Section 20-2-201.1. (Repealed effective July 1, 2015.) Professional Learning Rules Task Force; composition; recommendation of professional learning rules

   (a) The Department of Education shall establish the Professional Learning Rules Task Force for the purposes of reviewing current State Board of Education professional learning rules, reviewing current research regarding professional learning, providing suggestions for revisions to the rules, and providing suggestions for implementation.

(b) The task force shall be composed of, at a minimum, the following members:

   (1) One representative of the Professional Standards Commission;

   (2) One representative of the Department of Education;

   (3) One school system level professional learning coordinator;

   (4) One representative from the central office of the University System of Georgia;

   (5) One representative from a college of education within the University System of Georgia;

   (6) One representative from a private college of education in this state;

   (7) One representative from a regional educational service agency;

   (8) One representative local school superintendent;

   (9) One representative public school principal;

   (10) One representative public school elementary school teacher;

   (11) One representative public school middle school teacher;

   (12) One representative public school high school teacher;

   (13) One representative from the Georgia Staff Development Council; and

   (14) One representative from Learning Forward (National Staff Development Council).

(c) The representative from the Department of Education shall serve as chairperson of the task force. The task force shall meet at the call of the chairperson.

(d) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation.

(e) The task force shall present recommendations for professional learning rules to the State Board of Education no later than July 1, 2013. Such recommendations shall include requiring principals, school system leaders, and state leaders to ensure that teachers have opportunities for professional learning and are consistent with major research findings and best practices regarding professional learning and shall be aligned with the revised rules of the Professional Standards Commission relating to certification renewal rules requiring the demonstration of the impact of professional learning on educator and student performance. Recommendations shall be included in revisions to the State Board of Education professional learning rules and shall be adopted on or before June 30, 2015.

(f) This Code section shall be repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2015.

Code 1981, § 20-2-201.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1037, § 1/SB 184.