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The following items were discussed during the Georgia Professional Standards Commission's ("GaPSC") monthly meeting in June:
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Ethics Division
The GaPSC will typically seek a one (1) year suspension of an educator's certificate if there's evidence (e.g. excessive texting, phone calls) of an inappropriate, non-sexual relationship between that educator and a student.
The Commission will also recommend a revocation for an educator arrested for felony drug possession.
For a successful petition to reinstate one's certificate after a revocation or voluntary surrender, the GaPSC will expect a sufficient amount of time to have passed between the sanction and the petition, and seek evidence that the educator is remorseful and has been rehabilitated. There is no appeal process if such a petition is denied.
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Certification Division
The GaPSC proposed, amended and rescinded rules related to its Tiered Certification system and other areas. An overview of those changes and the Tiered Certification system can be found HERE.
There will be no PLU requirement for certificate renewals in 2015.
Ten (10) PLUs will be required for certificate renewals in 2016 and 2017.
There will likely be new rules regarding certificate renewals in 2018. A task force is examining moving Georgia away from PLUs and towards a performance-based system for certificate renewals.
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