Sec. 10-146b. Extension of period to complete requirements for teaching certificate. Renewal of certificate, authorization or permit that expires while holder is on active duty with armed forces of Un
Sec. 10-146b. Extension of period to complete requirements for teaching certificate. Renewal of certificate, authorization or permit that expires while holder
is on active duty with armed forces of United States or ordered out with National
Guard. Exceptions. (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 said board for an
extension of the applicable period for good cause and said board, if it finds a hardship
exists in the case of such person or if it finds an emergency situation because of a shortage
of certified teachers in the school district where such person is employed, may extend,
effective as of or retroactive to the expiration date of such certificate, such applicable
period within which such person shall complete such requirements for such time as to
said board seems reasonable, 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.)
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.
Cited. 210 C. 286.