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Chapter 501: CREDENTIALING OF TEACHERS
20-A §13001. Duties of the state board (REPEALED) - §13001. Duties of the state board (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
20-A §13001-A. Definitions - §13001-A. Definitions As used in this chapter and chapters 502...
20-A §13002. Duties of the commissioner (REPEALED) - §13002. Duties of the commissioner (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...
20-A §13003. Mandatory certification; penalty - §13003. Mandatory certification; penalty 1. Certification. A person must be...
20-A §13004. List of persons credentialed; records confidential - §13004. List of persons credentialed; records confidential 1. Lists. The...
20-A §13005. Registration; list furnished; fee (REPEALED) - §13005. Registration; list furnished; fee (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...
20-A §13006. Clerical assistance; disposition of fees (REPEALED) - §13006. Clerical assistance; disposition of fees (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
20-A §13006-A. Rulemaking - §13006-A. Rulemaking 1. State board authority. Except as otherwise provided,...
20-A §13007. Credential fee; disposition of fees - §13007. Credential fee; disposition of fees (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING...
20-A §13008. Educator preparation program data - §13008. Educator preparation program data 1. Definitions. [PL 2017, c....
Chapter 502: CREDENTIALING OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
20-A §13011. General authorization of state board - §13011. General authorization of state board 1. Credentialing and revocation...
20-A §13011-A. Certification extension for family medical leave - §13011-A. Certification extension for family medical leave Notwithstanding the term...
20-A §13012. Provisional teacher certificate (REPEALED) - §13012. Provisional teacher certificate (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
20-A §13012-A. Conditional certificate - §13012-A. Conditional certificate 1. Conditional certificate. The commissioner may issue...
20-A §13012-B. Emergency teacher certificate and reciprocal professional certificate - §13012-B. Emergency teacher certificate and reciprocal professional certificate Upon the...
20-A §13013. Professional teacher certificate - §13013. Professional teacher certificate 1. Definition. A professional teacher certificate...
20-A §13013-A. Salary supplements for national board-certified teachers - §13013-A. Salary supplements for national board-certified teachers 1. Department of...
20-A §13014. Master teacher certificate (REPEALED) - §13014. Master teacher certificate (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
20-A §13015. Support system (REPEALED) - §13015. Support system (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 845,...
20-A §13015-A. Peer support and mentoring system - §13015-A. Peer support and mentoring system 1. Purpose. The purpose...
20-A §13016. Renewal of teacher certificates (REPEALED) - §13016. Renewal of teacher certificates (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...
20-A §13017. Interstate agreements (REPEALED) - §13017. Interstate agreements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 845,...
20-A §13017-A. Professional certificate with experience (REPEALED) - §13017-A. Professional certificate with experience (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993,...
20-A §13018. Recertification of 5-year and 10-year teacher certificates (REPEALED) - §13018. Recertification of 5-year and 10-year teacher certificates (REPEALED) SECTION...
20-A §13019. Visiting international teacher - §13019. Visiting international teacher 1. Clearance. A teacher from a...
20-A §13019-A. Superintendent certificate (REPEALED) - §13019-A. Superintendent certificate (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 287,...
20-A §13019-B. Principal certificate (REPEALED) - §13019-B. Principal certificate (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 287,...
20-A §13019-C. Director of career and technical education certificate (REPEALED) - §13019-C. Director of career and technical education certificate (REPEALED) SECTION...
20-A §13019-D. Recertification of administrators (REPEALED) - §13019-D. Recertification of administrators (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
20-A §13019-E. Recertification of other professional personnel (REPEALED) - §13019-E. Recertification of other professional personnel (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
20-A §13019-F. One-year conditional certificates for administrators (REPEALED) - §13019-F. One-year conditional certificates for administrators (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
20-A §13019-G. Educational specialist certificate - §13019-G. Educational specialist certificate 1. Requirement. An educational specialist certificate...
20-A §13019-H. Educational technician certificate - §13019-H. Educational technician certificate 1. Requirement. An educational technician certificate...
20-A §13019-I. Administrator certificate - §13019-I. Administrator certificate 1. Requirement. An administrator's certificate is required...
20-A §13020. Revocation or suspension of a certificate - §13020. Revocation or suspension of a certificate 1. General. The...
