(1) Any license shall expire as prescribed in section 22-60.5-201, 22-60.5-210, 22-60.5-301, or 22-60.5-306, subject to the provisions of section 24-4-104 (7), C.R.S., when applicable.

(2) Any initial license may be renewed upon submitting an application for renewal, payment of the statutory fee, and evidence of satisfying any requirements established by rule and regulation of the state board of education.

(3) (a) A licensee may renew his or her professional license by submitting an application for renewal, paying the fee established by the state board of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-112, and providing the affidavit of satisfactory completion of ongoing professional development as described in paragraph (a.5) of this subsection (3). A licensee need not be employed as a professional educator during all or any portion of the term for which his or her professional educator license is valid. Employment as a professional educator shall not constitute a requirement for renewal of a professional license. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e) of this subsection (3), the professional development activities completed by an applicant for license renewal shall apply equally to renewal of any professional educator license or endorsement held by the applicant.

(a.5) A licensee who seeks renewal of his or her professional license shall sign and submit with the renewal application an affidavit in which the licensee affirms under oath that he or she satisfactorily completed the ongoing professional development activities specified in the affidavit; that the activities were completed within the term of the professional license; and that, to the best of the licensee's knowledge, the activities meet the requirements of this section and rules adopted by the state board of education implementing this section. The department may accept a licensee's affidavit of satisfactory completion of ongoing professional development as proof of completion of the specified professional development activities without further verification.

(b) A professional licensee shall complete such ongoing professional development within the period of time for which such professional license is valid. Such professional development may include, but need not be limited to, in-service education programs, including programs concerning juvenile mental health issues and the awareness and prevention of youth suicide and training in preventing, identifying, and responding to child sexual abuse and assault; college or university credit from an accepted institution of higher education or a community, technical, or local district college; educational travel that meets the requirements specified in paragraph (d) of this subsection (3); involvement in school reform; internships; and ongoing professional development training and experiences. The state board of education, by rule, may establish minimum criteria for professional development; except that such criteria shall not:

(I) Specify any particular type of professional development activity as a requirement or partial requirement for license renewal;

(II) Require completion of more than six credit hours or more than ninety total clock hours of activities during the term of any professional license;

(III) Prescribe a schedule for completion of professional development activity during the term of any professional license; or

(IV) Require prior approval or supervision of professional development activities.

(b.5) In adopting minimum criteria for professional development activities, the state board, by rule, may require all or a portion of the professional development activities to be related to increasing the license holder's competence in his or her existing or potential endorsement area or to increasing the professional licensee's skills and competence in delivery of instruction in his or her existing or potential endorsement area or in the teaching of literacy.

(c) In selecting professional development activities for the renewal of a professional license pursuant to this section, each licensee shall choose those activities that will aid the licensee in meeting the standards for a professional educator, including but not limited to the following goals:

(I) Knowledge of subject matter content and learning, including knowledge and application of standards-based education pursuant to part 10 of article 7 of this title;

(II) Effective use of assessments in planning for instructional delivery and in individualizing student instruction;

(III) Effective teaching of the democratic ideal;

(IV) Recognition, appreciation, and support for ethnic, cultural, gender, economic, and human diversity to provide fair and equitable treatment and consideration for all;

(V) Effective communication with students, colleagues, parents, and the community;

(VI) Effective modeling of appropriate behaviors to ensure quality learning experiences for students and for colleagues;

(VII) Effective leadership to ensure a school community that is committed to and focused on learning;

(VIII) Consistently ethical behavior and creation of an environment that encourages and develops responsibility, ethics, and citizenship in self and others;

(IX) Achievement as a continuous learner who encourages and supports personal and professional development of self and others;

(X) Effective organization and management of human and financial resources to create a safe and effective working and learning environment; and

(XI) Awareness of warning signs of dangerous behavior in youth and situations that present a threat to the health and safety of students and knowledge of the community resources available to enhance the health and safety of students and the school community.

(d) To be accepted as a professional development activity, educational travel shall be applicable to the endorsement area of the professional licensee's license, as demonstrated by the professional licensee.

(e) In selecting professional development activities for renewal of a professional principal license, the professional licensee shall select activities that are specific to improving his or her skills as a principal. In addition, if the school district in which the professional licensee is employed has identified, pursuant to section 22-9-106, specific areas in which he or she needs improvement or, pursuant to section 22-32-109 (1)(jj), specific professional development programs to assist the professional licensee in improving his or her skills as a principal, the professional licensee shall complete activities in those identified areas or shall complete those specific programs. In reviewing the professional licensee's application for license renewal, the department shall deny the application for renewal if the professional licensee does not comply with the requirements specified in this paragraph (e).

(4) Any applicant whose application for renewal of any license has been denied may appeal to the state board of education. If the state board of education finds that the applicant has met the criteria established by this section and by rule and regulation of the state board of education, the renewal of the license shall be approved by said board.

(5) Any person whose professional license or master certificate is not renewed may reinstate his or her professional license or master certificate by submitting to the department of education such information or other evidence as may be necessary to cure the defect that resulted in nonrenewal of the professional license or master certificate and by paying the reinstatement fee set by the state board of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-112. Such curative information or evidence includes but is not limited to evidence of completion of professional development requirements, as specified in subsection (3) of this section, where the license or master certificate is not renewed because of failure to complete such requirements. Prior to reinstatement, any licensee whose professional license or master certificate is not renewed shall be deemed to not hold a professional license or master certificate. No person shall be required to demonstrate professional competencies in order to reinstate a professional license or master certificate.