| | 5.__Chair; duties.__The members of the board shall annually | elect a chair from among their membership. The chair shall | present budget requests to the state board. |
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| | 6.__Powers and duties.__The board has the following powers and | duties. |
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| A.__The board shall make recommendations to the state board, | including, but not limited to, preservice education, | continuing education, professional growth, initial | certification, recertification and paraprofessional training | and certification, and shall advise the department on rule- | making procedures. |
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| B.__The board shall monitor the impact of the policies | adopted pursuant to paragraph A on the education profession | in making recommendations and reports to the commissioner | and the state board. |
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| C.__In making policy recommendations on the certification | process, the board shall consider complaints received by the | department regarding the certification or certification | approval process. |
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| D.__The board shall meet 5 times annually. |
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| E.__The board shall maintain records and minutes of its | meetings and shall file them in the certification office | within the department. |
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| §13102.__Work plan and annual report |
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| | The board shall develop an annual work plan in consultation | with the commissioner and the state board that includes ongoing | work and new issues for study.__The annual work plan must be set | by September 1st of each year. |
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| | The board shall submit a report by June 30th of each year to | the commissioner and the state board with its recommendations. |
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| §13103.__Recommendations to State Board of Education |
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| | The state board shall act on standards definitions or other | recommendations within 60 days of presentation to the state board | by the board. |
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