Deletion of certificate, certificate endorsement, or subject specialization from official certification record at holder's option -- Restoration of deleted areas of certification
KRS 161.115
in effect161.115. Deletion of certificate, certificate endorsement, or subject specialization from official certification record at holder's option -- Restoration of deleted areas of certification
The holder of any type of Kentucky teacher certification issued by the Education Professional Standards Board may, at the holder's option, have any certificate, certificate endorsement, or subject specialization deleted from the official certification record upon application, subject to the following provisions:
(1) The application shall be submitted to the Education Professional Standards Board on a form furnished by the board. The form shall include the information required by this section and the applicant shall verify the information by affidavit. The application shall be submitted between September 1 and December 1 and shall become effective on the following July 1. If the requirements of this section are satisfied, the Education Professional Standards Board shall notify the applicant and the applicant's employing school or school district on or before February 1 following submission of the application, that the decertification has been approved.
(2) No portion of the certification shall be deleted for any subject or assignment in which the teacher has had experience during the three (3) year period preceding the request in an amount equivalent to one (1) year of full-time employment (140 days) during which at least one (1) period per day was in the subject or assignment corresponding to the portion of the certification requested for deletion.
(3) If the certification for classroom teaching at the secondary level is to be retained, at least one (1) teaching major or one (1) area of concentration shall be retained.
(4) A certificate which is a prerequisite or a concurrent requirement to the issuance of another certificate or certificate endorsement held by the applicant shall be retained.
(5) Applications for restoration of areas of certification deleted under this section shall be submitted to the Education Professional Standards Board showing restored competency and proficiency by completion of twelve (12) semester hours of credit pertinent to the deleted areas as prescribed by an institution approved for teacher education. A transcript or other appropriate verification of completion of the twelve
(12) semester hours of credit from the institution approved for teacher education shall be accepted as evidence showing restoration of competency and proficiency in the areas of certification.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 63, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 229, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3851Fetched: 10/20/2026