A. No later than October 1 of each year, the State Department of Education shall provide written notice to the last-known address of any individual who held any license or certificate issued by the State Board of Education which expired on June 30 of the same year. Notice shall also be provided to the last-known district which employed any such individual.

B. If any individual whose license or certificate issued by the State Board of Education has expired submits a renewal application and processing fee by December 31 of the year in which the license or certificate has expired, such license or certificate shall be renewed with an effective date of July 1 of the year in which the license or certificate has expired, unless other statutory basis exists for denying such renewal.

C. If any individual whose license or certificate issued by the State Board of Education has expired submits a renewal application and processing fee after December 31 of the year in which the license or certificate has expired, such license or certificate shall be renewed with an effective date in accordance with State Department of Education rules, unless another statutory basis exists for denying such renewal.

D. The processing fee for late renewal of a license or certificate shall not exceed one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the standard renewal processing fee for renewal applications submitted by December 31 of the year in which the license or certificate has expired, or two hundred percent (200%) of the standard renewal processing fee for renewal applications submitted after December 31 of the year in which the license or certificate has expired.

Added by Laws 2015, c. 315, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.