15-531. Fees

A. The state board of education may fix and collect fees for:

1. The issuance and evaluation, singly or both, of any provisional, basic or standard teaching certificate, any administrative, specialized service, nurse, career and technical education, vocational education or substitute certificate, special subject endorsements including guidance counselor, art, music, physical education, industrial arts, librarian or driver training, and one-year and multiyear certificates including adult education, emergency or intern certificates, not less than twenty dollars and not more than thirty dollars.

2. The renewal and evaluation, singly or both, of any certificate, name changes, duplicates or changes of coding to existing files or certificates, not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty dollars.

3. The administration and evaluation of the examination on the Constitutions of the United States and Arizona. Fees for the examination on the Constitutions of the United States and Arizona shall not exceed the fees assessed by the test publisher.

4. The administration and evaluation of the proficiency examination for applicants for teaching certificates. Fees for the proficiency examination shall not exceed the fees assessed by the test publisher.

B. The department of education, in collecting the fees authorized by this section, may impose a convenience fee for transactions conducted using a credit or debit card or other means of electronic payment. The convenience fee shall be assessed on a per transaction basis. Pursuant to section 35-142, subsections K and R, the department shall continue to accept methods of payment that are not subject to a convenience fee.