1. (a) The following types of licenses shall be issued by the state board:

   1. (1) Accomplished teaching license;

   2. (2) initial licenses, including the following:

      1. (A) Initial school leadership license;
      2. (B) initial school specialist license; and
      3. (C) initial teaching license;
   3. (3) emergency substitute teaching license;
   4. (4) interim alternative license;
   5. (5) limited-use teaching license;

   6. (6) professional licenses, including the following:

      1. (A) Professional school leadership license;
      2. (B) professional school specialist license; and
      3. (C) professional teaching license;
   7. (7) provisional school specialist endorsement license;
   8. (8) provisional teaching endorsement license;
   9. (9) restricted school specialist license;
   10. (10) restricted teaching license;
   11. (11) STEM license;
   12. (12) substitute teaching license;
   13. (13) transitional license;
   14. (14) visiting international teacher license; and

   15. (15) visiting scholar teaching license.

       (b)(1) Each initial license shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance.

   16. (2) An initial teaching license may be issued for one or more of the following levels:

       1. (A) Early childhood;
       2. (B) early childhood through late childhood;
       3. (C) late childhood through early adolescence;
       4. (D) early adolescence through late adolescence and adulthood; or
       5. (E) early childhood through late adolescence and adulthood.
   17. (3) Each initial school leadership license shall be issued for all levels.

   18. (4) Each initial school specialist license shall be issued for the level that corresponds with the approved program completed by the applicant.

       1. (cv) (1) Each professional license shall be valid on the date of issuance. Each license shall expire on the license holder's fifth birthdate following issuance of the license.

   19. (2) A professional teaching license may be issued for one or more of the following levels:

       1. (A) Early childhood;
       2. (B) early childhood through late childhood;
       3. (C) late childhood through early adolescence;
       4. (D) early adolescence through late adolescence and adulthood; or
       5. (E) early childhood through late adolescence and adulthood.
   20. (3) Each professional school leadership license shall be issued for all levels.

   21. (4) Each professional school specialist license shall be issued for the level that corresponds with the approved program completed by the applicant.

       1. (sf) (1) Each accomplished teaching license shall be valid for 10 years from the date of issuance.

   22. (2) An accomplished teaching license may be issued for one or more of the following levels:

       1. (A) Early childhood;
       2. (B) early childhood through late childhood;
       3. (C) late childhood through early adolescence;
       4. (D) early adolescence through late adolescence and adulthood; or
       5. (E) early childhood through late adolescence and adulthood.
2. (e) Each substitute teaching license shall be valid on the date of issuance and shall be issued for all levels. Each substitute license shall expire on the license holder's fifth birthdate following issuance of the license.
3. (f) The first emergency substitute teaching license issued to an individual shall be valid for the school year in which it is issued and shall be issued for all levels. Each subsequent renewal of an emergency substitute license shall be valid for two consecutive school years.
4. (g) Each visiting scholar teaching license shall be valid through June 30 of the school year for which it is issued and shall be issued for the level corresponding with the teaching assignment.

5. (h) Each visiting international teacher license shall be valid through June 30 of the school year for which it is issued and shall be valid for the level corresponding with the teaching assignment.

   1. (i) (1) Each restricted teaching license shall be valid for the school year in which the license is issued. Any restricted teaching license may be reissued for two additional consecutive school years if progress reports are submitted as required in K.A.R. 91-1-203(h)(2).

      1. (2) A restricted teaching license may be issued for one or more of the following levels:

         1. (A) Late childhood through early adolescence;
         2. (B) early adolescence through late adolescence and adulthood; or

         3. (C) early childhood through late adolescence and adulthood.

            (j)(1) Each restricted school specialist license shall be valid for three consecutive school years from the date of issuance.

      2. (2) Each restricted school specialist license shall be issued for all levels.

         (k)(1) Each transitional license shall be valid for the school year in which the license is issued.

      3. (2) Each transitional license shall be nonrenewable.

      4. (3) A transitional license may be issued for one or more of the following levels:

         1. (A) Early childhood;
         2. (B) early childhood through late childhood;
         3. (C) late childhood through early adolescence;
         4. (D) early adolescence through late adolescence and adulthood; or
         5. (E) early childhood through late adolescence and adulthood.

   2. (l) (1) Each interim alternative license shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance.

      1. (2) The initial one-year term shall be automatically extended for one additional one-year term if the licensee demonstrates progress toward achieving an initial or professional license. Each interim alternative license shall be nonrenewable after two years.

      2. (3) An interim alternative license may be issued for one or more of the following levels:

         1. (A) Early childhood;
         2. (B) early childhood through late childhood;
         3. (C) late childhood through early adolescence;
         4. (D) early adolescence through late adolescence and adulthood; or
         5. (E) early childhood through late adolescence and adulthood.

   3. (m) (1) Each limited-use teaching license shall be valid only for the school year in which the license is issued. Any limited-use teaching license may be reissued for additional consecutive school years at the request of the employing LEA.

      1. (2) A limited-use teaching license may be used to teach in grades 6 through 12 but shall not be used to provide special education services.

         (n)(1) Each provisional teaching endorsement license shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance.

      2. (2) A provisional teaching endorsement license may be issued for one or more of the following levels:

         1. (A) Early childhood;
         2. (B) early childhood through late childhood;
         3. (C) late childhood through early adolescence;
         4. (D) early adolescence through late adolescence and adulthood; or

         5. (E) early childhood through late adolescence and adulthood.

            (o)(1) Each provisional school specialist license shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance.

      3. (2) A provisional school specialist endorsement license shall be issued for all levels.

         (p)(1) A nonrenewable license shall be issued to each applicant who meets all other requirements for an initial license except the assessments.

      4. (2) Each nonrenewable license shall be valid only through June 30 of the school year for which the license is issued.

         (q)(1) Each STEM license shall be valid only through June 30 of the school year for which the license is issued.

      5. (2) Each STEM license shall be valid for grades 8 through 12.

(Authorized by and implementing Article 6, Section 2(a) of the Kansas Constitution; effective July 1, 2003; amended July 1, 2003; amended Jan. 2, 2004; amended Aug. 25, 2006; amended Aug. 10, 2007; amended July 18, 2008; amended Aug. 12, 2011; amended, T-91-6-30-14, June 30, 2014; amended Oct. 24, 2014; amended March 17, 2023.)