SB2908 Summary

• Allows retired educators with a Professional Educator License in retired status to return to work as substitute teachers for less than 50% full-time equivalency without paying registration fees.

• Maintains existing requirement that retired educators must pay registration fees and complete renewal requirements upon returning to positions requiring educator licensure for 50% or more of the school year.

• Specifies that licenses in retired status cannot lapse, and retired educators are exempt from professional development hour requirements until returning to qualifying employment.

• Clarifies that retired status applies to individuals receiving benefits from a State retirement system who have notified the State Board of Education through the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS).