Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 506 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
Chapter 506-2 - ORGANIZATION, METHOD OF OPERATION, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
Rule 506-2-.01 - Organization
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through December 18, 2024
(1) The Commission.
I, ________________, a citizen of the United States and a resident of this State, and being an employee of ______________________ and the recipient of public funds for services as such employee, do solemnly swear or affirm that I am not the holder of any unaccounted for public money due this State; that I am not the holder of any office of trust under the government of the United States except postmaster, nor any one of the states, nor of any foreign state; that I am otherwise qualified to hold the office of member of the Professional Practices Commission according to the Constitution and laws of Georgia; that I will faithfully and impartially perform all the duties of office to which I have been appointed; that I will serve to the best of my ability the public interest in improving the teaching profession in Georgia, ever keeping the welfare and general good of students before me. I will observe and support the Constitution of the United States and the State of Georgia and all laws, rules, and regulations attendant thereon; and I will, in the performance of the office, commit myself to judge my colleagues and be judged by them in accordance with the provisions of law, regulation, and the rules of the Georgia Professional Practices Commission. So help me God.
(2) The Executive Director and Staff of the Commission.
(3) Relationship of the Commission to the State Board. The Commission, although appointed by the State Board on the recommendation of the State Superintendent, s an entirely separate and distinct governmental body designed to establish and uphold ethical and professional standards within the teaching profession. The Commission is assigned to the Georgia Department of Education for administrative purposes only. As such, the Commission is authorized to exercise its quasi-judicial, rule-making, or policy-making functions independently of the State Department without approval or control of the State Department; to prepare its budget and submit its budgetary request through the State Department; and to employ its own personnel. The State Department shall provide record-keeping, reporting, and related administrative and clerical functions for the Commission; and include in the departmental budget the Commission's budgetary requests as a separate part of the budget and exactly as prepared and submitted to the State Department by the Commission. The assignment of the Commission to the State Department for administrative purposes means only that the State Department shall be that department through which the Commission deals with the State. The Commission retains its separate identity as an instrumentality of the State. The State Department is authorized, only with the approval of the Commission, to perform for the Commission such functions as it requests.
(4) Funding and Receipt of Gifts and Grants. The funds necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Commission shall come from funds appropriated to the Commission by the General Assembly of Georgia or otherwise made available to the Commission. The Commission may accept gifts or grants of funds or property or services from other source.
(5) Rules and Regulations. The Commission is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary. Its rules and regulations shall be adopted pursuant to and in conformity with the applicable provisions of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act. The Commission shall, by regulation, adopt standards of performance and a code of ethics for educators.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 20-2-790, et seq.; 50-14-1, et seq.; 20-2-200(a), 988(a).