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Application Fees and Validity Periods for Licenses and Authorizations
Select a link below below to jump to the application fee and validity period of the requested credential:
- Adult Basic Education Authorization
- Added Endorsement
- Adjunct Instructor Authorization
- Administrator
- Career and Technical Education Authorization (CTE)
- Educational Interpreter Authorization
- Educational Interpreter Temporary Authorization
- Emergency Authorization
- Exchange Educator Interim Authorization
- Inactivation of a Professional License
- Intern Authorization
- Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructor Authorization
- Principal
- Reactivation of an Inactive Professional License
- Reprint
- Special Education Temporary Authorization (SEE or TEE)
- School Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Authorization
- Alternative Teacher License/Alternative Principal Authorization
- Special Services Provider
- Substitute Authorization
- Teacher
Adult Basic Education Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| Initial or Renewal | $90 | 5 years |
Added Endorsement (Teacher, SSP, Principal, Administrator)
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $80 | 5 years |
Adjunct Instructor Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| Initial or Renewal | $90 | 3 years |
Administrator
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 3 years |
| Initial | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 3 years |
| Professional | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 5 years |
| Master certificate | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 7 years (5 years for professional license plus 2 years for master certificate) |
Career and Technical Education Authorization (CTE)
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| Initial | $90 | 3 years |
| Professional | $90 | 5 years |
| Added Pathway | $90 | n/a; added to existing authorization |
Educational Interpreter Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $90 | 5 years |
Emergency Educational Interpreter Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $90 | 1 year (may be renewed up to twice) |
Emergency Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $90 | 1 year (may be renewed once) |
Exchange Educator Interim Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $90 | 1 year (may be renewed once) |
Inactivation of a Professional License
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | No charge | Not applicable |
Intern Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $90 | 1 year (may not be renewed) |
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructor Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $90 | 5 years |
Principal
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative Authorization | $90 | 3 years |
| Interim | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 3 years |
| Initial | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 3 years |
| Professional | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 5 years |
| Master certificate | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 7 years (5 years for professional license plus 2 years for master certificate) |
Reactivation of an Inactive Professional License
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $25.00 | time remaining on license as of the date of inactivation |
Reprint License
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| Softcopy | No charge | dates indicate on credential |
Temporary Educator Eligibility (TEE) formerly Special Education Temporary Authorization (SETA)
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $90.00 | 1 year (may be renewed up to twice) |
School Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| All | $90 | 5 years |
Alternative Teacher License/Principal Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative Teacher | $90 |
1, 2 or 3 years (depending on program) |
| Principal Authorization | $90 | 3 years |
Special Service Provider (SSP)
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| Initial | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 3 years |
| Professional | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 5 years |
| Master certificate | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 7 years (5 years for professional license plus 2 years for master certificate) |
Substitute Authorization
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | $60 | 1 year |
| 3 year | $90 | 3 years |
| 5 year | $90 | 5 years |
Teacher
| Type | Fee | Valid for (from date of issue) |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative | $90 | 1, 2 or 3 years (depending on program) |
| Interim | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 3 years |
| Initial | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 3 years |
| Professional | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 5 years |
| Master certificate | $90 in-state/$110 out-of-state | 7 years (5 years for professional license plus 2 years for master certificate) |
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November 1, 2017
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