H.B. 68 Enrolled

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EDUCATOR RELICENSURE INITIATIVE
2 2008 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Ronda Rudd Menlove
5 Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill creates a procedure to reinstate the license of an educator whose license has
10 expired.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . provides for the reinstatement of an educator's license subject to:
14 . payment of a licensing fee;
15 . successful completion of a criminal background check; and
16 . verification that the applicant's previous license had not been revoked,
17 suspended, or surrendered; and
18 . requires the principal of a school at which an educator whose license is reinstated is
19 employed to provide information and training to assist the educator in performing
20 the educator's assigned position.
21 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
22 None
23 Other Special Clauses:
24 None
25 Utah Code Sections Affected:
26 ENACTS:
27 53A-6-104.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

30 Section 1. Section 53A-6-104.1 is enacted to read:
31 53A-6-104.1. Reinstatement of a license.
32 (1) An educator who previously held a license and whose license has expired may have
33 the license reinstated by:
34 (a) filing an application with the board on the form prescribed by the board;
35 (b) paying the fee required by Section 53A-6-105 ; and
36 (c) submitting to a criminal background check as required by Section 53A-6-401 .
37 (2) Upon successful completion of the criminal background check and verification that
38 the applicant's previous license had not been revoked, suspended, or surrendered, the board
39 shall reinstate the license.
40 (3) An educator whose license is reinstated may not be required to obtain professional
41 development not required of other educators with the same number of years of experience,
42 except as provided in Subsection (4).
43 (4) The principal of the school at which an educator whose license is reinstated is
44 employed shall provide information and training, based on the educator's experience and
45 education, that will assist the educator in performing the educator's assigned position.
46 (5) The procedures for reinstating a license as provided in this section do not apply to
47 an educator's license that expires while the educator is employed in a position requiring the
48 license.