Section TCS 3.11 - Librarian certificationEach person employed by a district who is responsible for the operation and management of a library and library services program shall obtain a librarian certificate from the board. A librarian certificate shall be granted as follows:
(1) FIVE-YEAR CERTIFICATE. A 5-year certificate shall be issued to a person employed by a district as a librarian if the person has met all of the following requirements: (a)Education and academic preparation. A person shall have a baccalaureate degree that includes 30 semester credits in library science or a master's degree in library science. A person shall also complete 2 semester credits approved by the director or designee which contain the competencies identified by the state certification committee under s. TCS 3.14(4) (a) in the philosophy of vocational, technical and adult education, or shall complete in-service activities which contain the competencies identified by the state certification committee under s. TCS 3.14(4) (a) and approved by the state certification committee under s. TCS 3.14(4) (b).(b)Occupational experience. A person shall have 12 months of occupational experience in a field other than education or library management in an educational institution.(c)Professional experience. A person shall have 2 years of experience as a certified librarian in any educational system.(d)Renewal. The 5-year librarian certificate shall be renewed if during the librarian certification period preceding the expiration date, the person seeking renewal completes 6 semester credits, 2 months of appropriate occupational experience, or other professional activities provided by a district professional growth plan approved under s. TCS 3.14(4) (g).(2) PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE. A provisional certificate shall be issued to a person employed by a district as a librarian if the person has not met all the requirements for a 5-year certificate under sub. (1) but does meet all of the following minimum requirements: (a)Education. A person shall have a graduate or undergraduate degree including 20 semester credits in library science.(b)Occupational experience. A person shall have 12 months of occupational experience in a field other than education or library management in an educational institution.(c)Renewal. The initial provisional librarian certificate shall be valid for 3 years and may be renewed for additional 2 year periods if during the provisional certification period preceding the expiration date, the person makes progress toward meeting the requirements of a 5-year certificate by completing 6 semester credits or district in-service activities, fulfilling the requirements under sub. (1)(a). A person meeting the requirements for sub. (1)(a) but not sub. (1) (c) shall complete 2 approved credits for renewal.Wis. Admin. Code Technical College System Board TCS 3.11
Cr. Register, April, 1993, No. 448, eff. 5-1-93; corrections in (1) (a) and (d) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register, June, 1994, No. 462.