Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
(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.(b) State certificates and permits will be issued as provided in this chapter, and teachers and other professional personnel may not perform professional duties or services in the schools of this Commonwealth in any area for which they have not been properly certified or permitted.(c) This chapter establishes the specific requirements for the certification and permitting of persons serving in the public school entities of this Commonwealth as professional employees, temporary professional employees, substitutes, and commissioned school administrators of the Commonwealth.The provisions of this §49.11 amended September 12, 1980, effective 9/13/1980, 10 Pa.B. 3665; amended September 24, 1999, effective 9/25/1999, 29 Pa.B. 4954; amended July 14, 2006, effective 7/15/2006, 36 Pa.B. 3655.The provisions of this §49.11 issued under sections 1317 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§ 367 and 369) (Repealed).