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Chapter 161 - School employees -- teachers' retirement and tenure
161.102 Substitute teaching certificates -- Types -- Conditions.

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161.102 Substitute teaching certificates -- Types -- Conditions. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Notwithstanding KRS 161.1211, the Education Professional Standards Board shall issue a one (1) year emergency certificate for substitute teaching to any applicant who possesses a minimum of a high school diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma and has met the requirements to receive the certificate as set forth in administrative regulation promulgated by the Education Professional Standards Board, subject to the provisions of KRS 161.120(1). The Education Professional Standards Board shall issue a five (5) year certificate for substitute teaching to any applicant who possesses a bachelor's degree in any subject area from a regionally or nationally accredited postsecondary education institution. The Education Professional Standards Board shall issue a ten (10) year certificate for substitute teaching to any applicant who: (a) Holds a valid statement of eligibility for a Kentucky teaching certificate; (b) Previously held a Kentucky teaching certificate which required the completion of a four (4) year teacher preparation program and a bachelor's degree; or (c) Currently holds or previously held a valid out-of-state teaching certificate which required the completion of a four (4) year teacher preparation program and a bachelor's degree. The issuance of a substitute teaching certificate shall be subject to the provisions of KRS 161.120(1). The one (1) year emergency certificate for substitute teaching authorized in subsection (1) of this section shall not be valid for: (a) Full-time employment with a school district as a substitute teacher; or (b) The replacement of the teacher of record for more than twenty (20) consecutive instructional days. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 221, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2024. -- Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 3, effective March 31, 2003.
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