2009 Hawaii Code
Volume 05
TITLE 18 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 302A - EDUCATION
§302A-805 - Teachers; license required; renewals.

     §302A-805  Teachers; license required; renewals.  [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2010.  L Sp 2009, c 2, §12.]  (a)  Beginning July 1, 2002, all licenses shall be issued by the board.  No person shall serve as a half-time or full-time teacher in a public school without first having obtained a license from the board under this subpart.  All licenses issued by the board shall be valid only for the fields and levels specified on the licenses and shall be renewable every five years if the individual continues to:

     (1)  Satisfy the board's licensing standards;

     (2)  Show evidence of successful teaching in the previous five years; and

     (3)  Satisfy the board's requirements for renewal of licenses.

     (b)  Teachers whose licenses expire on June 30, 2002, or June 30, 2003, shall be granted an automatic extension of two years. 

     (c)  The board, at its discretion, through June 30, 2010, may grant additional extensions.  Any previously-approved extensions shall be deemed valid as issued.

     (d)  No person shall be issued a license or teach on an emergency basis in the public schools without having first paid the fees established by the board in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 195, §3; am L 2000, c 106, §§2, 4; am L 2001, c 312, pt of §10, §12; am L 2004, c 10, §9; am L Sp 2009, c 2, §4]

 

Note

 

  Interim policies for sharing information necessary for licensing and verifying status of teachers.  L Sp 2009, c 2.