Upon the removal of inactive certification under this paragraph , a professional educator with voluntary inactive certification shall have the same number of hours of continuing professional education and the same amount of time in which to complete those hours as existed for the professional educator at the time inactive certification was granted. In the case of a professional educator whose certificate was placed on inactive status by the department due to the expiration of the professional educator's compliance period, the professional educator shall begin a new five-year compliance period to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a).
"Approved provider" is an institution of higher education, school entity, individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or association approved by the department to provide continuing professional education credits or hours under this section. Provided, a school entity may approve a provider of continuing professional education credits or hours in accordance with department guidelines.
"Area of a professional educator's assignment or certification" shall mean any component of the education profession as it relates to the current job title or description of the professional educator or to any area of certification listed on the professional employe's Pennsylvania certification or to the type of certificate or endorsement held by the professional educator.
"Collegiate studies" shall mean a formal program or course of study at an institution of higher education leading to the award of academic credit.
"Compliance period" shall mean the period of time in which a professional educator must satisfactorily complete continuing professional education as required under subsection (a) and which concludes every five years beginning:
"Continuing professional education courses" shall mean courses for credit, other than collegiate studies, conducted by providers approved by the department.
"Professional educator" shall mean an individual who holds a Pennsylvania teacher, educational specialist or administrative certification or letter of eligibility.
"School entity" shall mean a school district, an intermediate unit, a joint school district, an area career and technical school, a charter school and the Scranton school for the deaf or any of these acting jointly.
24 P.S. § 12-1205.2