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Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › GRADUATE PROGRAM APPROVAL PROCEDURE › Section 42.47 - Approval

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(a) Initial
					 approval of graduate programs, including institutional authorization to award
					 the degree specified, is provisional. Annual reports, or more frequent reports
					 if requested, shall be sent to the Department by the institution.
(b) An institution having charter status
					 shall also comply with §
											40.56 (relating to additional
					 programs).
(c) Following
					 provisional approval, an institution may receive final approval for the
					 requested graduate programs when, in the opinion of the Secretary, it has met
					 prescribed conditions.
(d) If an
					 independent institution fails to maintain standards prescribed by this chapter
					 and Chapter 31 (relating to general provisions) for its graduate programs the
					 court shall, upon the recommendation of the Secretary, revoke the
					 degree-granting privilege of the institution for these programs as provided in
					 section 312C of the Nonprofit Corporation Law (15 P. S. §
												7312C). A recommendation as in the case of an
					 independent institution will be made only after the institution or university
					 has been informed in writing of the weaknesses of its programs and has been
					 given reasonable time in which to restore the programs to the level of the
					 required minimum standards.
The provisions of this §
													42.47 issued under sections 1317
						  and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
														367 and
						  369); sections 5 and 9 of the
						  Indiana University of Pennsylvania Act (24 P. S. §§
														2510-105 and
						  2510-109); and sections
						  2002-A and 2421 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														20-2002-A and
						  24-2421).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													42.32 (relating to approval
						  process).
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
						PROCEDURE
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCEDURE › Section 42.51 - Approval

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An institution desiring approval to receive State/Federal
						money for vocational education shall notify the Department of its intent to
						participate in project resource funding. In order to be eligible for funding,
						the institution must have long-range plans, a local advisory committee, an
						occupational advisory committee, admissions policies, planned courses and
						programs, a method of compliance review, a plan for improvement and
						contemporary equipment.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													6.1a (relating to
						  scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCEDURE › Section 42.52 - Long-range plans

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(a)
					 Once every 5 years an institution conducting approved vocational education
					 programs shall submit to the Department a long-range vocational education
					 plan.
(b) An institution offering
					 less than five vocational education programs may participate in the plan of a
					 school district, area vocational-technical school, or another institution
					 within the same higher education planning region.
(c) A long-range vocational education plan
					 shall include all of the following:
(1) A
					 needs assessment of the supply of and demand for trained workers by local
					 businesses and industries, based on available data.
(2) An action plan for delivering vocational
					 education that is based on the results of the needs assessment referred to in
					 paragraph (1).
(3) Plans to achieve
					 or maintain coordination/articulation among secondary, postsecondary, adult and
					 apprenticeship programs.
(4) A
					 continuing education plan for professional staff development designed
					 cooperatively by administrators and teachers.
(5) A written policy outlining the
					 institution's plan for job placement services.
(6) A plan for repair, replacement and
					 addition of instructional equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCEDURE › Section 42.53 - Local advisory committee

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(a)
					 Institutions administering or planning to administer an approved vocational
					 educational program shall appoint an advisory committee.
(b) The appointed advisory committee shall
					 give advice to the administration of the institution concerning its needs and
					 the needs of business and industry as they relate to long-range planning,
					 educational planning, and recruitment of personnel.
(c) A minimum of one meeting shall be held
					 each year.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCEDURE › Section 42.54 - Occupational advisory committee

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An occupational advisory committee shall be established
						for each vocational program or cluster of related programs offered by an
						institution. The committee shall meet at least once each year to advise on
						curriculum.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCEDURE › Section 42.55 - Admissions policies

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(a)
					 Institutions administering vocational education programs shall have a written
					 policy regarding admissions.
(b)
					 Policies regarding admissions shall be publicized and shall be
					 nondiscriminatory.
(c) Course
					 announcements, guidance materials, brochures, and similar materials shall
					 convey the philosophy of equal access to students considering
					 enrollment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCEDURE › Section 42.56 - Program content

