Subpart 1.
Scope.
This part applies to persons who have held Tier 3 or 4
licenses, or their previous equivalencies, and are seeking to renew Tier 3 or 4
licenses issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
under parts 8710.0313 and 8710.0314.
Subp. 1a.
Renewal.
A. The board must renew the Tier 3 or 4
license of an applicant who is not employed in a Minnesota public school, does
not reside in Minnesota, and who has not been employed in a position requiring
Minnesota licensure at any time during the school year immediately preceding
the date of expiration, if one of the following is submitted:
(1) verification by a local continuing
education/relicensure committee that the applicant has met renewal requirements
for the Tier 3 license during the three-year period immediately preceding the
application or for the Tier 4 license during the five-year period immediately
preceding the application; or
(2)
evidence of meeting the requirements under part 8710.7200, subpart 2a, and an
official college transcript verifying that the applicant earned at least 12
quarter or eight semester hours of credit, applicable to the licensure field or
fields, during the three-year period immediately preceding the application for
Tier 3 licenses, or the five-year period immediately preceding the application
for Tier 4 licenses.
B.
If a requirement under item A is not met, a one-year extension of the expired
Tier 3 or 4 license must be granted based on written documentation that the
applicant has been offered a position contingent upon holding a valid license.
An extension under this item expires on June 30 of the school year for which
the license is issued and must not be renewed. In order to qualify for a Tier 3
or 4 license after a one-year extension, the applicant must provide written
documentation that the renewal requirements for the Tier 3 or 4 license under
item A, subitem (1), have been met.
Subp. 2. [Repealed, 25 SR 805]
Subp. 3.
Application and validity
period.
A. A license renewal period
begins on July 1 of the year of expiration. An application for renewal is
accepted for processing by the board after January 1 of the year of
expiration.
B. A valid Tier 3
license must be renewed for a subsequent period of three years when an
applicant presents verification by the local continuing education/relicensure
committee that the applicant has, within the past three years, successfully
completed at least 75 clock hours of professional development as specified in
part 8710.7200.
C. A valid Tier 4
license must be renewed for a subsequent period of five years when an applicant
presents verification by the local continuing education/relicensure committee
that the applicant has, within the past five years, successfully completed at
least 125 clock hours of professional development as specified in part
8710.7200.
Subp. 4.
Clock hour alternative pilot program.
In consultation with local education/relicensure committees,
the board must develop an alternative to clock hours for meeting professional
development requirements under part 8710.7200, subparts
2 and 2a. Once the pilot
program has been established, local education/relicensure committees may pilot
alternative professional development plans and determine on an individual basis
whether to accept a professional development plan as an alternative to clock
hours required under part 8710.7200, subpart
2.
