CHAPTER 553
H.P. 890 - L.D. 1207
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 207, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
C. Authorize educational technicians for service in schools and approve the employment of other semiprofessional personnel;
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 207, §1, is further amended to read:
D. Seek a revocation of a certificate or authorization in the Administrative Court; and
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 845, §4, is amended to read:
4. Appeal. An applicant who has been denied the issuance or renewal of a certificate or authorization by the commissioner under this chapter may appeal that denial in accordance with rules established by the state board and consistent with the provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375.
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §13023 is enacted to read:
§13023. Educational technician authorization
1. Authorization. The educational technician authorization is a renewable authorization issued to paraprofessional personnel who have achieved minimum educational standards and to those personnel who have been grandfathered into their current positions for work in schools.
2. Qualifications. The commissioner shall adopt rules to define the function, preparation and supervision for the different levels of educational technician authorization. Rules adopted under this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
3. Five-year authorization. An educational technician authorization is issued for a 5-year period and may be renewed upon presentation of documentation that the educational technician has completed at least 3 credit hours of professional or academic study or in-service training that is new learning and related to the occupation of educational technicians. Nothing in this section requires a school administrative unit to pay for the cost of the professional or academic study or in-service training of an educational technician.
4. Upgrade of authorization. An educational technician may at any time apply for and receive an upgraded authorization so long as the educational technician presents evidence of meeting the educational preparation requirements for that authorization.
5. Optional local authorization. A school administrative unit may develop and operate an optional local educational technician authorization system under rules adopted by the commissioner. These rules are routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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