2011 Hawaii Code
DIVISION 1. GOVERNMENT
TITLE 18. EDUCATION
302A. Education
§302A-805 Teachers; license required; renewals.

§302A-805 Teachers; license required; renewals. Beginning July 1, 2002, all new 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 specified on the licenses and shall be renewable every five years for a standard license and every ten years for an advanced license if the individual continues to:

(1) Satisfy the board's licensing standards and submits verification, in a form specified by the board, that the individual has completed activities specified by the board in fulfillment of each of the teacher performance standards established by the board;

(2) Show evidence of successful teaching in the previous five years through verification by a supervisor, in a form specified by the board;

(3) Meet the professional fitness requirements established by the board;

(4) Satisfy the board's requirements for renewal of licenses; and

(5) Pay all applicable license fees in a timely manner.

The board shall randomly audit a licensee's compliance with paragraph (1) and may establish rules, pursuant to chapter 91, for the random audits.

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

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.

The failure to timely renew a license, pay all fees in a timely manner, or comply with any other requirement provided by law or administrative rule shall result in the automatic forfeiture of the license. A person with a forfeited license shall not teach at a public school until that person's license is restored. Restoration of a license shall require compliance with the renewal requirements provided by law or administrative rule and payment of all applicable renewal and late fees. Upon restoration of a person's license, the person may teach at a public school. [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, 12; am L 2010, c 184, §§3, 9; am L 2011, c 134, §3]

Note

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