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(a)
					 Institutions offering vocational education programs shall include the elements
					 of a planned course in vocational program offerings.
(b) For planned vocational courses, the list
					 of objectives expected to be achieved by students and expected levels of
					 achievement shall be derived from industry analysis that is critical to success
					 in a work environment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCEDURE › Section 42.57 - Method of compliance review

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(a) Vocational education programs
					 administered by an institution shall be evaluated every 5 years for compliance
					 with this chapter.
(b) The
					 compliance review may utilize the techniques such as self-study, Department
					 staff reviews or external evaluation to accomplish the review.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCEDURE › Section 42.58 - Plan for improvement

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Within 6 months following the receipt of a formal
						compliance review report from the Secretary, an institution shall submit to the
						Secretary a plan for compliance improvement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCEDURE › Section 42.59 - Contemporary equipment

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Equipment shall be deemed appropriate if it is
						comparable, insofar as practical, to that used in occupations or households for
						which vocational education or related vocational instruction is
						provided.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › APPEALS › Section 42.61 - Appeals, hearings and notice

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A licensed trade, business, correspondence or beauty
						culture school denied approved status or having its degree-granting privilege
						revoked, or a junior college, community college, college, professional school,
						university or State System university denied approval of a program may request
						the Department to provide administrative hearings and notice under the appeal
						procedures of
						2
						Pa.C.S. §§
												501-508 (relating to practice and
						procedure of Commonwealth agencies).
The provisions of this §
													42.61 issued under sections 1317
						  and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
														367 and
						  369); sections 5 and 9 of the
						  Indiana University of Pennsylvania Act (24 P. S. §§
														2510-105 and
						  2510-109); and sections
						  2002-A and 2421 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														20-2002-A and
						  24-2421).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 42 - PROGRAM APPROVAL › RECODIFICATION › Section 42.71 - Recodification

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(a) Sections of
					 this chapter replace sections of Chapters 33, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47 and
					 48.
(b) This chapter is integrated
					 with Chapter 31 (relating to general provisions) and Chapter 40 (relating to
					 institutional approval).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 44 - PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT › Section 44.1 - Scope and purpose

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(a)
				  This chapter provides standards and eligibility criteria for programs operated
				  by institutions of higher education under Act 101. Guidelines for the Act 101
				  program issued by the Department prior to the adoption of this chapter shall
				  cease to be effective on June 30, 1992.
(b) This chapter applies only to programs
				  operated under Act 101.
(c) The
				  Board's equal education opportunity policies generally applicable to
				  institutions of higher education are in Chapter 32 (relating to equal education
				  opportunity).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 44 - PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT › Section 44.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Act 101
-The Higher Education Equal
					 Opportunity Act (24 P. S. §§
											2510-301-2510-305).
Act 101 student
-A student who meets the
					 eligibility criteria of this chapter and who is enrolled in a program.
Program
-A program operated under Act 101
					 and this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 44 - PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT › Section 44.3 - Eligible grant applicants

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An accredited degree-granting postsecondary institution in
					 this Commonwealth is eligible to apply for Act 101 funds.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												44.4 (relating to eligible
						students).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 44 - PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT › Section 44.4 - Eligible students

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(a) A
				  bona fide domiciliary of this Commonwealth who is attending an institution
				  which is an eligible grant applicant under §
										44.3 (relating to eligible grant
				  applicants) and who is determined to be economically and educationally
				  disadvantaged under this section is eligible for participation in the program.
				  To be eligible for participation, a student shall meet the following criteria.
				  The student shall be:
(1) Economically
				  disadvantaged by having an annual family income equal to or less than 200% of
				  the family income level established by the United States Bureau of the Census
				  for determining poverty status and published by the United States Department of
				  Health and Human Services in the
Federal Register
. The annual
				  family income to be used to recruit students who will enter the program on or
				  after July 1 of every year beginning in 2001 will be provided to institutions
				  by the Secretary by March 31 of the same year and will be published in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
by April 15 of the same year. The
				  Secretary's notification under this section will comply with this chapter and
				  will not be subject to the regulatory review procedures under section 5 of the
				  Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. §
												745.5).
(2) Educationally disadvantaged by having a
				  grade point average (GPA) predicted to be 2.0 or less (scale: A = 4.0). The
				  prediction shall be based upon the criteria and formula regularly used by the
				  institution to select students for admission. If an institution has not
				  developed a formula for predicting a student's GPA, the term means a student
				  who is judged unlikely to succeed academically at the institution.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 44 - PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT › Section 44.5 - Institutional commitment

