Section 72-2310 - Professional practices commission; establishment; composition; qualifications(a) There is hereby established a professional practices commission to consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the state board of education.(b) Candidates for the practices commission shall have the following qualifications: (1) Be certificated and actively practicing in Kansas; and(2) have at least five years' professional educational experience; and(3) have been in active practice the immediately preceding three years and at the time of appointment.(c) The state board of education shall obtain nominees for the professional practices commission from the sectors of the profession to be represented on the commission according to rules and procedures established by the state board.(d) The appointments made by the state board of education shall include the following: (1) Five classroom teachers from the public schools of whom at least one shall be an elementary school teacher, at least one shall be a junior high or middle school teacher and at least one shall be a senior high school teacher.(2) One chief school administrator from the public schools.(3) One senior high school principal from the public schools.(4) One junior high or middle school principal from the public schools.(5) One elementary school principal from the public schools.(e) The commissioner of education or a member of the staff of the state department of education recommended by the commissioner shall serve the practices commission as secretary.L. 1969, ch. 339, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 385, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 2; July 1.Revisor's Note:
Section transferred from 72-8503.