Session of 1998
                   
HOUSE BILL No. 2850
         
By Committee on Education
         
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            9             AN ACT establishing the teaching and school administration professional
10             standards board and the professional practices commission; providing
11             for the appointment, composition, powers, duties and functions of such
12             board and commission; amending K.S.A. 72-1371, 72-1372, 72-1374,
13             72-1381, 72-1383, 72-1387, 72-1388, 72-1389, 72-1392, 72-1393, 72-
14             1394, 72-1395, 72-1396, 72-8502, 72-8503, 72-8505, 72-8506, 72-8507,
15             72-8508 and 72-8509 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing
16             K.S.A. 72-8504 and 72-8514.
17            
18       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
19           Section 1. K.S.A. 72-8502 is hereby amended to read as follows:
20       72-8502. (a) There is hereby established the teaching and school admin-
21       istration professional standards   advisory board, referred to in this act as
22       the professional standards board. The professional standards board shall
23       have 21 members who shall be appointed by the   §ate board of education
24       governor.
25           (b) Candidates for the professional standards board, with the excep-
26       tion of members appointed under paragraphs (12) and (13) of subsection
27       (d), shall have the following qualifications:
28           (1) Either be (A) certificated and actively practicing in Kansas, or (B)
29       a member of the faculty of an institution of postsecondary education; and
30           (2) have at least five years' professional educational experience; and
31           (3) have been in active practice the immediately preceding three
32       years and at the time of appointment.
33           (c) The   §ate board of education governor shall obtain nominees for
34       the professional standards board from the   sectors of the profession to be
35       represented on the professional standards board according to rules and
36       procedures established by the state board statewide professional associ-
37       ations which are respectively representative of the positions to be filled.
38           (d) The appointments made by the   §ate board of education governor
39       shall be representative of the various elements of the educational com-
40       munity, and shall include the following:
41           (1) Seven classroom teachers from the public schools of whom at least
42       one shall be an elementary school teacher, at least one shall be a junior
43       high or middle school teacher and at least one shall be a senior high school

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  1       teacher.
  2           (2) One chief school administrator from the public schools.
  3           (3) Three building level school administrators from the public schools
  4       of whom one shall be an elementary school administrator, one shall be a
  5       junior high or middle school administrator and one shall be a senior high
  6       school administrator.
  7           (4) One teacher from an area vocational school or an area vocational-
  8       technical school.
  9           (5) One special education teacher from the public schools.
10           (6) One administrator from an area vocational school or an area vo-
11       cational-technical school.
12           (7) One special education administrator from the public schools.
13           (8) One classroom teacher from an accredited nonpublic school.
14           (9) One school administrator from an accredited nonpublic school.
15           (10) One dean or head of the school of education of a university under
16       the supervision and control of the state board of regents.
17           (11) One representative of the faculty or administration of a private
18       four-year college or university.
19           (12) One representative of the membership of a parent-teacher as-
20       sociation who has never served on or been employed by a board of ed-
21       ucation.
22           (13) One person who is a member of the board of education of a
23       school district.
24           (e) The members appointed under paragraphs (12) and (13) of sub-
25       section (d) may advise, consult with and make recommendations to the
26       other members of the professional standards board, but shall not have
27       the power to vote.
28           (f) The  &nbspc/ommissioner of education or a member of the staff of the
29       state department of education recommended by the commissioner shall
30       serve the professional standards board   as secretary may appoint an ex-
31       ecutive director who shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas
32       civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the board,
33       subject to approval by the governor. The professional standards board
34       may employ clerical personnel and other assistants, all of whom shall be
35       in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act. The professional
36       standards board may make and enter into contracts of employment with
37       such professional personnel as necessary, in the board's judgment, for the
38       performance of its duties and functions and the execution of its powers.
39           Sec. 2. K.S.A. 72-8503 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
40       8503. (a) There is hereby established a professional practices commission
41       to consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the   §ate board of
42       education governor.
43           (b) Candidates for the practices commission shall have the following

