.
2. If the employment
date is between January 1 and June 30 and the complete application package is
received between January 1 and June 30, the effective date is January 1 if all
certification requirements are met prior to this date.
3. The effective dates of Waiver certificates
are determined on a case-by-case basis.
(c) Certificates will not normally be
backdated prior to July 1 of the fiscal year in which the complete application
package is received, regardless of the date requirements are met, with the
following exception:
1. If the superintendent
of an employing local unit of administration submits a written statement
verifying that all salary adjustments will be paid using only local funds, the
GaPSC may issue a certificate or level with an effective date prior to July 1
of the fiscal year in which the complete application package is
received.
(d)
Certification issued based on rule revision will not be issued prior to the
effective date of the revised rule.
(4)
Expiration Dates. The
expiration date of all certificates, with the exception of Waiver certificates,
is June 30 of the final year of validity. The final year of validity is
determined by adding the number of years of validity to the calendar year of
the effective date of the certificate. For example, a five (5)-year certificate
with an effective date of December 10, 2014, would expire on June 30, 2019. A
five (5)-year certificate with an effective date of January 1, 2015, would
expire on June 30, 2020.
(a) The expiration
dates of Waiver certificates are determined on a case-by-case basis.
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