Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 506 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES COMMISSION › Chapter 506-2 - ORGANIZATION, METHOD OF OPERATION, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION › Rule 506-2-.01 - Organization

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Commission.
(a) Membership.
1.
Composition.
The Commission
			 is composed of seventeen members as follows: four elementary school teachers,
			 four secondary school teachers, one elementary school principal, one secondary
			 school principal, two Local Superintendents, one representative of the State
			 Department, and four professional educators who shall represent the educational
			 profession at large.
2.
Qualifications.
To be eligible for appointment as a member of the
			 Commission, a person shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of
			 this State; be certified by the Professional Standards Commission for teaching
			 in this State; except for the representative of the State Department, be
			 employed in the public schools of this State at the time of appointment; and
			 except for the representative of the State Department, have been employed as an
			 educator in the public schools of this State for at least five years
			 immediately preceding his or her appointment.
3.
Nomination.
A panel of three
			 nominees of each position on the Commission shall be submitted to the State
			 Superintendent by the recognized state-wide professional educational
			 organizations. From this submitted list of nominees, the State Superintendent
			 shall recommend the appointment of an educator for membership on the Commission
			 to the Georgia Board of Education, which shall appoint such nominee to the
			 Commission for a term of three years. A Commissioner shall be eligible for
			 reappointment, but no person shall serve on the Commission for more than two
			 full terms.
4.
Oath.
Immediately after appointment and before entering into their official duties,
			 each member of the Commission shall take or subscribe to the following oath:
I, ________________, a citizen of the United States and a
				resident of this State, and being an employee of ______________________ and the
				recipient of public funds for services as such employee, do solemnly swear or
				affirm that I am not the holder of any unaccounted for public money due this
				State; that I am not the holder of any office of trust under the government of
				the United States except postmaster, nor any one of the states, nor of any
				foreign state; that I am otherwise qualified to hold the office of member of
				the Professional Practices Commission according to the Constitution and laws of
				Georgia; that I will faithfully and impartially perform all the duties of
				office to which I have been appointed; that I will serve to the best of my
				ability the public interest in improving the teaching profession in Georgia,
				ever keeping the welfare and general good of students before me. I will observe
				and support the Constitution of the United States and the State of Georgia and
				all laws, rules, and regulations attendant thereon; and I will, in the
				performance of the office, commit myself to judge my colleagues and be judged
				by them in accordance with the provisions of law, regulation, and the rules of
				the Georgia Professional Practices Commission. So help me God.
5.
Compensation.
The
			 members of the Commission receive no compensation for their services but shall
			 be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses, as provided by law,
			 incurred in the performance of their official duties and for mileage at the
			 same rate as State officials and employees. A member of the Commission who is
			 an employee of the State Department or of a local board shall be permitted to
			 attend Commission meetings and perform other Commission duties without loss of
			 income or other benefits. A Local Board which employs a member of the
			 Commission and employs a person to replace such member during his or her
			 performance of Commission duties or incurs other additional expenses as a
			 result of such performance shall be reimbursed for the actual amount of
			 expenses so incurred.
6.
Privileged Utterances.
When acting in good faith in the course of
			 their duties at meetings or hearings of the Commission, members shall be
			 privileged in their utterances.
7.
Removal and Vacancies.
The Commission may remove any Commissioner
			 from office of neglect of duty, incompetency, or revocation or suspension of
			 his or her certificate issued by the Professional Standards Commission or when
			 such Commissioner ceases to be employed full-time as an educator in the
			 capacity and position from which he or she was appointed. After such removal,
			 or in the event of a vacancy due to death, resignation, or for any other
			 reason, the State Board shall appoint a successor in the same manner as the
			 predecessor was appointed to serve the unexpired term.