16 NCAC 06C .0349. Lifetime License

(a) An applicant may request that the State Board of Education convert a continuing professional license to a lifetime license if the applicant holds a current CPL and has either: (1) 30 or more years of creditable service with the North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System; or (2) 30 or more years of combined experience as a licensed teacher, administrator, or student services personnel employed in one or more North Carolina PSUs. (b) An applicant for a lifetime license is not required to complete continuing education credits for the renewal period immediately preceding the date upon which the SBE converts the CPL to a lifetime license, provided the applicant meets all other qualifications for the lifetime license. Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to prohibit a PSU from requiring the holder of a lifetime license to complete continuing education or other professional development activities as a condition of employment. (c) A lifetime license shall remain effective for the duration of the licensee's natural life unless the license is suspended or revoked in accordance with Section .0600 of this Subchapter.