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We checked the guides that rank for your move

The guides that rank for “transfer my teaching licence” are what most teachers read first. We ran the searches, archived the independent guides that came up, and set what each says beside the agency’s own page and the law, with the date we read both.

Checked 11 September 2026 2 corridors tested 3 statements contradict the record

How the test works

We run the search a moving teacher would type, skip the agencies’ own pages — they are the record, not the competition — and capture the independent guides that rank, word for word.

Every statement tested is quoted from the archived guide. Every verdict names the agency page, rule or statute it rests on, quoted and dated. A guide is never used as a source for anything else on this site.

A guide may have been right when it was written. Where a rule changed, we say when.

Texas → Colorado

Search: transfer teaching license Texas to Colorado reciprocity · run 11 September 2026 · our corridor page →

The guides

What they say, against the record

Teaching-Certification.com Contradicts the record

Out-of-state teachers with a valid standard license and three years of full-time licensed experience in the past seven years may qualify for a professional license in a comparable endorsement area after CDE evaluates the out-of-state credential.

The guide is headed “Last Updated: July 16, 2026”. Colorado’s own out-of-state guide states the three years with no seven-year window, and SB26-126, signed 21 April 2026, eliminates that window. The only “7-year” on CDE’s page is how long a professional licence lasts.

Who qualifies

Colorado’s own out-of-state guide
CDE’s route to a professional licence asks for three years’ post-preparation, full-time licensed experience in the state and content area, with no recency window.
have three years' post-preparation, full-time licensed experience in that state and in that content area

Read again on 11 September 2026; neither CDE’s guide nor its out-of-state endorsement FAQ contains a seven-year window (data/raw/CO/2026-09-11/).

Colorado Department of EducationCredentialing Guide for Out-of-State Applicants

Change

SB26-126, signed 21 April 2026
Colorado may issue a professional teacher licence on three years of successful teaching experience in another state, and the requirement that the experience fall within the previous seven years is eliminated.
The act allows the state department of education (CDE) to issue a professional teacher license to a teacher with at least 3 years of successful teaching experience in another state or country for which CDE has granted reciprocity. The act eliminates the requirement that an applicant have the successful teaching experience within the previous 7 years.

When SB26-126 takes effect has not been verified. The verdict does not rest on it: CDE’s current guide already states the requirement without the window.

Colorado General AssemblySB26-126 — Licensure for Experienced Out-of-State Teachers
Teacher Builder (teacherbuilder.com) Contradicts the record

you are eligible for a professional license in Colorado provided that you have 3 years' post preparation and worked full time as a teacher in that state in the same content area during the last 7 years.

The article is dated 12.09.2022 and may have matched Colorado’s practice when written. Colorado’s current out-of-state guide states no seven-year window, and SB26-126 eliminates it.

Who qualifies

Colorado’s own out-of-state guide
CDE’s route to a professional licence asks for three years’ post-preparation, full-time licensed experience in the state and content area, with no recency window.
have three years' post-preparation, full-time licensed experience in that state and in that content area

Read again on 11 September 2026; neither CDE’s guide nor its out-of-state endorsement FAQ contains a seven-year window (data/raw/CO/2026-09-11/).

Colorado Department of EducationCredentialing Guide for Out-of-State Applicants

Change

SB26-126, signed 21 April 2026
Colorado may issue a professional teacher licence on three years of successful teaching experience in another state, and the requirement that the experience fall within the previous seven years is eliminated.
The act allows the state department of education (CDE) to issue a professional teacher license to a teacher with at least 3 years of successful teaching experience in another state or country for which CDE has granted reciprocity. The act eliminates the requirement that an applicant have the successful teaching experience within the previous 7 years.

When SB26-126 takes effect has not been verified. The verdict does not rest on it: CDE’s current guide already states the requirement without the window.

Colorado General AssemblySB26-126 — Licensure for Experienced Out-of-State Teachers
Teacher Builder (teacherbuilder.com) Contradicts the record

teachers who possess a valid teaching license in one state do not have to submit additional proof of the license when they apply for a teaching license in another state.

Colorado asks every out-of-state applicant for copies of their educator licences.

How it goes wrong

Experience only counts where a licence covers it
Work experience is only credited where you supply a licence copy whose valid date range covers it. Submit every Colorado-relevant certificate you hold, valid and expired.
The combination of the work experience you list and the license copies you provide is what determines "licensed experience." If you do not provide a license with valid date ranges to cover work experience listed, that experience will not be factored into the evaluation or final outcomes.
Colorado Department of EducationTeachers from Out-of-State/Out-of-Country
Teacher Builder (teacherbuilder.com) Wrong term

An interim license is issued to those first-time applicants who do not have the mandatory three years of fully-licensed full-time teaching experience.

Colorado’s instrument is an interim authorization, not a licence. CDE also says it may be renewed only once and cannot be issued for Special Services licences; the guide says neither.

Teaching meanwhile

Colorado’s interim authorization
An interim authorization, renewable once.
An interim authorization may be renewed only once.
Colorado Department of EducationCredentialing Guide for Out-of-State Applicants
Teacher Builder (teacherbuilder.com) No source, and not checkable

Currently, 8 states namely Florida, Hawaii, Arizona, Missouri, Nevada, Mississippi, and Oklahoma offer full reciprocity.

