An Act To Require School Administrators To Complete 50 Hours of Direct Student Instruction To Be Recertified
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0374
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: BAKER, COLLINS, CUSHING, CYRWAY, EDGECOMB, MASON, ROSEN, VOLK, MAKER
Amends: 20-A MRSA §13019-A, 20-A MRSA §13019-B, 20-A MRSA §13019-C, 20-A MRSA §13019-G

Legislative Document 
No. 374 
S.P. 142 
In Senate, February 12, 2015 
An Act To Require School Administrators To Complete 50 Hours of 
Direct Student Instruction To Be Recertified 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator BAKER of Sagadahoc. 
Cosponsored by Senators: COLLINS of York, CUSHING of Penobscot, CYRWAY of 
Kennebec, EDGECOMB of Aroostook, MASON of Androscoggin, ROSEN of Hancock, 
VOLK of Cumberland, Representative: MAKER of Calais. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §13019-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 287, §5, is 
amended to read: 
2.  Certificate renewal.  A superintendent's certificate is limited to 5 years in 
duration and may be renewed based on further approved study or demonstrated 
professional growth and improvement through an approved administrator action plan in 
accordance with state board rules.  Beginning July 1, 2017, the qualifications for renewal 
of a superintendent's certificate must include the completion of at least 50 hours of direct 
student instruction. 
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §13019-B, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 287, §5, is 
amended to read: 
2.  Certificate renewal.  A principal's certificate is limited to 5 years in duration and 
may be renewed based on further approved study or demonstrated professional growth 
and improvement through an approved administrator action plan in accordance with state 
board rules.  Beginning July 1, 2017, the qualifications for renewal of a principal's 
certificate must include the completion of at least 50 hours of direct student instruction. 
Sec. 3.  20-A MRSA §13019-C, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 
878, Pt. B, §18, is amended to read: 
2.  Certificate renewal.  A certificate issued under this section is limited to 5 years in 
duration and may be renewed based on further graduate study or demonstrated 
professional growth and improvement through an approved administrator action plan in 
accordance with state board rules.  Beginning July 1, 2017, the qualifications for renewal 
of a director of career and technical education's certificate must include the completion of 
at least 50 hours of direct student instruction. 
Sec. 4.  20-A MRSA §13019-G is enacted to read: 
§13019-G.  Renewal of administrator certificates; rules 
Beginning July 1, 2017, in addition to the certification renewal requirements 
established pursuant to sections 13091-A, 13091-B and 13091-C, the state board shall 
require by rule the completion of at least 50 hours of direct student instruction as a 
qualification for renewal of such other certificates for administrators as determined to be 
necessary and beneficial for the efficient operation of the schools in accordance with the 
provisions of section 13011, subsection 5. 
Sec. 5.  Renewal of school administrator certificates; rules.  The Department 
of Education and the State Board of Education shall provisionally adopt rules related to 
the renewal of administrator certificates required by this Act no later than December 31, 
2016. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that, beginning July 1, 2017, the statutory provisions related to the 
renewal of certificates for school administrators are amended to include the completion of 
at least 50 hours of direct student instruction as a qualification for renewal of the 
administrator's certificate.  The bill also directs the Department of Education and the State 
Board of Education to provisionally adopt rules related to the renewal of certificates for 
school administrators no later than December 31, 2016.