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  1       qualifications:
  2           (1) Be certificated and actively practicing in Kansas; and
  3           (2) have at least five years' professional educational experience; and
  4           (3) have been in active practice the immediately preceding three
  5       years and at the time of appointment.
  6           (c) The   §ate board of education governor shall obtain nominees for
  7       the professional practices commission from the   sectors of the profession
  8       to be represented on the commission according to rules and procedures
  9       established by the state board statewide professional associations which
10       are respectively representative of the positions to be filled.
11           (d) The appointments made by the   §ate board of education governor
12       shall include the following:
13           (1) Five classroom teachers from the public schools of whom at least
14       one shall be an elementary school teacher, at least one shall be a junior
15       high or middle school teacher and at least one shall be a senior high school
16       teacher.
17           (2) One chief school administrator from the public schools.
18           (3) One senior high school principal from the public schools.
19           (4) One junior high or middle school principal from the public
20       schools.
21           (5) One elementary school principal from the public schools.
22             (e) The commissioner of education or a member of the staff of the
23       state department of education recommended by the commissioner shall
24       serve the practices commission as secretary.
25           Sec. 3. K.S.A. 72-8505 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
26       8505. The professional standards board shall have the following respon-
27       sibilities and duties:
28           (a) To develop through the professions of teaching and school ad-
29       ministration and   (Rx)commend for adoption, or amendment and adoption,
30       by the state board of education adopt the rules and regulations for pro-
31       fessional standards governing teacher and school administrator pretrain-
32       ing selection, teacher and school administrator preparation, admission to
33       and continuance in the professions of teaching and school administration,
34       including the requirements of continuing education for teachers and
35       school administrators.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
36       clude the state board of education from initiating and adopting rules and
37       regulations on the matters specified in this section, irrespective of any
38       action or lack thereof by the professional standards board. However, in
39       such instance, the proposed rule and regulation governing a matter spec-
40       ified in this subsection shall be submitted to the professional standards
41       board for its recommendation at least 30 days prior to a motion for adop-
42       tion by the state board of education. Notwithstanding the foregoing pro-
43       visions of this subsection, if the state board of education finds that an

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  1       emergency exists, it may immediately adopt any rules and regulations
  2       without submission to the professional standards board and without a
  3       waiting period.
  4           (b) To develop and   (Rx)commend to the state board of education for
  5       adoption thereby adopt a code of professional responsibility and com-
  6       petency for teachers and school administrators.
  7           Sec. 4. K.S.A. 72-8506 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
  8       8506. The professional practices commission shall exercise disciplinary
  9       and advisory functions and shall hear cases arising under rules and reg-
10       ulations adopted by the   §ate board of education professional standards
11       board involving the issuance, suspension, revocation, or reinstatement of
12       teachers' and school administrators' certificates and render initial orders
13       for disposition thereof  , and the state board of education. The professional
14       standards board shall review such initial orders in accordance with the
15       provisions of K.S.A. 77-527. The practices commission may conduct, upon
16       request and at the direction of the   §ate board of education professional
17       standards board, investigations of departures from the code of profes-
18       sional responsibility and competency   which may be adopted by the   §ate
19       board of education upon recommendation made professional standards
20       board under subsection (b) of K.S.A. 72-8505, and amendments thereto,
21       and report findings thereon to the   §ate board professional standards
22       board.
23           Sec. 5. K.S.A. 72-8507 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
24       8507. (a) The professional practices commission shall have responsibility,
25       power and authority to investigate problems relating to the matters spec-
26       ified in K.S.A. 72-8506, and amendments thereto.   Nothing in this section
27       shall be construed to preclude the state board of education from initiating
28       and adopting rules and regulations on matters relating to the professions
29       of teaching and school administration, irrespective of any action or lack
30       thereof by the professional practices commission.
31           (b) The practices commission shall have  , upon request by and at the
32       direction of the state board of education, the responsibility, power and
33       authority to conduct hearings relating to any case arising under this act,
34       or the act of which this act is amendatory, or rules and regulations adopted
35       by the   §ate board of education professional standards board.
36           (c) For the purpose of any investigation which the professional prac-
37       tices commission conducts, the commission shall have power to  &nbspc/onduct
38       such investigation, administer oaths, take depositions, and   by order of the
39       state board of education, to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of
40       witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents and testimony.
41       If any person refuses to obey any subpoena so issued, or refuses to testify
42       or produce any books, papers, or documents, the   §ate board of education
43       professional practices commission, or any member thereof, may present