The sentence says eight states and names seven, and cites nothing. For Florida, the first state named, its own statute sets conditions on an out-of-state certificate rather than accepting it unconditionally.

Who qualifies

The one document that satisfies three requirements
A valid professional standard teaching certificate issued by another state is an accepted means of demonstrating mastery of general knowledge, mastery of subject area knowledge, and mastery of professional preparation and education competence.
Documentation of a valid professional standard teaching certificate issued by another state
The Florida Senates. 1012.56, F.S. — Educator certification requirements (2026 edition)
Teaching-Certification.com Missing
Neither guide mentions the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. Colorado is a member, and SB26-126 created a temporary licensing process for teachers licensed in compact states.

Framework

SB26-126 also created a temporary compact-state process
CDE must issue an initial teacher licence within 30 days to an applicant licensed by a compact state who passes a criminal history check and holds an unencumbered eligible licence equivalent to a Colorado one, and must publish an annual table mapping out-of-state licences to Colorado endorsement areas. The process repeals when CDE begins issuing licences under the compact.
The act repeals the temporary licensing process when CDE begins issuing licenses pursuant to the Compact.
Colorado General AssemblySB26-126 — Licensure for Experienced Out-of-State Teachers

New York → Florida

Search: transfer New York teaching certificate to Florida reciprocity · run 11 September 2026 · our corridor page →

The guides

What they say, against the record

Teach Away (teachaway.com) No source, and not checkable

Some states are not plugged into NASDTEC at all, including: New Mexico New York South Dakota

We could not retrieve NASDTEC’s 2025–2030 signee list, so this can be neither confirmed nor refuted here, and the guide cites nothing. It is also not what decides this move: Florida evaluates a New York teacher under its own statute, and New York publishes its own interstate reciprocity pathway.

Route

Route 1 — a valid standard certificate from another state
The certificate must be that state’s valid standard educator’s certificate, comparable to a Florida Professional Certificate, issued in a comparable subject, requiring the same or higher level of training, and currently valid — not expired or revoked.
Florida Department of EducationCertified Teacher Or Administrator — Reciprocity for Out-of-state Teachers and Administrators

Route

Which regime applies
Three named routes: three years of certified public school experience in another state, a teacher or administration programme completed at an out-of-state college, or the Enhanced Comparable Program Pathway. New York is not a compact member.
Select the statement that best describes you: I completed three years of certified public school experience in another U.S. State(s) or Territory(ies) I completed a teacher or school administration program at a College in another U.S. State or Territory Enhanced Comparable Program Pathway
New York State Education Department, Office of Teaching InitiativesApplicants from Other States (Interstate Reciprocity)
Teach Away (teachaway.com) Missing

eight states offer full license reciprocity. These states are: Arizona Florida

For Florida this is true only on a condition the guide leaves out. Florida’s statute lets a valid professional standard teaching certificate from another state satisfy its mastery requirements — and whether a New York Initial certificate is one is the unresolved question this corridor turns on. A New York teacher on an Initial certificate who relies on “full reciprocity” may face three examinations.

Who qualifies

The one document that satisfies three requirements
A valid professional standard teaching certificate issued by another state is an accepted means of demonstrating mastery of general knowledge, mastery of subject area knowledge, and mastery of professional preparation and education competence.
Documentation of a valid professional standard teaching certificate issued by another state
The Florida Senates. 1012.56, F.S. — Educator certification requirements (2026 edition)

Open questionTo confirm with the agency

What counts as a “professional standard” certificate
The statute’s wording is “professional standard”. Where a sending state operates a two-tier system with an entry-level certificate and a separate advanced tier it calls Professional, whether the entry-level tier satisfies this wording is not resolved on the published record.

This is the single question that decides whether an applicant sits no Florida examinations or three. Confirm with the Bureau of Educator Certification before paying the nonrefundable fee.

The Florida Senates. 1012.56, F.S. — Educator certification requirements (2026 edition)
TeacherCertificationDegrees.com Consistent with the record

Must hold license equivalent to Florida Professional Certificate or valid NBPTS certificate.

This matches Florida’s two routes: a certificate comparable to a Florida Professional Certificate, or a valid National Board certificate.

Route

Route 1 — a valid standard certificate from another state
The certificate must be that state’s valid standard educator’s certificate, comparable to a Florida Professional Certificate, issued in a comparable subject, requiring the same or higher level of training, and currently valid — not expired or revoked.
Florida Department of EducationCertified Teacher Or Administrator — Reciprocity for Out-of-state Teachers and Administrators

Route

Route 2 — National Board certification
A currently valid NBPTS certificate. The Florida certificate reflects the Florida subject considered comparable to the NBPTS subject.
Florida Department of EducationCertified Teacher Or Administrator — Reciprocity for Out-of-state Teachers and Administrators
TeacherCertificationDegrees.com Missing
Neither guide mentions that Florida accepts no examination score earned more than ten years before the application, which rules out the old scores of a mid-career teacher who has to test.

How it goes wrong

Examination scores expire after ten years
Only passing examination scores earned no more than ten years before the date of application are acceptable.
Only passing exam scores earned no more than ten (10) years prior to the date of application are acceptable.
Florida Department of EducationSubject Area Examinations

What we do not claim

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