272.7 - VALIDITY OF LICENSE.

        272.7  VALIDITY OF LICENSE.
         A license issued under board authority is valid for the period of
      time for which it is issued, unless the license is suspended or
      revoked.  A license issued by the board is valid until the last day
      of the practitioner's birth month in the year in which the license
      expires.  No permanent licenses shall be issued.  A person employed
      as a practitioner shall hold a valid license with an endorsement for
      the type of service for which the person is employed.  This section
      does not limit the duties or powers of a school board to select or
      discharge practitioners or to terminate practitioners' contracts.  A
      professional development program, except for a program offered by a
      practitioner preparation institution or area education agency and
      approved by the state board of education, must possess a valid
      license for the types of programs offered.
         The executive director of the board may grant or deny license
      applications, applications for renewal of a license, and suspension
      or revocation of a license.  A denial of an application for a
      license, the denial of an application for renewal, or a suspension or
      revocation of a license may be appealed by the practitioner to the
      board.
         The board may issue emergency renewal or temporary,
      limited-purpose licenses upon petition by a current or former
      practitioner.  An emergency renewal or a temporary, limited-purpose
      license may be issued for a period not to exceed two years, if a
      petitioner demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the board, good cause
      for failure to comply with board requirements for a regular license
      and provides evidence that the petitioner will comply with board
      requirements within the period of the emergency or temporary license.
      Under exceptional circumstances, an emergency license may be renewed
      by the board for one additional year.  A previously unlicensed person
      is not eligible for an emergency or temporary license, except that a
      student who is enrolled in a licensed practitioner preparation
      program may be issued a temporary, limited-purpose license, without
      payment of a fee, as part of a practicum or internship program.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [S13, § 2630-b, 2734-e; C24, 27, 31, § 3878; C35, § 3872-e3, -e4,
      -e5, 3878; C39, § 3872.03, 3872.04, 3872.05, 3878; C46, 50, 54,
      58, 62, 66, 71, 73, § 260.7, 260.8, 260.9, 260.17, 260.18; C75, 77,
      79, § 260.7, 260.8, 260.9, 260.17; C81, § 260.7] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         89 Acts, ch 265, § 7
         C93, § 272.7
         94 Acts, ch 1126, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1070, §1