§ 10-1003. Eligibility
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
24 P.S. § 10-1003
§ 10-1003. Eligibility
(3) He has completed in a college or university a graduate program in education approved by the Department of Education that includes the Pennsylvania school leadership standards under section 1217.1 Completion of the program shall not be subject to waiver under section 1714-B2 unless the candidate provides to the Secretary of Education evidence that the candidate has successfully completed an equivalent leadership development program that addresses the school leadership standards under section 1217.
(4) Provided that in school districts of the first class, five (5) years of administrative experience at the level of assistant, associate or deputy superintendent, may be substituted for prescribed graduate administrative courses, and which shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of Education to review these equivalences to conform with State board regulations.
(a.1) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a), a person shall be eligible for election or appointment as a district superintendent or assistant district superintendent if the person has served as a chief recovery officer or a financial administrator, as provided under Article VI-A.3
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a), a person shall be eligible for election or appointment as a district superintendent or assistant district superintendent if he holds a graduate degree from an accredited higher education institution in business, finance or management and has at least four (4) years of relevant experience in business, finance or management.
(b.1) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a), a person shall be eligible for election or appointment as a district superintendent or assistant district superintendent if he holds a juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school and has at least four (4) years of relevant experience in law. This subsection shall expire three (3) years from the effective date of this subsection.4 A person who is issued a commission by the department based on satisfaction of the requirements of this subsection may retain his commission after the expiration of this subsection.
(b.2) The department shall, upon request in a form and manner as prescribed by the department and made available on the department's publicly accessible Internet website, confirm that an individual satisfies the requirements of subsection (a.1), (b) or (b.1) and that the individual is eligible for election or appointment as a district superintendent or assistant district superintendent. Upon a school district's hiring of an individual who satisfies the requirements of subsection (a.1), (b) or (b.1), the department shall issue the individual a commission.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1205.1(f), 1205.2(n.1) and 1205.5(h),5 a person elected or appointed as a district superintendent or assistant district superintendent for the first time in this Commonwealth under subsection (a.1), (b) or (b.1) shall successfully complete a leadership development program that meets the Pennsylvania school leadership standards under section 1217.
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. X, § 1003. Amended 1949, May 11, P.L. 1138, § 1; 1965, Oct. 21, P.L. 601, § 20; 1970, Jan. 14, P.L. (1969) 468, § 25, effective July 1, 1970; 1970, May 4, P.L. 326, No. 103, § 1; 1975, Dec. 19, P.L. 511, No. 150, § 4, imd. effective; 2007, July 20, P.L. 278, No. 45, § 3, imd. effective; 2011, June 30, P.L. 112, No. 24, § 9, effective in 60 days [Aug. 29, 2011]; 2012, June 30, P.L. 684, No. 82, § 9, effective July 1, 2012; 2019, June 28, P.L. 117, No. 16, § 5, effective July 1, 2019.
Footnotes
24 P.S. § 12-1217.
24 P.S. § 17-1714-B.
24 P.S. § 6-601-A et seq.
Subsec. (b.1) added by 2012, June 30, P.L. 684, No. 82, § 9, effective July 1, 2012.
24 P.S. §§ 12-1205.1, 12-1205.2, 12-1205.5.
24 P.S. § 10-1003, PA ST 24 P.S. § 10-1003
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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