New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue 11 / June 9, 2020

 

 

This is an amendment to 6.60.7 NMAC, Sections 7, 9, and 10, effective 6/9/2020.

6.60.7.7                 DEFINITIONS:

                A.            “Applicant” means a person who has submitted an application or who intends to submit an application to the department.

                B.            “Application” means a formal written or online request, on a department-approved form, to the department for issuance of a department license, license renewal, license continuation, license advancement, certification, or license endorsement.

                C.            “Application fee” means all fees, monies, remittances, or charges owed for the processing of a department application but does not include any additional fees, monies, or charges owed for the processing of a background check.

                D.            “Indigence” means the financial inability to pay or afford, without extreme hardship, an application fee.

                E.            "Military member" means an active duty member or reservist, or spouse or dependent of a person currently serving in the armed forces or armed forces reserve, of the United States.

                [E.] F.     “PDD” means the professional development dossier defined in 6.69.4.11 NMAC for advancing from a level one to level two license or from a level two to level three license.

                [F.] G.    “PDD strand” means one of three categories used to measure evidence of teacher competency on the professional development dossier.  Submission of any of the following strands will incur fees:

                                (1)           the instruction strand;

                                (2)           the student learning strand; and

                                (3)           the professional learning strand.

                H.            "Veteran" means an individual who has received an honorable discharge or separation from the armed forces of the United States.

[6.60.7.7 NMAC - Rp, 6.60.7.7 NMAC, 8/13/2019, A, 6/9/2020]

 

6.60.7.9                 FEE SCHEDULE:

                A.            Initial licensure applications.  Applicants for initial licensure shall pay an application fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) unless another application fee is specified below:

                                (1)           applicants for initial licensure as an educational assistant shall pay an application fee of fifty dollars ($50);

                                (2)           applicants for initial licensure as a school health assistant  shall pay an application fee of fifty dollars ($50);

                                (3)           applicants for initial licensure as a substitute teacher shall pay an application fee of fifty dollars ($50);

                                (4)           applicants for initial licensure as an athletic coach shall pay an application fee of [thirty five dollars ($35)] fifty dollars ($50); and

                                (5)           applicants for initial licensure for Native American language and culture certification shall pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50).

                B.            Renewal applications of an existing educator license.  Applicants for renewal of an existing educator license shall pay an application fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120) unless another application fee is specified below:

                                (1)           applicants for renewal of an existing educator license as an administrator shall pay an application fee of one hundred thirty dollars ($130);

                                (2)           applicants for renewal of an existing educator license as an educational assistant shall pay an application fee of fifty dollars ($50);

                                (3)           applicants for renewal of an existing educator license as a school health assistant  shall pay an application fee of fifty dollars ($50); and

                                (4)           applicants for renewal of an existing educator license as a substitute teacher shall pay an application fee of fifty dollars ($50).

                C.            Renewal applications of an existing certification.

                                (1)           Applicants for renewal of an existing educator certification shall pay a renewal application fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120).

                                (2)           Applicants for renewal of Native American language and culture certification shall pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50).

                D.            Advancement applications.

                                (1)           Applicants who have not previously submitted an application for advancement to a higher level of teacher license for the level of license sought shall pay three hundred twenty dollars ($320).

                                (2)           Applicants who have previously submitted an application for advancement to a higher level of teacher license for the level of license sought shall pay:

                                                (a)           one hundred ten dollars ($110) for an application that includes one PDD strand;

                                                (b)           two hundred twenty dollars ($220) for an application that includes two PDD strands; or

                                                (c)           three hundred twenty dollars ($320) for an application that includes three PDD strands.

                                (3)           Applicants who concurrently submit a renewal of existing educator license application and an advancement application shall pay no renewal of existing application fee.

                                (4)           In order to concurrently submit a renewal of existing educator license application and an advancement application the following must occur:

                                                (a)           the advancement application must be submitted on the same date or before the renewal of an existing educator license application;

                                                (b)           the advancement application fees must be received upon the date of the advancement application submission; and

                                                (c)           the renewal of existing educator license application must be received by the department within five business days of the advancement application.

                E.            Endorsement applications.  Applicants seeking to add an endorsement to an existing license shall pay a fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120).

[6.60.7.9 NMAC - Rp, 6.60.7.9 NMAC, 8/13/2019, A, 6/9/2020]

 

6.60.7.10               LICENSURE APPLICATION FEE EXEMPTIONS:

                A.            An application fee shall not be charged for any of the following applications:

                                (1)           application for name change;

                                (2)           application for address change;

                                (3)           application for replacing lost or misplaced licenses; and

                                (4)           applicants with an alternative license who meet the requirements to transition their license to a standard level one license.

                B.            An application fee shall not be charged to an individual who qualifies as indigent.

                C.            An application fee charged to an individual who qualifies as indigent may be returned.

                D.            An application fee shall not be charged for the first three years a license is issued to an individual who qualifies as a military member or veteran and who has provided one of the following:

                                (1)           DD Form 214;

                                (2)           United States uniformed services identification card; or

                                (3)           marriage license and a copy of spouses' orders for mobilization or deployment.

                E.            A license issued to an applicant identified as a military member or veteran with an expired educator license shall not be valid for more than one year.

[6.60.7.10 NMAC - Rp, 6.60.7.10 NMAC, 8/13/2019, A, 6/9/2020]

 

HISTORY OF 6.60.7 NMAC:  [RESERVED]

6.60.7 NMAC, Educator Licensure Application Fee, filed 10/13/2000, was repealed and replaced by 6.60.7 NMAC, Educator Licensure Application Fee, effective 8/13/2019.