REFERENCE TITLE: educational certification applicants; restrictions

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

Second Regular Session

2016

 

 

SB 1455

 

Introduced by

Senator Allen S

 

 

AN ACT

 

AMENDING section 15‑534.02, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the certification of teachers.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 15-534.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE15-534.02.  Restrictions on applications for certification after the surrender, revocation or denial of certificate

A.  A person shall not submit an application for certification with the state board of education for a period of not more than five years if any of the following occurs:

1.  The person surrenders a certificate issued by the state board of education.

2.  The person's certificate is revoked by the state board of education on grounds of immoral or unprofessional conduct pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 15‑203.

3.  The person's application for certification is denied by the state board of education on grounds of immoral or unprofessional conduct pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 15‑203. This paragraph does not apply to a person who, after denial of an application for certification, provides additional information that was not previously considered by the state board of education and that addresses the grounds on which the state board of education denied the application for certification.

B.  The five year period prescribed in subsection A of this section begins on the date that the state board of education accepts a surrendered certificate, makes a final decision to revoke a certificate or makes a final determination to deny an application for certification.

C.  A person who has had a certificate revoked pursuant to section 15‑550 is not eligible to apply for certification with the state board of education.

D.  The department of education shall not process an application for certification submitted by a person who is prohibited from submitting an application pursuant to subsections A and C of this section. END_STATUTE