C.R.S. § 22-60.5-201

(A) Holds an earned baccalaureate degree from an accepted institution of higher education;

(B) Has completed an approved program of preparation for teachers or a one-year or two-year alternative teacher program;

(C) Has demonstrated professional competencies in subject areas as specified by rule of the state board of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-203.

(II) The department of education, in its discretion, may issue an initial or a professional teacher license to any applicant who:

(A) Holds a valid initial or professional principal license or a valid initial or professional administrator license;

(B) Has previously held an initial teacher license.

(II.5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-160), ch. 292, p. 1449, § 4, effective May 21, 2009.)

(III) (A) An initial teacher license is valid in any school districts or nonpublic schools that provide, or charter schools that provide or participate in, an approved induction program for teachers or have obtained a waiver of the approved induction program requirement pursuant to section 22-60.5-114 (2). Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b)(III)(B) of this section, any initial license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(b) is valid for a period of three years after the date of issuance and is renewable only once for an additional period of three years.

(B) If an initial teacher licensee is unable to complete an induction program for reasons other than incompetence, the state board of education may renew the licensee's initial teacher license for one or more additional three-year periods upon the initial licensee's showing of good cause for inability to complete an induction program.

(A) Holds a valid initial teacher license;

(B) Has completed an approved induction program and has been recommended for licensure by the school districts, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school that provided such induction program; except that the applicant need not complete an approved induction program as an initial teacher licensee if the applicant previously completed an induction program while teaching under an adjunct instructor authorization, an emergency authorization, or an interim authorization or if the school district or charter school in which the applicant is employed has obtained a waiver of the induction program requirement pursuant to section 22-60.5-114 (2). If the applicant is employed by a school district, charter school, or nonpublic school that has obtained a waiver of the induction program requirement, the applicant shall demonstrate completion of any requirements specified in the school district's, charter school's, or nonpublic school's plan for support, assistance, and training of initially licensed educators.

(C) Has demonstrated professional competencies in subject areas as specified by rule and regulation of the state board of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-203 if the applicant received an initial teacher license without demonstrating professional competencies pursuant to sub-subparagraph (C) of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1).

(II) The department of education may, in its discretion, issue a professional teacher license to any applicant who:

(A) Holds a valid initial or professional principal license or a valid initial or professional administrator license;

(B) Has previously held a professional teacher license issued pursuant to this article or an equivalent certificate which was issued pursuant to article 60 of this title prior to July 1, 1994.

(II.5) The department of education may issue a professional teacher license to any applicant who meets or exceeds the requirements specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section.

(II.7) The department of education may issue a professional teacher license to an applicant who meets the requirements specified in section 22-60.5-111 (4)(c) (II) or (5)(e)(II).

(III) (A) Except as otherwise provided in sub-subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (III), any professional teacher license issued pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be valid for a period of five years after the date of issuance and is renewable at its expiration as provided in section 22-60.5-110.

(B) Any professional teacher license issued pursuant to this paragraph (c) which is held in conjunction with a master certificate pursuant to section 22-60.5-202 shall be valid for a period of seven years after the date of issuance and is renewable as provided in section 22-60.5-110.