Sec. 80-6.2. Registration requirements

(a) During each five-year registration period, commencing with the 2016-2017 school year, certificate holders shall register with the department, on a form prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) Registration periods for each certificate holder shall be in accordance with schedules established by the department.

(c) Any individual who was issued a permanent or professional certificate in the classroom teaching service or educational leadership service (i.e., school building leader, school district leader, school district business leader) or a level III teaching assistant certificate prior to July 1, 2016, shall apply for initial registration during the 2016-2017 school year during his/her month of birth, beginning on July 1, 2016 and shall renew his/her registration, on a form prescribed by the department, in the last year of each subsequent five-year period thereafter.

(d) Any individual who is issued a permanent or professional certificate in the classroom teaching service or educational leadership service (i.e., school building leader, school district leader, school district business leader) or a level III teaching assistant certificate on or after July 1, 2016, shall be automatically registered, and the certificate holder shall re-register during the 5th succeeding birthday month thereafter and during each birthday month in the last year of each subsequent five-year period.

(e) Any certificate holder not practicing in an applicable school, may allow his/her registration to lapse without being subject to the late fee as prescribed in subdivision (f) of this section, if he/she notifies the department in a timeframe and manner prescribed by the commissioner that he/she is no longer practicing in an applicable school. At such time as the certificate holder may choose to resume practicing in an applicable school, the certificate holder shall register with the department, on a form prescribed by the commissioner.

(f) Failure to register may subject a certificate holder to a late fee of $10 per month. Any instance where a certificate holder willfully fails to register or fails to provide notice that he/she is not practicing in an applicable school pursuant to subdivision (e) of this section may constitute grounds for moral character review under Part 83 of this Title.

(g) When a certificate holder pays his/her late fee by a personal check or credit card and it is subsequently not honored by the issuing institution, the certificate holder must subsequently pay by a certified check, a bank check, or a money order. The replacement payment shall include any late fee charges required under subdivision (f) of this section.

(h) Any certificate holder who fails to submit a replacement fee as required in subdivision (g) of this section shall have his/her registration voided 60 days from the date the department sends notification that said late fee was not honored by the issuing institution.

(i) Each certificate holder shall notify the department of any change of name or address no later than 30 days after such change through the online TEACH system.