Validity, Duration, Renewal, And Lapse Of Certificates — Lifetime Instructional And Lifetime Administrator Certificates

TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 12 TEACHERS 33-1204. Validity, duration, renewal, and lapse of certificates — lifetime instructional and lifetime ADMINISTRATOR certificates. (1) The state board of education shall by rule provide for the validity, duration, renewal, and lapse of certificates. In addition, rules promulgated by the state board of education shall set forth criteria for renewal of administrator certificates, which shall include a requirement that administrator certificate holders must complete a course consisting of a minimum of three (3) semester credits in the statewide framework for teachers’ evaluations. Such course shall include a laboratory component. (2)  If the holder of a certificate who has undergone a criminal history check pursuant to district policy as provided in section 33-512 (15), Idaho Code, is found to have been convicted of any felony crime enumerated in section 33-1208 , Idaho Code, the certificate shall be revoked or suspended as provided in this chapter. (3)  The state board of education may by rule require professional development credits as a condition of certificate renewal, provided that such rule must recognize providing instruction in a professional development course or in a course at an institution of higher education as an option to complete required credits. (4)  The state board of education may, subject to legislative approval, establish rules to provide for the issuance of a lifetime instructional certificate or a lifetime administrator certificate to any certificated teacher or administrator who has accumulated at least twenty-five (25) years of combined teaching and administration experience in an Idaho school district, a public charter school in Idaho, or an equivalent public school system in another jurisdiction. Experience in either teaching or administration may be applied toward the total required years for either certificate. Such certificate shall: (a)  Be issued at no cost to the teacher or administrator; (b)  Not require any ongoing reporting, maintenance, or professional development from the teacher or administrator; and (c)  Be valid for the duration of the teacher’s or administrator’s lifetime, provided that the teacher or administrator does not engage in any professional misconduct that would warrant revocation pursuant to section 33-1208 , Idaho Code.