(a) Any person who holds a provisional educator or provisional teaching certificate or held such certificate within one year of application for extension of such certificate and is unable to complete the requirements for a professional educator certificate within the period required, or any person who holds a professional educator certificate or held such certificate within one year of application for extension of such certificate and is unable to complete the requirements for continuation of such professional educator certificate within the period required may appeal to the commissioner for an extension of the applicable period for good cause. If the commissioner finds a hardship exists in the case of such person or finds an emergency situation because of a shortage of certified teachers in the school district where such person is employed, the commissioner may extend such certificate for no more than twenty-four months, effective as of or retroactive to the expiration date of such certificate, provided not more than one extension shall be granted to such person and, provided further, the record of such person is satisfactory under the provisions of sections 10-145a to 10-145d, inclusive, and this section. For the purposes of section 10-151, any lapse period pursuant to this section shall not constitute a break in employment for such person if reemployed and shall be used for the purpose of calculating continuous employment.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the State Board of Education shall renew a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the board to an individual which expires while the individual is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, or a member of the National Guard when ordered out by the Governor for military service, if the individual submits an application for renewal of such certificate, authorization or permit not later than one year after discharge from such active duty or ordered military service. Such renewal shall be valid for not less than the amount of time the individual was on active duty or ordered out for military service not to exceed the amount of time the original certificate, authorization or permit was valid. Such individual applying for renewal of a certificate, authorization or permit pursuant to this subsection shall submit to the State Board of Education such documentation as the board may require. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to reservists or National Guard members on active duty for annual training that is a regularly scheduled obligation for reservists or members of the National Guard for training which is not a part of mobilization.
(1969, P.A. 250, S. 1; P.A. 74-331, S. 4, 7; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1, S. 25, 58; P.A. 87-499, S. 11, 34; P.A. 90-325, S. 6, 32; P.A. 02-89, S. 13; P.A. 07-157, S. 3; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 74-331 replaced reference to period required by “regulation of the state board of education” with reference to period required by Sec. 10-145b or 10-145c and required that person seeking extension have satisfactory record in order to be granted one; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1 deleted references to Secs. 10-145b and 10-145c when referring to period required for completing the requirements for a standard certificate, made provisions of the section applicable to provisional educator and professional educator certificate holders; P.A. 87-499 substituted “school district” for “municipality”; P.A. 90-325 added new Subsec. (b) re waiver of compliance with revised statutes and regulations and in Subsec. (a) provided for the extension of time to complete requirements for or continuation of a professional educator certificate if the person held a provisional teaching certificate or a professional educator certificate within one year of application for the extension of time and provided that any lapse pursuant to the section not constitute a break in employment and be used for calculating continuous employment; P.A. 02-89 deleted Subsec. (a) designator and deleted as obsolete former Subsec. (b) re waiver of compliance with revised statutes or regulations establishing teacher certification standards for certain persons requesting such waiver by September 1, 1990; P.A. 07-157 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re renewal of certificate, authorization or permit issued to an individual which expires while the individual is on active duty or ordered out for military service, effective July 1, 2007; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing references to “said board” with “the commissioner”, making conforming changes and adding provision limiting extension to 24 months, effective July 1, 2009.
Cited. 210 C. 286.