Section 511IAC16-4-1. Emergency permits

   (a) An emergency permit is valid only for the school year during which it is granted.

  (b) To qualify for an emergency permit, the applicant must submit the following:

(1) An application for an emergency permit approved by an employing school superintendent between July 1 and February 1 of the school year for which the emergency permit is requested but not later than four (4) weeks after the applicant for the emergency permit begins service.

(2) Documentation from the employing school superintendent certifying an emergency need for the applicant in the content area or areas or the school setting or settings of the request.

(3) The established fee for issuance of the license.

(4) The license being renewed, if applicable.

(5) All necessary evidence of eligibility.

(6) Any additional documentation.

(7) An official transcript showing successful completion of a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education.

  (c) The department may grant an applicant with an expired Indiana license a one-time nonrenewable emergency permit for continuing education if the applicant provides documentation that the applicant has not been employed as a full-time or part-time teacher, administrator, or school services personnel, not including substitute teacher, at any time during the school year prior to the date of application.

  (d) An emergency permit is renewable annually in the same content area or areas or school setting or settings if the applicant provides documentation of progress in pursuit of completion of an approved program for licensure and completion of testing requirements.

  (e) An applicant for an emergency permit in communication disorders under 511 IAC 15-6-24 shall comply with the requirements set forth in IC 25-35.6-1-8.5. (Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 16-4-1; filed Nov 18, 2014, 3:51 p.m.: 20141217-IR-511130399FRA)