New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 2 - PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY BOARDS
Part 8 - OPERATIONAL BYLAWS OF THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AND STANDARDS COUNCIL
Section 6.2.8.12 - ORGANIZATION
Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.2.8.12
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Composition of the council: The PPSC shall consist of 20 voting members appointed to four subcommittees by the secretary according to the following criteria:
(1) Five members shall be appointed to each
of the following subcommittees of the council:
(a) the educator preparation
committee;
(b) the licensure
committee;
(c) the professional
development committee; and
(d) the
ethics committee.
(2) The
educator preparation, licensure, and professional development committees shall
have the following representation:
(a) three
currently licensed teachers or instructional support providers;
(b) one currently licensed school
administrator; and
(c) one
professional educator associated with a university, college, or post-secondary
department of education that offers educator preparation programs.
(3) The ethics committee shall
have the following representation:
(a) three
currently licensed teachers or instructional support providers;
(b) one currently licensed school
administrator; and
(c) one lay
member or business representative with interest and knowledge of public
schools.
(4) the
department shall give due consideration to maintaining the representative
nature of the PPSC with regard to geographic distribution, membership in
professional organizations, and grade level assignments. Each member shall be a
resident of New Mexico.
B. Term of service
(1) Members of the PPSC shall be appointed to
a three-year term beginning on July 1 of the calendar year in which the
appointment is made. In the initial year of organization of the PPSC the
secretary may establish terms from two years to four years for members. In the
event that a member is no longer employed in the classification to which the
member was appointed, leaves the state, or resigns from the PPSC, the secretary
shall appoint a successor to serve for the remainder of the term.
(2) The secretary may designate an alternate
to serve in each of the above listed categories as it deems necessary should
the appointee be unable to fulfill the appointee's term. The alternate shall
automatically assume membership on the PPSC for the remaining of the term when
a vacancy occurs.
(3) The secretary
may appoint or remove any member or dissolve the PPSC through official
action.
C. The secretary shall designate the chairperson and vice-chair of the PPSC.
D. Each subcommittee shall elect a chairperson for the subcommittee who shall serve a one-year term and may be reelected at the pleasure of the subcommittee members.
E. Task forces
(1) Task forces to study and advise on
specific issues may be appointed by the secretary.
(2) Each task force shall solicit
information, gather and evaluate data, and report its findings and
recommendations in writing to one of the subcommittees. Each task force shall
include at least two members of the PPSC, one of whom shall serve as
chairperson of the task force.
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