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  1       a petition to the district court of the judicial district in which any inves-
  2       tigation is being conducted, setting forth the facts, and thereupon the
  3       court   shall, in a proper case, shall issue   its subpoena to such person, an
  4       order requiring attendance of such person before the court and there to
  5       testify or to produce such books, papers and documents as may be
  6       deemed necessary and pertinent by the practices commission or any
  7       member of   it the commission. Any person failing or refusing to obey the
  8       subpoena or order of the district court may be proceeded against for
  9       contempt in the same manner as for refusal to obey any other subpoena
10       or order of the court. Hearings before the practices commission  , and any
11       review of orders of the practices commission by the state board, shall be
12       conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative
13       procedure act.
14           Sec. 6. K.S.A. 72-8508 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
15       8508. (a) Members of the teaching and school administration professional
16       standards board   and the professional practices commission shall be ap-
17       pointed for three-year terms, and no person shall be appointed to serve
18       longer than two full terms in addition to any term of a period less than
19       three years. The initial appointments shall be made for terms so that
20       approximately 1/3 of the terms expire each year, which board is abolished
21       by this act, who are serving on such board on the effective date of this
22       act shall become members of the teaching and school administration pro-
23       fessional standards board, which board is established by this act, and shall
24       serve on such board until expiration of their terms as members of the
25       advisory board. Upon the expiration of a member's term of office, the
26       governor shall appoint a qualified successor for a term of three years.
27       Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.
28       Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the professional stan-
29       dards board prior to the expiration of a term of office, the governor shall
30       appoint a qualified successor to fill the unexpired term. No person shall
31       be appointed to serve longer than two full terms in addition to any term
32       of a period less than three years.
33           (b) Members of the professional practices commission, which com-
34       mission is abolished by this act, who are serving on such commission on
35       the effective date of this act shall become members of the professional
36       practices commission, which commission is established by this act, and
37       shall serve on such commission until expiration of their terms as members
38       of the abolished commission. Upon the expiration of a member's term of
39       office, the governor shall appoint a qualified successor for a term of three
40       years. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qual-
41       ified. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the professional
42       practices commission prior to the expiration of a term of office, the gov-
43       ernor shall appoint a qualified successor to fill the unexpired term. No

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  1       person shall be appointed to serve longer than two full terms in addition
  2       to any term of a period less than three years.
  3           (c) Appointments of members to the professional standards board and
  4       the professional practices commission to full or unexpired terms shall be
  5       made by the governor following the same procedure as that provided in
  6       K.S.A. 75-8502 and 72-8503, and amendments thereto.
  7           Sec. 7. K.S.A. 72-8509 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
  8       8509. The   §ate professional standards board   of education, either on its
  9       own initiative or on the recommendation of the professional   §andards
10       board or the professional practices commission, may remove a member
11       of such standards board or practices commission. Prior to removal of a
12       member, the member shall be given reasonable notice and hearing in
13       accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure
14       act. Removal of such member shall be accomplished only by a majority
15       vote of the entire membership of the   §ate professional standards board.
16       Grounds for removal shall be misconduct or
17           New Sec. 8. (a) On July 1, 1998:
18           (1) The teaching and school administration professional standards ad-
19       visory board established by K.S.A. 72-8502, prior to its amendment by
20       this act, shall be and is hereby abolished.
21           (2) The professional practices commission established by K.S.A. 72-
22       8503, prior to its amendment by this act, shall be and is hereby abolished.
23           (3) Except as otherwise provided in this act, all of the powers, duties
24       and functions of the teaching and school administration professional stan-
25       dards advisory board shall be and are hereby transferred to and conferred
26       and imposed upon the teaching and school administration professional
27       standards board established by this act.
28           (4) All of the records, memoranda, writings and property of the teach-
29       ing and school administration professional standards advisory board shall
30       be and are hereby transferred to the teaching and school administration
31       professional standards board and such board shall have legal custody of
32       the same.
33           (5) Except as otherwise provided in this act, all of the powers, duties
34       and functions of the professional practices commission abolished by this
35       act shall be and are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed
36       upon the professional practices commission established by this act.
37           (6) All of the records, memoranda, writings and property of the pro-
38       fessional practices commission abolished by this act shall be and are
39       hereby transferred to the professional practices commission established
40       by this act and such commission shall have legal custody of the same.
41           (b) On and after July 1, 1998:
42           (1) The teaching and school administration professional standards
43       board established by this act shall be the successor in every way to the

