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6-17-2604. Lifetime teaching license.
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6-17-2604. Lifetime teaching license.
(a) A person who meets the eligibility requirements of § 6-17-2603 may apply for a lifetime teaching license by filing an application with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(b)(1) The State Board of Education shall review the application.
(2) If the state board approves the application, the state board shall reissue the applicant's current or expired Arkansas teaching license as a lifetime teaching license.
(3) A lifetime teaching license applicant is subject to the criminal background checks and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check under § 6-17-410:
(A) Upon application; and
(B) If more than twelve (12) months have elapsed since the last time the background checks and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check were successfully completed, upon employment in an educational environment.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the lifetime teaching license shall terminate upon the death or legal incapacity of the license holder.
(d) A lifetime teaching license is subject to the same laws for revocation as any Arkansas teaching license.
(e) A person who holds a lifetime teaching license is not required to renew his or her teaching license.
(f) Except to the extent required by § 6-17-2605, a lifetime teaching license holder is not subject to the requirements for annual professional development.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-2604
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6-17-2604. Lifetime teaching license.
(a) A person who meets the eligibility requirements of § 6-17-2603 may apply for a lifetime teaching license by filing an application with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(b)(1) The State Board of Education shall review the application.
(2) If the state board approves the application, the state board shall reissue the applicant's current or expired Arkansas teaching license as a lifetime teaching license.
(3) A lifetime teaching license applicant is subject to the criminal background checks and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check under § 6-17-410:
(A) Upon application; and
(B) If more than twelve (12) months have elapsed since the last time the background checks and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check were successfully completed, upon employment in an educational environment.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the lifetime teaching license shall terminate upon the death or legal incapacity of the license holder.
(d) A lifetime teaching license is subject to the same laws for revocation as any Arkansas teaching license.
(e) A person who holds a lifetime teaching license is not required to renew his or her teaching license.
(f) Except to the extent required by § 6-17-2605, a lifetime teaching license holder is not subject to the requirements for annual professional development.
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6-17-2603. Eligibility.
To be eligible for a lifetime teaching license, the licensed educator must:
(1) Hold a current or expired Arkansas teaching license;
(2) Be either:
(A) At least sixty-two (62) years of age; or
(B) Retired from active teaching under §§ 24-7-701, 24-7-702, or 24-7-704; and
(3) Have either:
(A) Worked in an educational setting while maintaining an Arkansas teaching license; or
(B) Made significant contributions to education, educational research, or the profession of teaching through scholarly endeavors, teaching experience, excellence in teaching, or educational innovation.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-2603
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6-17-2605. Employment by public school district.
(a) A lifetime teaching license holder is eligible to serve as a substitute teacher and as a tutor.
(b) A lifetime teaching license holder who becomes employed as a licensed educator by a school district shall participate in the professional development programs required by the employing school district.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-2605
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6-17-410. Teacher licensure — Application, renewal application, revocation, suspension, and probation — Definitions.
(a)(1)(A)(i) An applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a statewide and nationwide criminal records check, to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(ii) The check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints as required under § 6-17-417.
(iii) The Identification Bureau may maintain these fingerprints in the automated fingerprint identification system.
(iv) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a disqualifying offense.
(B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal records check.
(2) Upon completion of the criminal records check, the Identification Bureau shall forward all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(3)(A) An applicant for a license issued by the state board, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher are required to request through the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check to be conducted by the Department of Human Services.
(B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and is responsible for the payment of any fee associated with
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-410
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-17-410. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.