Sec. 80-1.8. Reissuance of an initial certificate

(a) The holder of an initial certificate whose certificate has expired and who has not successfully completed three school years of teaching experience, or its equivalent, as is required for a professional certificate, shall be reissued an initial certificate on one occasion only, for a period of five years from the date of reissuance.

(1) Candidates applying for a reissuance shall meet the requirements in the following paragraphs:

(i) The candidate shall have successfully completed 50 clock hours of acceptable continuing teacher and leader education (CTLE), professional learning (PL), and/or a combination thereof. Such PL and/or CTLE shall be completed within one year prior to the department's receipt of a completed application or within one year after the department's receipt of such completed application for the reissuance of the initial certificate. The definition of acceptable PL and the measurement of PL study shall be that defined in section 100.2(dd) of this Title and the definition of acceptable CTLE and the measurement of CTLE shall be that prescribed in Subpart 80-6 of this Part.

(ii) The candidate shall submit evidence of having achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the New York State Teacher Certification Examination content specialty test(s) in the area required for the certificate sought or, where applicable, the New York State assessment for school building leadership required for a certificate as a school building leader, which shall be taken within one year prior to the department's receipt of a completed application or within one year after the department's receipt of such completed application for the reissuance of the initial certificate.

(b) Notwithstanding the above, an initial certificate as a school building leader may be reissued a second time if the certificate holder has met all of the requirements for the professional certificate except the experience requirement and has been employed in a school district or BOCES to provide instructional support services as defined in section 80-5.21 of this Part during three of the past five school years.