20-A §13019-H. Educational technician certificate

20-A ME Rev Stat § 13019-H (2019) (N/A)
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§13019-H. Educational technician certificate

1.  Requirement.  An educational technician certificate is required for employment as an educational technician at a public school or a private school approved for attendance purposes pursuant to section 2901, subsection 2, paragraph B, if the employed individual will:

A. Introduce new learning plans developed in consultation with the classroom teacher or appropriate content specialist; and   [PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]

B. Supervise small groups of students in community-based programs.   [PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]

[PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]

2.  Qualifications.  The state board shall adopt rules establishing the qualifications and supervision for an educational technician certificate.

[PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]

3.  Certificate renewal.  An educational technician certificate is issued for a 5-year period and may be renewed in accordance with state board rules, which must require, at a minimum, that the educational technician, whether employed or unemployed, complete at least 3 semester hours of professional or academic study or the equivalent or in-service training designed to improve the performance of the educational technician in the field.

[PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2017, c. 235, §25 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).