3006 - Commissioner of education to issue certificates.
§ 3006. Commissioner of education to issue certificates. Types of certificates. The commissioner of education may issue: 1. a. A life state certificate upon examinations only which shall entitle its holder to teach for life in the public schools of the state without further examination. b. Such other certificates as regents general rules shall prescribe. c. A temporary license limited to a school district, supervisory district or city for a period not to exceed one year. d. A temporary certificate to a school district upon the request of the school authorities of the school district, and under such rules as the regents shall establish, which shall authorize such school authorities temporarily to employ persons having unusual qualifications in specific subjects, as visiting lecturers, provided they have been licensed pursuant to paragraph e of this subdivision, so as to supplement the regular programs of teaching of such specific subjects. e. A temporary license to a person having unusual qualifications in specific subjects, authorizing him to teach as a visiting lecturer in accordance with the provisions of paragraph d of this subdivision. 2. Fees. The commissioner shall charge the following fees for certificates issued pursuant to this section. a. Effective September first, nineteen hundred ninety-two and thereafter, the fees charged for each application for the following types of certificates shall be: (i) For a certificate issued under this section based upon completion of a teacher education program registered by the department, fifty dollars; (ii) For a certificate issued under this section based upon education or experience completed in other than a teacher education program registered by the department, one hundred dollars; (iii) For a temporary license or a temporary coaching license, fifty dollars; (iv) For a continuing certificate for a teaching assistant, thirty-five dollars; (v) For a duplicate certificate, twenty-five dollars. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision, in a case where an individual applies for a certificate of qualification, provisional and/or permanent certificate within twelve months of having been issued a temporary license in the same certification area, the fee for such additional certificate or certificates shall be fifty dollars.