2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes Article 19A - Standards Board for Public School Administration.

Article 19A.

Standards Board for Public School Administration.

§ 115C‑290.1.� Purpose.

As the profession of public school administration significantly affects the lives of the people of this State, it is the purpose of this Article to protect the public by setting high standards for the qualifications, training, and experience of those who seek to represent themselves to the public as qualified public school administrators. (1993, c. 392, s. 1.)

 

§ 115C‑290.2.� Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1)������ Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 116, s. 1.

(2)������ Exam. � The North Carolina Public School Administrator Exam.

(3)������ School administrator. � Public school superintendents, deputy superintendents, associate superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, and assistant principals.

(4)������ Repealed by Session Laws 2001‑424, s. 28.25(a). (1993, c. 392, s. 1; 1995, c. 116, s. 1; 2001‑424, s. 28.25(a).)

 

§§ 115C‑290.3, 115C‑290.4:� Repealed by Session Laws 2001‑424, s. 28.25(b), (c).

 

§ 115C‑290.5.� Powers and duties of the Board; development of the North Carolina Public School Administrator Exam.

(a)������ The State Board of Education shall administer this Article. In fulfilling this duty, the Board shall:

(1)������ In accordance with subsection (c) of this section, develop and implement a North Carolina Public School Administrator Exam.

(2)������ Establish and collect an application fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). Fees collected under this Article shall be credited to the General Fund as nontax revenue.

(3)������ Review the educational achievements of an applicant to take the exam to determine whether the achievements meet the requirements set by G.S. 115C‑290.7.

(4)������ Repealed by Session Laws 2001‑424, s. 28.25(d).

(5)������ Maintain accounts and records in accordance with the Executive Budget Act, Article 1 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.

(6)������ Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes to implement this Article.

(7)������ Repealed by Session Laws 2001‑424, s. 28.25(d).

(b),����� (c) Repealed by Session Laws 2001‑424, s. 28.25(d). (1993, c. 392, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 677, s. 11; 1995, c. 116, s. 3; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 18.21(a); 1998‑16, s. 1; 2001‑424, s. 28.25(d).)

 

§ 115C‑290.6.� Application to the State Board of Education.

An individual who seeks certification by the State Board of Education shall file a written application on a form provided by the State Board of Education. The application shall be accompanied by the required application and exam fees and shall include any information required by the Board. (1993, c. 392, s. 1; 1995, c. 116, s. 4; 2001‑424, s. 28.25(e); 2001‑487, s. 74(a).)

 

§ 115C‑290.7.� Qualifications for certification.

(a)������ Repealed by Session Laws 2001‑424, s. 28.25(f), effective July 1, 2001.

(b)������ To qualify for certification as a school administrator, an individual must:

(1)������ Submit a complete application to the State Board;

(2)������ Pay the applicable fee;

(3)������ Have a bachelors degree from an accredited college or accredited university;

(4)������ Either (i) have a graduate degree from a public school administration program that meets the public school administration program approval standards set by the State Board of Education, (ii) have a masters degree from an accredited college or accredited university and have completed by December 31, 1999, a public school administration program that meets the public school administration program approval standards set by the State Board of Education, or (iii) have education and training the State Board of Education determines are equivalent; and

(5)������ Pass the exam adopted by the State Board.

The State Board may designate initial certification as a license. Advanced training may be designated as a certified area of practice. (1993, c. 392, s. 1; 1995, c. 116, s. 5; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 18.21(b); 1998‑16, s. 2; 2001‑424, s. 28.25(f); 2005‑179, s. 1.)

 

§ 115C‑290.8.� Exemptions from requirements.

(a)������ The requirements of this Article do not apply to a person who, at any time during the five years preceding January 1, 1998, obtained or renewed a State administrator/supervisor certificate.

(b)������ The State Board may adopt policies governing the requirements for the certification of individuals who hold a certificate issued in any other state that authorizes them to be employed as school administrators in that state. These policies may exempt some or all of these individuals from the requirements of this Article.

(c)������ A person who is exempt from the requirements of this Article but applies for certification under this Article shall be subject to the Article. (1993, c. 392, s. 1; 1995, c. 116, s. 6; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 18.21(c); 1997‑20, s. 1; 1998‑220, s. 5; 2001‑424, s. 28.25(g); 2001‑487, s. 74(b).)

 

§ 115C‑290.9.� Grounds for refusal to recommend a person.

The Standards Board may, in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, refuse to recommend a person for certification by the State Board of Education for any of the following reasons:

(1)������ Submitting a false application or otherwise attempting to obtain a recommendation from the Standards Board by fraud or misrepresentation.

(2)������ Failure to meet the requirements set in G.S. 115C‑290.7.

(3)������ Violating a provision of this Article or a rule adopted by the Standards Board. (1993, c. 392, s. 1; 1995, c. 116, s. 7.)

 

§§ 115C‑291 through 115C‑294.� Reserved for future codification purposes.