The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-26

March 70, 1871
HOUSE BILL No. 335
AN ACT relating to the certificating of
teachers of the public schools, and re-
pealing sections 1895. 7497, 1928, 1927,
7779 and 7S4S of the General Statutes of
1909, section L and section 2, chapter 268
of the Session Laws of 1913. and all acts
and parts of acts in conflict herewith.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. The State Board of Education
shall have authority to hold examinations
and to issue teachers certificates to per-
sons of good moral character who may
scholarship, culture, professional attain
ments and ability, as provided in this act;
and all certificates issued by the State
Board of Education shall be valid in any
township, county, school district, or city of
the first second class for the time speci-
fled in the certificate unless
voked by the State Board of Education.
All certificates issued by the State Board
of Education shall be countersigned by the
state superintendent of public instruc
ton and such certificates shall supersede
the necessity of all examinations by coun-
ty, city or other local boards of examiners.
Sec. ?. Every state certificate, state
diploma, other document issued as a
teachers certificate by the State Board of
Education or by any Kansas State Normal
School must be registered by the county
superintendent of the county by the
clerk of the board of education of any city
of the first or second class in which the
holder contracts to teach; and for every
certificate registered by.a county spperin-
quired, which shall be- paid into the nor
NAL institute fund. Failure, neglect, or re-
fusal to comply with the foregoing pro
visions will render said certificates, di-
ploma, or other document void as teach
ers certlf1cate IN such townsnap, county nt;I
such registration is made.
Sec. 3. Three year certificates may be
issued by the State Board of Education to
persons who, by written examination in
branches prescribed by the board, may
show satisfactory evidence of their quail
fications for such certificate. In lieu of
all or part of such examination the State
Board of Education shall accept satlsfac.
has completed a four-year high school
course of study approved by the board,
least two years course of study in a
normal school, college, or university ac-
credited by the State Board of Education;
The three year certificates thus issued
shall be valid in any elementary school,
and may become valid in high schools un-
der such regulations as the state board
may prescibe The threeyear certificates
herein provided for may be renewed sue
cessively for three-year periods provided
that the holders comply with such require
ments may be made by the State Board
of Education for such renewal
ab Zee TO-, n life may ' be ' issued by
the State Board of Education to persons
who by written examination in branches
prescribed by the state board, may show
satisfactory evidence of their qualifications
for such certificates. In lieu of all or part
of such examination the state board shall
accept satisfactory evidence showing that
the applicant has completed a four-year
high school course approved by the board,
and in addition thereto has completed
four-yea course of study In q normal
school. college, or university acered1ted for
this purpose by the State Board of Educa-
ton. The certificates thus issued shall be
valid in any elementary school or high
school in the state. At the expiration OF
said certificate the State Board of Educa
ton shall issue a life certificate provided
that the holder has taught successfully at
least two years after the three-year GER
tiffcate was issued and has complied with
the requirements of the state board for the
renewal OF Pc suGn sheI1 I.nse If for
three consecutive years the holder thereof
is not engaged in teaching or in some form
of educational work; but lapsed life GER
tificates or diplomas may be revived by the
State Board of Education.
Sec 3, The State Board of Education
may issue life diplomas to teachers of
eminent ability who possess the qualifica-
tons required for three-year renewal Ger
tiffcates provided in section of this
act and who have been engaged in teach
ing for not less than five years and who
have taught not less than two years in
Kansas Such diplomas shall be valid as
county, school district, or city of the first
or second class during the life time of the
holder, unless revoked by the State Board
of Education.
by the State Board of Education to per-
sons who, by examination, or otherwise,
may show satisfactory evidence of their
qualifications as teachers of kindergartens,
manual training, domestic science domestic
art agriculture, commercial branches,
physical training, music, drawing, and
such other highly specialized subjects as
may be designated by the state board.
Such certificates shall be valid in any pub
lie school of the state for teaching in
the departments or subjects specified in
the certificates and in no other depart
ments or subjects than those thus speci-
fled, for and they may be renewed from
year to year on conditions prescribed by
the State Board of Education.
Sec. z Normal training teachers GER
tificates may be issued by the State Board
of Education as herein provided to gradu
ates from normal training courses in high
schools and academies accredited for this
purpose by the State Board of Education
Said certificates shall be valid in elemen
tary schools in any county of the state, for
a period of two years, and shall be renew
conditions prescribed by the State Board
of Education. On the third Friday in May
and the succeeding Saturday of each year
an examination of applicants for normal
training certificates shall be held in the
county seat of each county in which there
is located one more accredited normal
training schools under such rules the
State Board of Education may prescribe.
This examination shall be conducted by
the county board of examiners, each of
whom shall receive for his services the
compensation provided by law for hold
ing county teachers examinations. Each
applicant for a certificate shall pay fee
of one dollar, and the money collected
shall be turned into the county normal in
stitute fund The examination questions
shall be prepared by the State Board of
Education and shall be forwarded to coun-
ty superintendents by the state superiu-