LAC 28:CXXXI.509. Type C Certificates

A. Effective July 1, 2002, type C certificates are no longer issued for initial certification. The type C certificate is valid for three years. Teachers who hold type B and type A lifetime certificates will continue to hold these certificates. Effective July 1, 2012, type B and type A lifetime certificates will no longer be issued to teachers holding type C certificates applying for advanced certificates. Teachers holding a type C certificate who wish to apply for more advanced certification credentials will be granted a level 2 certificate, upon meeting the standards of effectiveness for at least three years, pursuant to Bulletin 130 and R.S. 17:3902. B. Type C Certificate Renewal Guidelines. The type C certificate may be renewed for an additional one-year period upon the request of the Louisiana employing authority, subject to the approval of the LDE. Type C certificates are limited to two such extensions. C. Type B Certificate—a lifetime certificate for continuous service, provided the holder does not allow any period of five or more consecutive years of disuse to accrue where not a regularly employed teacher for at least one semester, or 90 consecutive days, and/or the certificate is not revoked by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). D. Type A Certificate—a lifetime certificate for continuous service, provided the holder does not allow any period of five or more consecutive years of disuse to accrue where not a regularly employed teacher for at least one semester, or 90 consecutive days, and/or the certificate is not revoked by the BESE. 1. Eligibility requirements: a. hold a type B or B* certificate; b. have three years of successful evaluations; c. earn a graduate degree from an institution of higher education accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602; and d. have five years of experience in an approved educational setting. 2. All out-of-state experience must be verified as successful by the out-of-state employing authority or SEA. 3. The request for the higher certificate must be submitted directly to the LDE by the employing authority. E. Process for Reinstating Lapsed Types B and A Certificates 1. A certificate will lapse for disuse if the holder allows a period of five consecutive calendar years to pass where not a regularly employed teacher for at least one semester, or 90 consecutive days. 2. A lapsed certificate may be reactivated upon request of the Louisiana employing authority at the level attained prior to the five-year period of disuse. During the reactivated period the holder must earn effective ratings for at least three years during the five-year reactivation period. Upon earning three effective evaluations, the lifetime validity of the certificate will be reinstated. The request for reinstatement must be submitted directly to the LDOE by the Louisiana employing authority.