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  1       powers, duties and functions of the teaching and school administration
  2       professional standards advisory board in which the same were vested prior
  3       to the effective date of this act, except as otherwise provided in this act.
  4       Every act performed under the authority of the teaching and school ad-
  5       ministration professional standards board established by this act shall be
  6       deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the teaching
  7       and school administration professional standards advisory board in which
  8       such functions were vested prior to the effective date of this act.
  9           (2) Whenever the teaching and school administration professional
10       standards advisory board is referred to or designated by a statute, contract
11       or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to
12       apply to the teaching and school administration professional standards
13       board established by this act.
14           (3) The teaching and school administration professional standards
15       board established by this act shall be a continuation of the teaching and
16       school administration professional standards advisory board.
17           (4) The professional practices commission established by this act shall
18       be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the
19       professional practices commission abolished by this act, in which com-
20       mission the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act, except
21       as otherwise provided in this act. Every act performed under the authority
22       of the professional practices commission established by this act shall be
23       deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the profes-
24       sional practices commission abolished by this act, in which commission
25       such functions were vested prior to the effective date of this act.
26           (5) Whenever the professional practices commission is referred to or
27       designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or
28       designation shall be deemed to apply to the professional practices com-
29       mission established by this act.
30           (6) The professional practices commission established by this act shall
31       be a continuation of the professional practices commission abolished by
32       this act.
33           (c) Terms of members of the professional teaching standards advisory
34       board, the school administrator professional standards advisory board and
35       the professional teaching practices commission in office on the effective
36       date of this act shall expire on such date. Any such members may be
37       appointed by the state board of education to either the teaching and
38       school administration professional standards advisory board or the pro-
39       fessional practices commission. Appointments made under authority of
40       this subsection are subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 72-8504 and 72-
41       8508, and amendments thereto.
42           Sec. 9. K.S.A. 72-1371 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
43       1371. Upon application of any college or university, or educational insti-

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  1       tution of like standing, incorporated under the general laws of the state
  2       of Kansas, and requiring a four-year high-school course or its equivalent,
  3       as a condition of admission, the   §ate professional standards board shall
  4       have the power to examine the course of study prescribed and the char-
  5       acter of the work done by   it such institution; and if, in the judgment of
  6       the   §ate professional standards board, the course of study and the char-
  7       acter of the work done shall be of such standing as to prepare the grad-
  8       uates of such institution to teach successfully in the public schools of this
  9       state, and if   said such institution maintains a department of education and
10       the course of study prescribed includes work in   said such department
11       satisfactory to the   §ate professional standards board, the   §ate profes-
12       sional standards board shall place such institution on the accredited list.
13           Sec. 10. K.S.A. 72-1372 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
14       1372. Any institution on the accredited list shall be subject to examination
15       by the   §ate professional standards board at its pleasure with respect to
16         its the institution's course of study, its equipment, and the character of
17       its work; and additional requirements may be made by the   §ate profes-
18       sional standards board. Any institution failing to maintain a standard sat-
19       isfactory to the   §ate professional standards board shall be dropped from
20       the accredited list.
21           Sec. 11. K.S.A. 72-1374 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
22       1374. The provisions of K.S.A. 72-1371 and 72-1372, and amendments
23       thereto, shall apply to state educational institutions under the control and
24       supervision of the state board of regents, and may, at the discretion of
25       the   §ate professional standards board, be extended to any institution in
26       any of the United States which shall satisfy the   §ate professional stan-
27       dards board, that   it such institution maintains an efficient department of
28       education, and meets the other requirements for schools on the accred-
29       ited list.
30           Sec. 12. K.S.A. 72-1381 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
31       1381. The   §ate professional standards board   of education, upon being
32       satisfied as to the general qualifications of an applicant to teach, may in
33       its discretion issue a special certificate and specify on the face of such
34       certificate the subject or subjects that the holder of the certificate is au-
35       thorized to teach. It shall be unlawful for the holder of a certificate on
36       the face of which is specified the subjects to teach any subjects not so
37       specified.
38           Sec. 13. K.S.A. 72-1383 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
39       1383. Any certificate issued by the   §ate professional standards board   of
40       education or institutions under the state board of regents may be canceled
41       by the   §ate professional standards board   of education in the manner
42       provided by law, on the grounds of immorality, gross neglect of duty,
43       annulling of written contracts with boards of education without the con-