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(a) A
				  participating 4-year institution shall plan a 2-year financial and academic
				  commitment to all students entering the program. A participating 2-year
				  institution shall plan a 1-year financial and academic commitment to all
				  students entering the program. This commitment is subject to continued funding
				  by the General Assembly. The institution shall arrange financial aid packages,
				  based on needs, to assure that each Act 101 student receives adequate financial
				  assistance to cover expenses. Act 101 funds will not be used for this
				  purpose.
(b) An institution shall
				  match a minimum of 15% of the cost for new programs and a minimum of 25% for
				  continuing programs as part of the institution's commitment.
(c) The institution shall carefully evaluate
				  every phase of the proposed program in terms of proposal development,
				  recruitment, admissions, counseling, tutoring, course offerings, student
				  personnel services, student retention, degree completion and postgraduate plans
				  of Act 101 students, and shall, if necessary, be committed to altering
				  institutional attitudes, methods and practices to maximize the Act 101
				  students' chances for a positive and productive higher education experience.
				  The evaluation shall be conducted annually and the results provided to the
				  Department under §
										44.6(b) (relating
				  to responsibility of the Department).
(d) Each program shall have an advisory
				  board. The program may be guided, but not directed, by the advisory board. The
				  advisory board shall represent the administration, faculty, student body and
				  community. Advisory board members from the community shall include parents and
				  agency representatives and may include neighborhood residents. Advisory board
				  members shall be available to participate regularly in its meetings and
				  activities. The advisory board shall be given the services of program staff
				  persons and be empowered to create subcommittees as needed. Its total size
				  shall be determined by the program director and eligible institution. The
				  advisory board shall offer advice in areas of program development, recruitment,
				  retention, funding and supportive services affecting Act 101 students. An
				  orientation program for the advisory board shall be implemented to assure
				  clarity of roles and comprehension of the philosophy of the program.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												44.6 (relating to responsibility
						of the Department).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 44 - PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT › Section 44.6 - Responsibility of the Department

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(a)
				  The Department will implement the Act 101 program by making grants to eligible
				  institutions and providing oversight of institution programs.
(b) The Department will receive and review
				  the annual evaluation reports submitted by institutions participating in the
				  Act 101 program under §§
										44.5(c) and
				  44.7(a) (relating
				  to institutional commitment; and reports) and other reports as may be required
				  by the Department. As deemed necessary, the Secretary or the Secretary's
				  designee may issue advice and directives to institutions to facilitate program
				  implementation. The advice and directives will be consistent with the act and
				  this chapter.
(c) The Department
				  will issue new guidelines for the Act 101 program consistent with this chapter.
				  The guidelines will be issued to participating institutions in sufficient time
				  to take effect July 1, 1992.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												44.5 (relating to institutional
						commitment).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 44 - PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT › Section 44.7 - Reports

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(a) Annually, each
				  institution participating in the Act 101 program shall provide the Department
				  information on program outcomes, including, at a minimum, student retention,
				  degree completion and postgraduate plans of Act 101 students. The information
				  shall be provided by the institutions at the time and in the form requested by
				  the Secretary or the Secretary's designee.
(b) Annually, the Secretary or the
				  Secretary's designee will report on implementation of the Act 101 program to
				  the Council of Higher Education. When deemed advisable, the Secretary or the
				  Secretary's designee may recommend to the Board revisions in these standards to
				  this chapter.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												44.6 (relating to responsibility
						of the Department).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 44 - PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT › Section 44.8 - Implementation

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Institutions of higher education which are recruiting
					 students to enter Act 101 programs on or after July 1, 1992 shall use the
					 eligibility criteria in §
										44.4 (relating to eligible
					 students).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › THE PROGRAM › Section 49.2 - Inactivity and invalidity

