Professional Standards

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Section
20-2-981

Short Title

Section
20-2-982

Purpose

Section
20-2-982.1

Definitions

Section
20-2-983

Professional Standards Commission - Creation; Composition; Terms, Qualifications, Appointment, and Removal of Members; Filling of Vacancies

Section
20-2-984

Professional Standards Commission - Authority to Create and Implement Standards and Procedures for Certifying Educational Personnel; Recommending Standards and Procedures for Certification; Continuation of Teaching Certificates; Restrictions

Section
20-2-984.1

Professional Standards Commission - Adoption of Standards of Performance and a Code of Ethics

Section
20-2-984.2

Professional Standards Commission - Reports of Criminal Offenses to Local Boards of Education; Requests by Local Boards for Investigation; Immunity

Section
20-2-984.3

Professional Standards Commission - Preliminary Investigations of Violations; Requirement for Automatic Investigation; Investigation of Sexual Offenses

Section
20-2-984.4

Professional Standards Commission - Preliminary Investigations; Powers of Investigator; Limitations; Notice; Change of Address; Withdrawal of Application

Section
20-2-984.5

Professional Standards Commission - Preliminary Investigations; Disciplinary Actions; Hearings; Consultative Services

Section
20-2-985

Professional Standards Commission - Selection of Chairman; Calling of Meetings; Quorum; Minutes; Annual Report

Section
20-2-986

Professional Standards Commission - Reimbursement; Retention of Income and Benefit Rights by Members Employed by State Agency or Political Subdivision; Reimbursement for Employee's Performance of Duties as Commission Member

Section
20-2-987

Professional Standards Commission - Executive Secretary; Employees' Membership in State Retirement Systems; Transfer of Property and Employees to Commission; Commission Substitute for Department of Education

Section
20-2-988

Duties and Authority of Commission

Section
20-2-989

Appropriation of Operating Funds

Section
20-2-989.1

Classifications for Certificated Personnel; Functions of State Board Transferred to Commission