Section R7-2-618. Fees

A.      The Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superinten- dent’s designee shall collect proper fees for certification ser- vices and shall transmit the fees to the state Treasurer. The following fees are established for certification services:

1.        Evaluation of qualification for a certificate: $30.

2.        Evaluation of qualification for an endorsement: $30.

3.        Issuance of a certificate, endorsement, or letter of non- qualification: $30.

4.        Renewal of a certificate: $20.

5.        Name change, duplicate copy, or changes of coding to existing files or certificates: $20.

B.       Fees shall be paid by money order, cashier’s check, certified check, business check, or personal check and shall be made payable to the order of the Arizona Department of Education. If a check offered in payment for services is not cleared by the financial institution, the applicant shall be notified to pay the fees by money order or certified check. If a certificate has been issued or renewed and payment is not received within two weeks of notification to the applicant, the Board shall file a statement of complaint pursuant to R7-2-1302. If a certificate or renewal has not been issued, no certificate or renewal shall be issued until the fees are paid by cashier’s check or money order.

C.      Fees paid pursuant to this Section are not refundable.

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 2002, effective May 27, 1999 (Supp. 99-2). Former R7-2- 618 recodified to R7-2-619; new R7-2-618 recodified from R7-2-617 at 15 A.A.R. 2146, effective August 25, 2008 (Supp. 09-4). Former R7-2-618 recodified to R7-2- 619; new R7-2-618 recodified from R7-2-617 at 16

A.A.R. 68, effective December 8, 2008 (Supp. 10-1). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1249,

effective May 24, 2010 (Supp. 10-4).