Bill Text: DE SB210 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Professional Standards Board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2014-06-30 - SS 1 for SB 210 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT [SB210 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2013-SB210-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Sen. Sokola & Rep. Scott |
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DELAWARE STATE SENATE 147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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SENATE BILL NO. 210 |
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AN ACT TO AMENDTITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD. |
Section 1: Amend Chapter 12, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows and by redesignating accordingly:
§1206 Composition and governance of the Professional Standards Board.
(a) The
Standards Board shall consist of 16 13 voting members as follows:
(1) Eight
Six public school teachers, no less than 2 1 from each
county, with 1 being a special education teacher, 1 being a teacher
specialist and at least 1 teacher each from the high school, middle school and
elementary school levels and 1 from the city of Wilmington. The 8
6 public school teachers must be selected from a list supplied by the
Delaware State Education Association in accordance with subsection (c) of this
section. Each teacher appointed to the Standards Board must have demonstrated
excellence in that teacher's own field by achieving honors or special
recognition in that teacher's field, including, but not limited to state,
district or building level Teacher of the Year, National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards certification, or the Presidential Award for Excellence.
(2) Two specialist educators representing 2 different areas of specialty. The 2 specialist educators must be selected from a list supplied by the Delaware State Education Association in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
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3) Four Three public school administrators, with at
least 1 being from each county, selected from a list supplied by the
Delaware Association of School Administrators in accordance with subsection (c)
of this section.
(3) One
member of a local school board selected from a list supplied by the Delaware
State School Board Association in accordance with subsection (c) of this
section.
(4) Two
parents with children in public schools, from separate counties, selected
from a list supplied by the Secretary of Education. The Secretary shall solicit
nominations from groups such as the Delaware Congress of Parents and Teachers,
the Delaware Parent Leadership Institute, and formal advisory councils in
accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(5) One
representative of higher education selected from a list supplied by the Council
of Presidents in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The
Governor, by and with the consent of a majority of the members elected to the
Senate, shall appoint each voting member of the Standards Board for a term of up
to 3 years, except that initial appointments are for the following
terms: 5 members for an initial term that expires 2 years following the date of
appointment; 5 members for an initial term that expires 3 years following the
date of appointment; and 5 members, including the chair of the Standards Board,
for an initial term that expires 4 years from the date of appointment to
allow that no more than 5 members' terms expire in any year. The Governor
shall designate appoint 1 voting educator member to serve,
at the pleasure of the Governor, as chair of the Standards Board. The members
of the Standards Board shall elect a vice chair. A member of the Standards
Board serves until that member's successor is appointed. A member appointed to
fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the term of the member whom that
member replaced. A Standards Board member is eligible for reappointment. If
a disciplinary proceeding is initiated against a board member, the member may
not participate in Standards Board business until the charge is adjudicated or
the matter is otherwise concluded.
(j) The initial 15 voting members of
the Standards Board must be appointed no later than 90 days after the enactment
of this act.
SYNOPSIS
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This Bill changes the composition of the Professional Standards Board by reducing the number of members.It also changes the term of membership from 4 years to 3 years. |
Author: Senator Sokola
