The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to more fully provide for a thorough and efficient system of free schools within the state it is necessary to establish an educators' professional standards board. The board will be responsible for governing the education profession, including the establishment of standards for entering the education profession, […]
(a) There is created an educators' professional standards board consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) The term of office for each member is three years except that the original term of three members, including not more than one teacher, shall be for one year, […]
Prior to January 1, 1995, the professional standards board shall develop a plan and propose legislation which will expand the powers and duties of the professional standards board to include the following: (1) Establish and maintain standards and requirements for obtaining and maintaining a license for teaching; (2) issue, renew, suspend, and revoke teaching licenses; […]