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(a)
Inactivity.
A certificate or commission shall be inactive if
						the holder fails to meet §
												49.17 (relating to continuing
						professional education).
(b)
Invalidity.
A certificate shall be invalid if the holder
						fails to meet, or if circumstances arise as specified in §
												49.33, §
												49.34(b), §
												49.82, §
												49.92, §
												49.102, § 49.142 or §
												49.152.
The provisions of this §
														49.2 issued under sections 202,
							 408.1, 1302 and 1317-1320 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
															62,
							 118.1 (Repealed), 352 and
							 367-370 (Repealed)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › THE PROGRAM › Section 49.11 - General

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(a) Certificates
						and letters of eligibility in force in this Commonwealth on September 25, 1999,
						shall continue in force, subject to all the terms and conditions under which
						they were issued and the act until they expire by virtue of their own
						limitations. For certificates or a letter of eligibility to remain active,
						every 5 years a professional educator shall satisfactorily complete the
						following:
(1) Six credits of collegiate
						study.
(2) Six credits of
						continuing professional education courses.
(3) One hundred eighty hours of continuing
						professional education courses, activities or learning experiences or any
						combination of collegiate studies, continuing professional education courses or
						other programs equivalent to 180 hours.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › THE PROGRAM › Section 49.12 - Eligibility

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In accordance with sections 1109, 1202 and 1209 of the
						  act (24 P.S. §§
													11-1109,
						  12-1202 and
						  12-1209), every professional
						  employee certified or permitted to serve in the schools of this Commonwealth
						  shall:
(1) Be of good moral
						character.
(2) Be at least 18 years
						of age.
(3) Except in the case of
						the Resource Specialist Permit, Career and Technical Emergency Permit, Career
						and Technical Instructional Intern Certificate, and Career and Technical
						Instructional Certificate, have earned a baccalaureate degree.
(4) For the purposes of certification, the
						Department will accept a conferred graduate degree from an accredited college
						or university in lieu of a baccalaureate degree.
The provisions of this §
														49.12 issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
														49.90 (relating to criteria for
							 eligibility). 22 Pa. Code §
														49.91 (relating to criteria for
							 eligibility); and 22 Pa. Code §
														49.151 (relating to eligibility
							 and criteria).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › THE PROGRAM › Section 49.15 - Approval of experimental programs

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The Department may enter into a written agreement with
						  a preparing institution or alternative program provider wishing to conduct an
						  experimental program. The institution and alternative program provider shall
						  meet the requirements described in §§
												49.13 and
						  49.14 (relating to policies; and
						  approval of institutions and alternative program providers). Certification
						  shall be given to graduates of an experimental program upon recommendation by
						  the institution or alternative program provider if the provider has met all of
						  the following requirements:
(1)
						Submitted a detailed explanation of the experimental program to the Department
						for approval.
(2) Planned a
						thorough procedure conforming to accepted canons of educational research for
						evaluating results of the experimental program. These results shall be reported
						to the Department in accordance with a schedule approved at the time of the
						agreement.
(3) Agreed to terminate
						the experimental program upon request by the Department when it is judged by a
						program approval team to be inadequate for preparation of professional
						personnel.
The provisions of this §
														49.15 issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › THE PROGRAM › Section 49.16 - Approval of induction plans