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  1       sent of the board which is a party to the contract, or for any cause that
  2       would have justified the withholding thereof when the same was granted.
  3           Sec. 14. K.S.A. 72-1387 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
  4       1387. Each application to the   §ate professional standards board   of edu-
  5       cation for certification, renewal of certification or duplication of certifi-
  6       cation shall be accompanied by a fee which shall be established by the
  7         §ate professional standards board   of education and shall be in an amount
  8       of not less than $18 nor more than $24. Prior to July 1 of each year, the
  9         §ate professional standards board   of education shall determine the
10       amount of revenue which will be required to properly administer the
11       provisions of article 13 of chapter 72 of Kansas Statutes Annotated during
12       the ensuing fiscal year, and shall establish the certification fee for such
13       year in the amount deemed necessary for such purposes. The certification
14       fee shall become effective on July 1 of each year. The   §ate professional
15       standards board   of education shall remit all moneys received by or for it
16       from fees, charges or penalties to the state treasurer at least monthly.
17       Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit
18       the entire amount thereof in the state treasury and the same shall be
19       credited to the certificate fees fund, and shall be used only for the pay-
20       ment of expenses connected with the issuance, renewal, or duplication of
21       such certifications, and for the keeping of records by the   §ate department
22       of education professional standards board. All expenditures from the cer-
23       tificate fees fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts
24       upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to
25       vouchers approved by the   §ate professional standards board   of education
26       or by a person or persons designated by it.
27           Sec. 15. K.S.A. 72-1388 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
28       1388. (a) The   §ate professional standards board   of education, in accord-
29       ance with law, is authorized to adopt rules and regulations providing for
30       the issuance, renewal, reinstatement and registration of certificates for
31       teachers and   TMher personnel in the state department of education and
32       in schools and institutions under the general supervision of the   §ate pro-
33       fessional standards board   of education.
34           (b) In addition to other requirements and subject to the provisions
35       of K.S.A. 72-1396, and amendments thereto, the rules and regulations of
36       the   §ate professional standards board   of education shall include   after
37       May 1, 1986, the requirement that applicants for initial issuance of cer-
38       tificates to teach shall take and satisfactorily pass an examination pre-
39       scribed by the   §ate professional standards board.
40           (c) The privilege to teach at any level or in any field or subject, if
41       such privilege is or has been granted when a certificate is issued, may not
42       be withheld during the term for which the certificate is issued except as
43       provided in K.S.A. 72-1383 or 72-5412, and amendments to such sections.

