72-2312. Responsibilities and duties of professional standards board. The professional standards board shall have the following responsibilities and duties:
(a) To develop through the professions of teaching and school administration and recommend for adoption, or amendment and adoption, by the state board of education the rules and regulations for professional standards governing teacher and school administrator pretraining selection, teacher and school administrator preparation, admission to and continuance in the professions of teaching and school administration, including the requirements of continuing education for teachers and school administrators. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the state board of education from initiating and adopting rules and regulations on the matters specified in this section, irrespective of any action or lack thereof by the professional standards board. However, in such instance, the proposed rule and regulation governing a matter specified in this subsection shall be submitted to the professional standards board for its recommendation at least 30 days prior to a motion for adoption by the state board of education. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, if the state board of education finds that an emergency exists, it may immediately adopt any rules and regulations without submission to the professional standards board and without a waiting period.
(b) To develop and recommend to the state board of education for adoption thereby a code of professional responsibility and competency for teachers and school administrators.
History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 5; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 6; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 4; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act
72-2308 Teaching and school administration declared professions.
72-2310 Professional practices commission; establishment; composition; qualifications.
72-2311 Subsequent appointments to professional standards board and practices commission.
72-2312 Responsibilities and duties of professional standards board.
72-2313 Responsibilities and duties of professional practices commission.
72-2314 Same; investigations; hearings.
72-2316 Removal of members of professional standards board and practices commission; hearing.
72-2317 Officers, meetings and rules of professional standards board and practices commission.
72-2318 Application of standards adopted under act.
72-2319 Expenses of members of professional standards board and practices commission.