There are a variety of full credentials and emergency permits that allow educators to serve as a substitute teacher. Different documents permit the educator to be in the classrooms for different durations. In general education classrooms, the lengths of service for any one educator are as follows:

Emergency Substitute Permit for Prospective Teachers

  • 30 cumulative days for one teacher
  • Limited to 90 days of annual service
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Emergency 30-day Substitute

  • 30 cumulative days for one teacher
  • No limit on annual service
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Emergency Career Substitute Permit

  • 60 cumulative days for one teacher
  • No limit on annual service
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Teaching Permit for Statutory Leave (TPSL)

  • Full length of Statutory leave in appropriate authorization areas in restricted district
  • 30 cumulative days for any one teacher, otherwise
  • No limit on annual service
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Full General Education Teaching Credential

  • No limit on cumulative days in appropriate authorization areas
  • 30 cumulative days for any one teacher, otherwise
  • No limit on annual service
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Updated September 21, 2021