20-A §13021. Periodic review (REPEALED) - §13021. Periodic review (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 845,...
20-A §13022. School psychologists - §13022. School psychologists 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section,...
20-A §13023. Educational technician authorization (REPEALED) - §13023. Educational technician authorization (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c....
20-A §13024. Clearance for person paid to work in school - §13024. Clearance for person paid to work in school 1....
20-A §13025. Investigations - §13025. Investigations 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless...
20-A §13026. Compliance with criminal history record check and fingerprinting requirements - §13026. Compliance with criminal history record check and fingerprinting requirements...
Chapter 502-A: QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS FOR INITIAL TEACHERS
20-A §13031. Purpose - §13031. Purpose The Legislature declares that the purpose of this...
20-A §13032. Qualifying examination - §13032. Qualifying examination A professional teacher certificate may be issued...
20-A §13033. Transitional period and study (REPEALED) - §13033. Transitional period and study (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...
20-A §13034. Certification records (REPEALED) - §13034. Certification records (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 859,...
20-A §13035. Qualifying scores (REPEALED) - §13035. Qualifying scores (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 859,...
20-A §13035-A. Qualifying scores (REPEALED) - §13035-A. Qualifying scores (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 569,...
20-A §13036. Applicant rights (REPEALED) - §13036. Applicant rights (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 859,...
20-A §13037. One-year, nonrenewable certificate (REPEALED) - §13037. One-year, nonrenewable certificate (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c....
20-A §13038. Rulemaking (REPEALED) - §13038. Rulemaking (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 569, §4...
Chapter 502-B: PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD
20-A §13101. Professional Standards Board - §13101. Professional Standards Board 1. Board established. There is established...
20-A §13102. Work plan and annual report - §13102. Work plan and annual report The board shall develop...
20-A §13103. Recommendations to State Board of Education - §13103. Recommendations to State Board of Education The state board...
20-A §13104. Rulemaking - §13104. Rulemaking The state board may adopt rules to implement...
Chapter 502-C: REGIONAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACADEMIES
20-A §13111. Definitions - §13111. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
20-A §13112. Establishment - §13112. Establishment Beginning July 1, 2020, a regional school leadership...
20-A §13113. Report - §13113. Report A regional school leadership academy shall provide to...
Chapter 503: TEACHER EMPLOYMENT
20-A §13201. Nomination and election of teachers; teacher contracts - §13201. Nomination and election of teachers; teacher contracts 1. Nomination;...
20-A §13202. Teacher dismissal - §13202. Teacher dismissal A school board, after investigation, due notice...
Chapter 504: EMPLOYMENT OF PRINCIPALS
20-A §13301. Definition - §13301. Definition For the purposes of this chapter, "principal" means...
20-A §13302. Nomination and approval; contracts - §13302. Nomination and approval; contracts 1. Employment of principals. The...
20-A §13303. Contract renewal - §13303. Contract renewal 1. Notice. A school board shall provide...
20-A §13304. Dismissal - §13304. Dismissal In accordance with this section, a school board...
20-A §13305. Elimination of principal's position - §13305. Elimination of principal's position The right to terminate a...
Chapter 505: TEACHERS' SALARIES
20-A §13401. Equal pay - §13401. Equal pay In assigning salaries to teachers of public...
20-A §13402. Minimum salaries - §13402. Minimum salaries 1. Minimum salary schedule. [PL 1985, c....
20-A §13403. Recommended minimum salaries for 1986-87 (REPEALED) - §13403. Recommended minimum salaries for 1986-87 (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
20-A §13404. Minimum salaries for 1987-88 (REPEALED) - §13404. Minimum salaries for 1987-88 (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985,...
20-A §13405. Minimum salaries for 2006-2007 (REPEALED) - §13405. Minimum salaries for 2006-2007 (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2005,...
20-A §13406. Minimum salaries for 2007 to 2019 - §13406. Minimum salaries for 2007 to 2019 Each school administrative...
20-A §13407. Minimum salaries beginning in 2020-2021 school year - §13407. Minimum salaries beginning in 2020-2021 school year Each school...
Chapter 505-A: RETIRED TEACHERS' HEALTH INSURANCE
20-A §13451. Group accident and sickness or health insurance for retired teachers - §13451. Group accident and sickness or health insurance for retired...
