N.M. Admin. Code § 6.60.6.11 - EXCEPTIONS
A. The provisions
of this paragraph shall apply to an individual holding a level 1, level 2, or
level 3-A teaching license who, in exigent circumstance, is unable to secure
verification of the required competencies for licensure renewal. As used in
this paragraph, "exigent circumstance" means:
(1) the non-availability of the governing
authority by which the applicant has been most recently employed;
(2) the licensed individual has not been
employed in elementary or secondary education during the term of the license;
or
(3) when an intern or level 1
teacher has not been employed as the teacher of record in a New Mexico or
out-of-state public school for the total number of years authorized by the
license.
B. A person
seeking to renew their current level of licensure who, in exigent
circumstances, is unable to secure verification of the required competencies
shall submit a sworn statement asserting the exigent circumstance, and may be
granted licensure or licensure renewal as follows:
(1) an applicant or licensed individual with
an exigent circumstance as described in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection A
of this Section may be granted a five-year level 1 license.
(2) an intern with an exigent circumstance as
described in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section may be granted a
one-time license renewal with an effective period equal to the amount of time
of nonemployment, except that any period of non-employment less than a full
school year, but more than 90 days, shall constitute a full school year;
and
(3) a level 1 teacher with an
exigent circumstance as described in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this
section may be granted no more than three level 1 teaching license renewals
with effective periods equal to the amount of time of non-employment, except
that any period of non-employment less than a full school year, but more than
90 days, shall constitute a full school year; a teacher holding a level 1
teaching license who remains unemployed after their last level 1 teaching
license renewal may renew subsequent level 1 teaching licenses following
Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section, but any previous years of
teaching experience counted toward advancement to a level 2 teaching license
become void.
C. If a
person seeking licensure renewal cannot demonstrate an exigent circumstance or
whose level 1 teaching license has expired, they may not reapply until after
three years after the expiration date of their current license. A level 1
teaching license granted pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to
advancement to a level 2 teaching license in the same manner as other such
licenses.
D. A person seeking to
renew a level 2 teaching license, a level 3-A teaching license, or a level 3-B
license who has worked in education but not in an elementary or secondary
school setting or who has retired from or has not continued to work in
elementary and secondary education under a New Mexico license during the
effective period of the license, shall submit a sworn statement asserting that
the person has not worked in an elementary or secondary school setting during
the effective period of the license, and may renew the license at the current
level held.
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