KRS 161.115: 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 o r 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 requ irement 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 Standa rds 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 com pletion 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.