16 NCAC 06C .0349         Lifetime License

(a)  An applicant may request that the State Board of Education convert a continuing professional license to a lifetime license if the applicant holds a current CPL and has either:

(1)           30 or more years of creditable service with the North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System; or

(2)           30 or more years of combined experience as a licensed teacher, administrator, or student services personnel employed in one or more North Carolina PSUs.

(b)  An applicant for a lifetime license is not required to complete continuing education credits for the renewal period immediately preceding the date upon which the SBE converts the CPL to a lifetime license, provided the applicant meets all other qualifications for the lifetime license. Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to prohibit a PSU from requiring the holder of a lifetime license to complete continuing education or other professional development activities as a condition of employment.

(c)  A lifetime license shall remain effective for the duration of the licensee's natural life unless the license is suspended or revoked in accordance with Section .0600 of this Subchapter.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-12(9); 115C-270.5; 115C-270.15; 115C-270.20;

Eff. October 1, 2020;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2026.