20-A §13461. Eligibility for group plan (REPEALED) - §13461. Eligibility for group plan (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...
Chapter 506: TEACHER RECOGNITION GRANTS
20-A §13501. Purpose (REPEALED) - §13501. Purpose (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 859, §§J2,J7...
20-A §13502. Definitions (REPEALED) - §13502. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 859, §§J2,J7...
20-A §13503. Teacher recognition grants (REPEALED) - §13503. Teacher recognition grants (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
20-A §13503-A. Teacher recognition grants (REPEALED) - §13503-A. Teacher recognition grants (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
20-A §13504. Schedule of payment (REPEALED) - §13504. Schedule of payment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
20-A §13505. Local filing; certification (REPEALED) - §13505. Local filing; certification (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
20-A §13506. Responsibility of the commissioner (REPEALED) - §13506. Responsibility of the commissioner (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...
20-A §13507. Local collective bargaining (REPEALED) - §13507. Local collective bargaining (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
20-A §13507-A. State collective bargaining (REPEALED) - §13507-A. State collective bargaining (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
20-A §13508. Future appropriations (REPEALED) - §13508. Future appropriations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 859,...
20-A §13509. Payments (REPEALED) - §13509. Payments (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 859, §§J2,J7...
20-A §13510. Special Commission to Study the Implementation of Educational Reform (REPEALED) - §13510. Special Commission to Study the Implementation of Educational Reform...
Chapter 507: LEAVES OF ABSENCE
20-A §13601. Sick leave - §13601. Sick leave 1. Minimum annual sick leave. A school...
20-A §13602. Leave of absence as Legislators - §13602. Leave of absence as Legislators A school administrative unit...
20-A §13603. Military leave of absence of teachers - §13603. Military leave of absence of teachers Teachers who are...
20-A §13604. Leaves of absence - §13604. Leaves of absence 1. Leaves of absence granted by...
20-A §13605. School administrative units to grant paid leave to public school employees affected by COVID-19 - §13605. School administrative units to grant paid leave to public...
Chapter 508: EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS
20-A §13701. Definitions - §13701. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
20-A §13702. Local development and implementation of system - §13702. Local development and implementation of system Each school administrative...
20-A §13703. Use of effectiveness rating; grievance - §13703. Use of effectiveness rating; grievance 1. Use of effectiveness...
20-A §13704. Elements of system - §13704. Elements of system A performance evaluation and professional growth...
20-A §13705. Phase-in of requirements - §13705. Phase-in of requirements The requirements of this chapter apply...
20-A §13706. Rules - §13706. Rules The department shall adopt rules to implement this...
Chapter 509: MISCELLANEOUS
20-A §13801. Residency requirement; collective bargaining - §13801. Residency requirement; collective bargaining If an administrative unit engages...
20-A §13802. Teacher and principal evaluation models - §13802. Teacher and principal evaluation models 1. Department to propose...
Chapter 511: INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
Subchapter 1: AGREEMENT
20-A §13901. Purpose, findings and policy - Article I (REPEALED) - §13901. Purpose, findings and policy - Article I (REPEALED) SECTION...
20-A §13902. Definitions - Article II (REPEALED) - §13902. Definitions - Article II (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...
20-A §13903. Interstate educational personnel contracts - Article III (REPEALED) - §13903. Interstate educational personnel contracts - Article III (REPEALED) SECTION...
20-A §13904. Accepted and approved programs - Article IV (REPEALED) - §13904. Accepted and approved programs - Article IV (REPEALED) SECTION...
20-A §13905. Interstate cooperation - Article V (REPEALED) - §13905. Interstate cooperation - Article V (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
20-A §13906. Agreement evaluation - Article VI (REPEALED) - §13906. Agreement evaluation - Article VI (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
20-A §13907. -other arrangements - Article VII (REPEALED) - §13907. -other arrangements - Article VII (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
20-A §13908. Effect and withdrawal - Article VIII (REPEALED) - §13908. Effect and withdrawal - Article VIII (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
20-A §13909. Construction and severability - Article IX (REPEALED) - §13909. Construction and severability - Article IX (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
Subchapter 2: PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENT
20-A §13951. Designated state official (REPEALED) - §13951. Designated state official (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....
20-A §13952. True copies files (REPEALED) - §13952. True copies files (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....