2006 Ohio Revised Code - 5126.27. Options of professional employees who do not meet standards for certification.

§ 5126.27. Options of professional employees who do not meet standards for certification.
 

(A)  A county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities shall allow a professional employee hired by the board prior to July 17, 1990, who does not meet the standards for certification established under section 5126.25 of the Revised Code for the position he holds on July 17, 1990, to elect to do one of the following: 

(1) Accept a position with the board, if such a position is available, for which he meets the certification standards; 

(2) Remain in the position he holds on July 17, 1990, and comply with the provisions of a professional development plan prescribed by the director of mental retardation and developmental disabilities under division (B) of this section. 

If the employee accepts a position under division (A)(1) of this section, his compensation shall be not less than the compensation he received in the position he held on July 17, 1990. 

(B)  If an employee elects the option described in division (A)(2) of this section, the board shall notify the department. The director shall issue a temporary certificate to the employee for the position he holds and develop a professional development plan for him. The temporary certificate shall be valid only during the period required for completion of the professional development plan and only while the employee is employed by the board by which he was employed on July 17, 1990. The plan shall specify the coursework the employee must successfully complete and any other requirements for certification and the schedule for completion of the plan, except: 

(1) The plan shall not require that the employee complete more than six semester hours, or the equivalent, of coursework in any twelve-month period; 

(2) All coursework must be completed at an accredited college or university recognized by the department; 

(3) The plan shall not require the employee to complete more than sixty semester hours, or the equivalent, of coursework, or to obtain a bachelor's or higher degree if a greater number of hours of coursework would be required to do so. 

Notwithstanding any standards for certification established by the director under section 5126.25 of the Revised Code, if the employee successfully completes the professional development plan within the time specified, the director shall grant him the appropriate certificate for the position he holds. 
 

HISTORY: RC § 5126.08.3, 143 v H 697 (Eff 7-17-90); RC § 5126.27, 144 v H 387. Eff 5-4-92.