(A) Notwithstanding the amendments to and repeal of statutes by H.B. 1 of the 128th general assembly, the state board of education shall accept applications for new, and renewal and upgrade of, temporary, associate, provisional, and professional educator licenses, alternative educator licenses, one-year conditional teaching permits, and school nurse licenses through December 31, 2010, and issue them on the basis of the applications received by that date in accordance with the former statutes in effect immediately prior to amendment or repeal by H.B. 1 of the 128th general assembly.
(B) A permanent teacher's certificate issued under former sections3319.22to3319.31of the Revised Code prior to October 29, 1996, or under former section3319.222of the Revised Code as it existed prior to October 16, 2009, shall be valid for teaching in the subject areas and grades for which the certificate was issued, except as the certificate is limited, suspended, or revoked under section3319.31of the Revised Code.
(C) The following certificates, permits, or licenses shall be valid until the certificate, permit, or license expires for teaching in the subject areas and grades for which the certificate, permit, or license was issued, except as the certificate, permit, or license is limited, suspended, or revoked under section3319.31of the Revised Code:
(1) Any professional teacher's certificate issued under former section3319.222of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to October 16, 2009;
(2) Any temporary, associate, provisional, or professional educator license issued under former section3319.22of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to October 16, 2009, or under division (A) of this section;
(3) Any alternative educator license issued under former section3319.26of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to October 16, 2009, or under division (A) of this section;
(4) Any one-year conditional teaching permit issued under former section3319.302or3319.304of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to October 16, 2009, or under division (A) of this section.
(D) Any school nurse license issued under former section3319.22of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to October 16, 2009, or under division (A) of this section shall be valid until the license expires for employment as a school nurse, except as the license is limited, suspended, or revoked under section3319.31of the Revised Code.
(E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person from applying to the state board for an educator license issued under section3319.22of the Revised Code, a school nurse license or a school nurse wellness coordinator license issued under former section3319.221of the Revised Code, or an alternative resident educator license issued under section3319.26of the Revised Code, as the section exists on and after October 16, 2009.
(F) On and after October 16, 2009, any reference in the Revised Code to educator licensing is hereby deemed to refer also to certification or licensure under divisions (A) to (D) or (G) of this section.
(G)(1) On and after the effective date of this amendment, the state board shall accept an application from and issue a nonrenewable, two-year temporary educator license to an individual who has an expired professional teacher's certificate or professional educator license issued under any version of section3319.22or3319.222of the Revised Code and who, at the time of expiration of the license or certificate, had no disciplinary sanctions on the certificate or license. The temporary educator license shall be valid for teaching in the same subject areas and grades for which the expired certificate or license was issued including any endorsements attached to the expired certificate or license, except as the temporary license is subsequently limited, suspended, or revoked under section3319.31of the Revised Code.
(2) Prior to providing instruction at an employing school district or school under a temporary educator license issued under division (G)(1) of this section, an individual shall complete any training required by the employing school district or school.
(3) The state board shall issue a professional educator license with any applicable license endorsements to an individual who receives a temporary educator license issued under division (G)(1) of this section and who, during the duration of that license, completes either eighteen continuing education units or six semester hours of coursework in the area of licensure or in an area related to the teaching field. The license and endorsements shall be valid for teaching in the same subject areas and grades for which the individual's expired certificate or license and endorsements were issued, except as the professional educator license is subsequently limited, suspended, or revoked under section3319.31of the Revised Code.
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