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(a)
						Each school entity shall submit to the Department for approval a plan for a
						2-year induction experience for first-year teachers (including teachers in
						prekindergarten programs, when offered) and educational specialists. Long-term
						substitutes who are hired for a position for 45 days or more also shall be
						included in a school entity's induction plan and shall participate in an
						induction experience for the period of time in which they serve in that
						capacity. The induction plan shall be submitted every 6 years as required under
						§
												4.13(b) (relating
						to strategic plans). The induction plan shall be prepared by teacher or
						educational specialist representatives, or both, chosen by teachers and
						educational specialists and administrative representatives chosen by the
						administrative personnel of the school entity. Newly employed professional
						personnel with prior school teaching experience may be required by the school
						entity to participate in an induction program. A school entity shall make its
						induction plan available for public inspection and comment for a minimum of 28
						days prior to approval of the plan by the school entity's governing board and
						submission of the plan to the Department.
(b) The Department will establish guidelines
						and will review for approval induction plans submitted by school
						entities.
(c) Induction plan
						guidelines shall include professional ethics, and culturally relevant and
						sustaining education as determined by the Secretary.
(d) The induction plan shall reflect a mentor
						relationship between the first-year teacher, long-term substitute or
						educational specialist, teacher educator and the induction team.
(e) Criteria for approval of the induction
						plans will be established by the Secretary in consultation with the Board and
						must include induction activities that focus on teaching diverse learners in
						inclusive settings.
The provisions of this §
														49.16 issued under sections 202,
							 408.1, 1302 and 1317-1320 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
															62,
							 118.1 (Repealed), 352 and
							 367-370 (Repealed)).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
														4.13 (relating to strategic
							 plans); and 22 Pa. Code §
														405.64 (relating to teacher
							 induction plans and evaluations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › THE PROGRAM › Section 49.17 - Continuing professional education

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(a) As required under §
												4.13(a) (relating
						to strategic plans), a school entity shall submit to the Secretary for approval
						a 3-year professional education plan every 3 years in accordance with the
						professional education guidelines established by the Secretary and section
						1205.1 of the act (24 P.S. §
													12-1205.1). A school entity shall make its
						professional education plan available for public inspection and comment for a
						minimum of 28 days prior to approval of the plan by the school entity's
						governing board and submission of the plan to the Secretary.
(1) A school entity shall develop a
						continuing professional education plan, which includes options for professional
						development including, but not limited to, activities such as the following:
(i) Graduate level coursework.
(ii) Obtaining a professionally related
						master's degree.
(iii)
						Department-approved in-service courses.
(iv) Curriculum development work.
(v) Attendance at professional
						conferences.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › THE PROGRAM › Section 49.18 - Assessment

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(a) The Secretary
						will establish assessments for candidates for certification designed to assess
						their basic skills; professional knowledge and practice; and subject matter
						knowledge. Candidates for elementary, K-12 instructional, Special Education and
						Early Childhood Certificates shall also be assessed in the area of general
						knowledge. The following principles will guide the Secretary in the development
						of any assessment:
(1) Assessments will be
						based in the standards developed for each certificate.
(2) Assessments will measure the candidate's
						abilities across the domains of basic skills knowledge, professional knowledge
						and practice, and subject matter knowledge employing a variety of measures at a
						minimum of three points:
(i) During the
						candidate's preparation program.
(ii) Upon application for initial
						certification.
(iii) Upon
						application for Level II, supervisory or administrative
						certification.
(3)
						Assessments will be developed in consultation with teachers, administrators,
						teacher educators and educational specialists with relevant
						certification.
(4) Assessments will
						employ, when appropriate, available assessment tools, instruments and
						procedures.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › EMERGENCY, LONG-TERM AND DAY-TO-DAY SUBSTITUTE PERMITS › Section 49.31 - Criteria for eligibility

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The Department may issue an emergency, Long-Term or
						  Day-to-Day Substitute Permit for service in the public schools or an eligible
						  provider setting as defined in §
												405.2 (relating to definitions),
						  at the request of the employing entity, to an applicant who is a graduate of a
						  4-year college or university to fill a vacant position or to serve as a
						  long-term or day-to-day substitute teacher, when a fully qualified and properly
						  certificated applicant is not available. The permit is issued on the basis of
						  terms and conditions agreed upon between the requesting public school entity
						  and the Department. Each July, the Department will report to the Board the
						  number and nature of emergency, Long-Term and Day-to-Day Substitute Permits
						  issued during that year. A long-term substitute permit may be issued only after
						  the position has been posted a minimum of 10 days on the school entity's web
						  site and no qualified candidate has been identified.
The provisions of this §
														49.31 issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
														49.34 (relating to issued
							 Day-to-Day Substitute Permits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › EMERGENCY, LONG-TERM AND DAY-TO-DAY SUBSTITUTE PERMITS › Section 49.32 - Exceptional Case Permits

