# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 12 — Educator Licensure

### Chapter 01 — General Provisions

#### Regulation .07 Waiver of Licensure Requirements.

*COMAR 13A.12.01.07*

A. Waiver of Licensure Requirements. Except for educator licensure tests, the State Superintendent of Schools or designee may waive the specific requirements for a license in an individual case if it is determined, after thorough investigation, that the applicant’s preparation or experience, or both, are adequate to justify a waiver.

B. Senior Educator Waiver. Renewal requirements for any professionally licensed employee of a local school system, State-operated school, or nonpublic school approved under COMAR 13A.09.10, may be waived if:

  (1) The professionally licensed employee is:

    (a) 55 years old or older; or

    (b) Employed in public or approved nonpublic school service for at least 25 years; and

  (2) The request is recommended by the county superintendent, executive director, or chief officer of the legal authority having jurisdiction over the employee.