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  1           Sec. 16. K.S.A. 72-1389 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
  2       1389. All teachers' certificates   shall, before issuance, shall be signed by
  3       appropriate personnel of the   §ate department of education designated
  4       by the state professional standards board   of education and such certifi-
  5       cates shall be registered in the   §ate department of education. The pro-
  6       visions of this act shall not invalidate teachers' certificates that have been
  7       duly issued prior to the effective date of this act.
  8           Sec. 17. K.S.A. 72-1392 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
  9       1392. The board of education of any school district may enter into con-
10       tracts with colleges and universities for the use of student teachers in the
11       public schools. The   §ate professional standards board   of education, by
12       rules and regulations, shall provide for the issuance of student teaching
13       certificates and may authorize persons holding such student teaching cer-
14       tificates to assume responsibilities of teachers in schools within limitations
15       prescribed by the   §ate professional standards board. Student teaching
16       certificates shall be issued without the charge of any fee or cost by the
17         §ate professional standards board   of education.
18           Sec. 18. K.S.A. 72-1393 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
19       1393. The   §ate professional standards board   of education is hereby pro-
20       hibited from adopting rules and regulations which require certification of
21       administrators, teachers or instructors in any two-year college or in any
22       public community   junior college or which require any such administra-
23       tors, teachers or instructors to meet any other conditions for qualification
24       for employment in any such two-year college or public community   junior
25       college.   From and after the effective date of this act, any requirements
26       in any rules and regulations adopted by the state board of education which
27       conflict with the prohibition prescribed in this section shall be null and
28       void.
29           Sec. 19. K.S.A. 72-1394 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
30       1394. (a) The   §ate professional standards board   of education shall pre-
31       scribe an examination designed to insure that certification of a person as
32       a teacher is a reliable indicator that the person has the basic knowledge
33       and qualifications necessary to engage in the profession of teaching in
34       this state.
35           (b) In order to comply with the requirements of subsection (a), the
36         §ate professional standards board   of education shall select an examina-
37       tion which will measure the basic knowledge and qualifications of appli-
38       cants for certification as teachers and shall provide for administration and
39       validation of the examination. The examination shall be administered to
40       applicants at least two times each calendar year at various locations within
41       the state.
42           (c) The   §ate professional standards board   of education shall adopt
43       rules and regulations to guarantee the confidentiality of the examination,

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  1       but shall make available to applicants information regarding examination
  2       specifications and shall prescribe the method by which persons who take
  3       the examination may obtain the results thereof.
  4           Sec. 20. K.S.A. 72-1395 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
  5       1395. Any applicant who is seeking certification to teach in this state and
  6       who is required to take the examination required by this act may apply
  7       for and take the examination without limitation as to the frequency of
  8       applications or testing, subject to any limit imposed by the   §ate profes-
  9       sional standards board. The   §ate professional standards board   of edu-
10       cation shall determine the passing score for the examination which will
11       be required to be attained by applicants as a prerequisite for certification.
12       An applicant shall not be required to pass the examination more than
13       once.
14           Sec. 21. K.S.A. 72-1396 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
15       1396. (a) Any person holding a teaching certificate valid in the state of
16       Kansas which was issued prior to May 1, 1986, is exempt from the ex-
17       amination required by this act.
18           (b) The following persons, or any class or classes thereof, may be
19       exempted by the   §ate professional standards board   of education from
20       the examination required by this act:
21           (1) Any person holding a teaching certificate valid in any other state
22       if the requirements under which the certificate was issued are compara-
23       ble, in the opinion of the   §ate professional standards board, to the
24       requirements of this state, other than examination, for issuance of a teach-
25       ing certificate.
26           (2) Any person applying for a one-year, nonrenewable certificate if
27       the person meets all certification requirements, other than examination,
28       for issuance of a teaching certificate.
29           (3) Any person applying for certification by the   §ate professional
30       standards board to provide services in a position for which the   §ate pro-
31       fessional standards board deems the examination is inappropriate or un-
32       necessary if the person meets the certification requirements which have
33       been established by the   §ate professional standards board as appropriate
34       and necessary for the position.
35           Sec. 22. K.S.A. 72-1371, 72-1372, 72-1374, 72-1381, 72-1383, 72-
36       1387, 72-1388, 72-1389, 72-1392, 72-1393, 72-1394, 72-1395, 72-1396,
37       72-8502, 72-8503, 72-8504, 72-8505, 72-8506, 72-8507, 72-8508, 72-8509
38       and 72-8514 are hereby repealed.
39           Sec. 23. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
40       publication in the statute book.
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