PI 34.029(1r)(b)(b) A license issued under this section does not authorize the license holder to teach in any of the following subject areas:
PI 34.029(1r)(b)1.1. Speech-language pathology under s. PI 34.047 (4).
PI 34.029(1r)(b)2.2. Deaf and hard of hearing under s. PI 34.050.
PI 34.029(1r)(b)3.3. Blind and visual impairment under s. PI 34.051.
PI 34.029(1r)(b)4.4. American Indian language license under s. PI 34.055.
PI 34.029(1r)(b)5.5. American Indian history, culture, and tribal sovereignty license under s. PI 34.056.
PI 34.029(1r)(b)7.7. Driver education under s. PI 34.080.
PI 34.029(2)(2)Eligibility. The state superintendent may issue a tier I license in a new subject area or grade level or both to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:
PI 34.029(2)(a)(a) The applicant holds a valid tier II, III, or IV teaching license.
PI 34.029(2)(b)(b) The applicant has at least one year of full-time teaching experience in the employing school district, CESA, or residential school.
PI 34.029(2)(c)(c) The district administrator of the employing school district or director of the employing CESA or residential school submits a written request to the state superintendent to issue the license. The written request shall provide assurances of the following:
PI 34.029(2)(c)1.1. The employing school district, CESA, or residential school will provide appropriate professional development and supervision to assist the applicant in becoming proficient in the license program content guidelines or national standards for the new teaching license. The employing school district, CESA, or residential school may partner with an approved program to ensure the applicant attains proficiency in the content guidelines or national standards.
PI 34.029(2)(c)2.2. The employing school district, CESA, or residential school will notify the department within 30 days if the license holder leaves the employment of the employing school district, CESA, or residential school.
PI 34.029(3)(3)Duration. Except as provided under s. PI 34.039, a license issued under this section is valid for 3 years unless the license holder leaves employment with the school district, CESA, or residential school which requested the license under sub. (2) (c) prior to the expiration of the license.
PI 34.029(4)(4)Nonrenewable. The department may not renew a license issued under this section in the same subject area or grade level through the same employing school district, CESA, or residential school.
PI 34.029(5)(5)Advancement. The state superintendent may issue a tier II or III license to an individual holding a license issued under this section if all of the following occur in no more than one year following the expiration of the license under this section:
PI 34.029(5)(a)(a) The license holder submits to the state superintendent an application for a license in the new subject area or grade level.
PI 34.029(5)(b)(b) The license holder submits evidence of proficiency in the license program content guidelines or national standards in the new subject area or grade level as determined by the department or the approved educator preparation program.
PI 34.029(5)(c)(c) The license holder submits evidence that the applicable statutory requirements in s. 118.19, Stats., have been met.
PI 34.029(5)(d)(d) The license holder submits evidence of at least one year of experience teaching under the terms of this license.
PI 34.029 HistoryHistory: CR 17-093: cr. Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8-1-18; EmR1909: emerg. cr. (1g), renum. (1) to (1r) and am., am. (2) (b), (c), eff. 1-14-19; CR 19-034: cr. (1g), renum. (1) to (1r) and am., am. (2) (b), (c) Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20; CR 22-012: renum. (1r) to (1r) (a) and am., cr. (1r) (b), renum. (2) (c) to (2) (c) (intro.), 1. and am., cr. (2) (c) 2., am. (3), (4), (5) (intro.), r. and recr. (5) (a) to (c), cr. (5) (d) Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8-1-22; CR 24-074: r. (1r) (b) 6. Register May 2025 No. 833, eff. 6-1-25.
PI 34.030PI 34.030Tier I, guest teacher license.
PI 34.030(1)(1)Authorization. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to teach in the subject area and grade level of the license. The subject area and grade level of the license shall be determined by the state superintendent based on all of the following:
PI 34.030(1)(a)(a) The course work shown on the applicant’s transcripts used as part of the institutional endorsement or the credential evaluation by an international credential evaluation agency. The international credential evaluation agency shall be approved by the state superintendent.
PI 34.030(1)(b)(b) The subject areas and grade levels of the license granted to the applicant by another country.
PI 34.030(1)(c)(c) The applicant’s professional experience.
PI 34.030(2)(2)Eligibility. The state superintendent may issue a tier I license under this section to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:
PI 34.030(2)(a)(a) The applicant holds the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree, as verified by an international credential evaluation agency.
PI 34.030(2)(b)(b) The applicant has completed a teacher preparation program in another country, as verified by an international credential evaluation agency.