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The Department may approve the issuance of an
						  Exceptional Case Permit to a person at the request of a public school entity
						  upon receiving evidence of exceptional conditions requiring Department
						  resolution of the staffing problem.
The provisions of this §
														49.32 issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
														49.34 (relating to locally issued
							 Day-to-Day Substitute Permits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › EMERGENCY, LONG-TERM AND DAY-TO-DAY SUBSTITUTE PERMITS › Section 49.33 - Expiration

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Emergency, Long-Term and Day-to-Day Substitute Permits
						  expire with the termination of any summer school conducted which follows the
						  date of issuance. Persons holding an Emergency, Long-Term or Day-to-Day
						  Substitute Permit shall be used in staffing summer school positions only when
						  regular employees holding the appropriate provisional or permanent certificate
						  are not available.
The provisions of this §
														49.33 issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
														49.1 (relating to definitions);
							 and 22 Pa. Code §
														49.2 (relating to inactivity and
							 invalidity).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › EMERGENCY, LONG-TERM AND DAY-TO-DAY SUBSTITUTE PERMITS › Section 49.34 - Locally-issued Day-to-Day Substitute Permits

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(a) The chief school administrator of a
						public school entity is authorized to issue a Day-to-Day Substitute Permit for
						service as a substitute when the following conditions are met:
(1) The person for whom the permit is sought
						holds a valid Pennsylvania certificate or its equivalent from another
						state.
(2) An appropriately
						certified individual is not available to fill the substitute
						position.
(3) The person for whom
						the permit is sought consents to an assignment outside the area of the person's
						certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION › Section 49.41 - Description

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(a) Administrative
						commissions will be issued by the Department, in the form of a certificate of
						appointment.
(b) A commission will
						be issued for a specific term in accordance with Article X of the Public School
						Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
													10-1001-10-1089).
The provisions of this §
														49.41 issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION › Section 49.42 - Letter of eligibility

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A letter of eligibility of an administrative commission
						  will be issued in lieu of a certificate by the Department to a candidate who
						  has completed an approved program of preparation in administration and who has
						  been recommended by the preparing institution. Candidates for letters of
						  eligibility shall be able to help students achieve under Chapter 4 (relating to
						  academic standards and assessment). Letters of eligibility will be issued to
						  candidates who present evidence of satisfactory achievement in assessments
						  prescribed by the Department under §
												49.18(a)
						  (relating to assessment) and who meet the following standards:
(1) The administrator demonstrates
						educational leadership which provides purpose and direction for the achievement
						of all students.
(2) The
						administrator effectively organizes and manages the total educational program
						of a local education agency with particular attention to the statutory and
						regulatory environment of education.
(3) The administrator understands and
						effectively manages financial and human resources to foster student
						achievement.
(4) The administrator
						effectively communicates with students, faculty, staff, parents and members of
						the community.
(5) The
						administrator, in collaboration with faculty, staff, students and parents,
						fosters a climate conducive to the achievement of all students.
(6) The administrator thinks systematically
						about practice, learns from experience, seeks the advice of others, draws upon
						educational research and scholarship, and actively seeks opportunities to grow
						professionally.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHANGES IN CERTIFICATION › Section 49.51 - Review of certification

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(a)
						The Department will report annually to the Board on the status of certification
						in this Commonwealth.
(b) The Board
						will conduct a major review of certification regulations at 10-year
						intervals.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHANGES IN CERTIFICATION › Section 49.52 - Development of types/categories of certificates and development of their respective standards

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(a) The
						Secretary, the Board, and the Professional Standards and Practices Commission
						will receive requests to initiate a new type/category of certificate. Whenever
						any of these parties receives such a request it will inform the other two
						parties.
(b) An investigation into
						a cogent request for a new type/category of certificate will be conducted by
						the Department. The Professional Standards and Practices Commission on its own
						initiative may conduct an investigation.
(c) The Department and the Professional
						Standards and Practices Commission will review the findings of the
						investigation regarding the need for a type/category of certificate and present
						their recommendations to the Board.
(d) If the Board does not disapprove or take
						any other action on the new type/category of certificate within 120 days of
						receiving an affirmative recommendation, the type/category of certificate will
						stand approved.
(e) If the proposed
						type/category is approved by the Board, the Secretary will appoint a committee
						of professionals to develop standards for preparing professionals in the
						type/category of certificate. This committee shall include at least two members
						of the Professional Standards and Practices Commission. Proposed standards
						shall not stipulate academic degrees, experience, or prerequisite certificates
						not established by this chapter. After the receipt of the proposed standards,
						the Secretary and the Professional Standards and Practices Commission will
						review the proposed standards and make recommendations to the Board. If the
						Board does not disapprove the new standards within 120 days of receiving an
						affirmative recommendation, the standards will stand approved.
The provisions of this §
														49.52 issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHANGES IN CERTIFICATION › Section 49.53 - Elimination or change of types/categories of certificates

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(a) The Secretary, the Board and the PSPC
						will receive requests to eliminate/change a type/category of certificate. When
						any of these parties receives such a request, it will inform the other two
						parties.
(b) The Department will
						conduct an investigation into a written request to eliminate/change a
						type/category of certificate. The PSPC on its own initiative may conduct an
						investigation.
(c) The Department
						and the PSPC will review the findings of the investigation regarding the need
						to eliminate/change a type/category of certificate and present their individual
						recommendations to the Board.
(d)
						If the Board does not disapprove or take any other action on the elimination or
						change of the type/category of certificate within 150 days of submission to the
						Board of a formal recommendation from either the Department or PSPC, the
						type/category of certificate will be considered eliminated/changed.
(e) In the case of the elimination of a
						type/category of certificate, once the elimination is approved by the Board,
						the Secretary will notify all institutions of higher education offering the
						programs that effective as of the date of notification no further students are
						to be accepted into the program. Students currently enrolled in the
						certification phase of the program will be given an opportunity to complete the
						program and degree or be provided an opportunity to switch to a different
						course of study.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 49.61 - Teaching experience for out-of-State applicants

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The Department may accept satisfactory teaching
						  experience, in lieu of the student teaching requirement, from out-of-state
						  applicants for certification provided that the teaching experience is full time
						  under contract in an approved public or nonpublic school at the elementary or
						  secondary level on a certificate comparable to the Pennsylvania Level I
						  certificate in the area of certification sought.
The provisions of this §
														49.61 issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 49.62 - Resource Specialist Permits

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The Department may issue Resource Specialist Permits at
						  the request of an employing public school entity. The permit may be issued in
						  lieu of a certificate to a competent specialist in any area of knowledge to
						  enable the schools of this Commonwealth to use the services of noncertified
						  personnel for supplemental instruction in a course of study directed by a
						  certified teacher. The service must be part-time and may not exceed 400
						  clock-hours during a school year. When services are provided by professional
						  practitioners in the fine arts or performing arts (for example-music, dance,
						  pottery, painting, sculpture, and the like) in schools designated by its
						  governing board as a creative and performing arts specialty school, the
						  Resource Specialists may be employed for up to 800 hours per year. These
						  Resource Specialists may not supplant certified fine or performing arts
						  teachers. Individuals employed under these provisions are not considered
						  professional staff.
The provisions of this §
														49.62 issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart C - Higher Education › Chapter 49 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 49.62a - Program Specialist Certificate

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(a) The Department may issue a Program
						Specialist Certificate upon verification that the applicant meets the
						requirements established for that certificate.
(b) Program Specialist Certificates may be
						issued for a selected area of service when a certificate does not exist for
						that area. The certificates may be issued only to a person who holds a valid
						Pennsylvania certificate or its equivalent from another state. Annually, the
						Department will report to the Board the number and nature of these certificates
						issued during the year.
(c) Program
						Specialist Certificates are valid only for the position described in the
						approved position description and will be annotated on the teaching certificate
						of the individual. They will be valid throughout this Commonwealth.
The provisions of this §
														49.62a issued under sections 1317
							 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
															367 and
							 369)
							 (Repealed).