Georgia Administrative Code

The vice chairperson will preside at meetings of the council in absence of the chairperson. Upon the death, resignation, or during the disability of the chairperson, the vice chairperson will perform the duties of the chairperson for the remainder of the chairperson's term or unt…

The staff director will be the custodian of all papers, documents, and other property of the council and will keep a record of all proceedings of meetings of the council (a) The staff director will assist in the preparation of all notices, correspondence, policy statements, and o…

The council will meet each quarter or at such times and places as necessary and convenient, or at the call of the chair or written request of three members.

The council may appoint committees as necessary.

The council has the following powers and duties: (a) Promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the council, including rules of procedure for its internal management and control; (b) Review the uniform professional standards and uniform contract standards for prob…

The council will review all uniform professional standards and uniform contract and agreement standards and submit annual reports and make recommendations to the General Assembly.

Reports, files, records, and papers relative to the supervision of probationers are given the following treatment: (a) All reports, papers, records, and files relative to the supervision of probationers by a private corporation, private enterprise, private agency, or by a county,…

(a) The following persons may not own, operate, direct, or serve as an employee or agent of a probation entity: 1. Any employee of the council, or any spouse thereof; 2. Any person for whom owning, operating, directing or serving as an employee or agent would pose an actual, pote…

Any employee, agent or volunteer who provides any service to offenders or has access to probation entity records, or who has telephone or face-to-face contact with offenders under Georgia supervision, or access to offender data, must meet the following requirements: (a) Be at lea…

The standards for any person employed as a probation officer with a probation entity are: (a) At least 21 years of age at the time of appointment; (b) Completed a standard two-year college course of study or 90 quarter hours or 60 semester hours from an accredited institution or …

To be approved to operate a probation entity and continuously thereafter, owners, directors and/or agents must have the qualifications set forth below. These qualifications must be demonstrated at the time of registration application and at any other time reasonably requested by …

In addition to meeting all other probation entity requirements, every owner, operator, director or agent is responsible for the following: (a) Entering into a written contract or agreement with each court for services provided; (b) Providing services for the supervision, counseli…

All probation entities engaged in probation services shall initially submit a registration application and be approved by the council and re-register as often as necessary to maintain current, up-to-date information with the council. Registration application shall be approved pri…

No probation entity may operate without first registering and being approved by the council as set forth herein. (a) Registration application. All registration applications must be submitted upon forms approved by the council, following a procedure outlined by the council. The ap…

Required. All owners, operators, directors, agents or employees of a probation entity, who provide services to offenders, or have access to probation entity records, or who have face-to-face contact with offenders under Georgia supervision, or who have access to offender data wil…

The primary objective of the council's training curriculum is to insure that administrative employees, probation officers, and operators, receive sufficient training to enable them to provide probation services that are professional, competent and efficient. The curriculum consis…

All probation entities shall provide the judge and the council with a quarterly probation entity activity report in such detail as the judge and council may require. (a) Probation entity quarterly activity reports shall be submitted within 30 days after the close of each calendar…

(a) Confidentiality. All records must be maintained in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of rule 503-1-.17. (b) Required records. Each probation entity must maintain the following records for a period of two years and records must be available and accessible for insp…

No probation entity shall assess, collect, or disburse any funds as it pertains to the collection of court-ordered monies, except by written order of the court or as required by State law. (a) A current schedule of all probation fees must be filed by the probation entity. (b) No …

No owner, operator, director, agent or employee shall collect or disburse any funds as it pertains to OCGA § 42-8-100, except by written or oral order of the court or as required by State law. It shall be the duty of the probation entity to collect and disburse funds and faithful…

Probation case supervision may be transferred from one probation entity to another, within this state, with the approval of the court of original jurisdiction (a) The Sending Probation Entity. The sending probation entity will be responsible for contacting the receiving probation…

In the event a probation entity becomes associated with another corporation, enterprise or agency, or becomes consolidated with another government, whether through acquisition, merger, sale or any other such transaction, that probation entity shall inform the County and Municipal…

(a) No probation entity may use any name like, or deceptively similar to, a name used by any other probation entity in this state. No probation entity may use the word "state" in any part of its name as to suggest that it is owned, operated, or endorsed by the State of Georgia. (…

Any probation entity that solicits business must meet the following requirements: (a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b) below, a probation entity must be currently registered with the council in order to advertise in any manner and any advertisement must contain the full nam…

The council or its designated representative(s) are authorized and empowered to conduct inspections and investigations of probation entities to determine and monitor compliance with requirements. (a) Inspections. The council or its designated representative(s) are authorized and …

The council shall have the authority to deny, suspend, and revoke the registration approval of a probation entity for noncompliance with requirements. Additionally, it shall have the authority to issue a written reprimand or assess administrative fines against any probation entit…

(a) Any probation entity upon which the council has imposed any sanction set forth in 503-1-.37 of these rules may appeal that decision by submitting a request for a hearing to the council within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of service of any notice of sanction by the…

In the event that any rule, sentence, clause or phrase of any of these rules and regulations may be construed by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, unconstitutional, or otherwise unenforceable, such determination or adjudication shall in no manner affect …

All providers must comply with the 2011 Immigration Act. For future registration renewalsall directors shall submit the lawful presence affidavit.

The "Complaint Form" shall not be considered an initial incident report. The complaint form shall remain confidential until the investigation of the complaint is completed. When the provider is charged with a violation by the Council he/she has a right to view the complaint. Once…

(1) Purpose. The Professional Standards Commission is responsible for creating and implementing standards and procedures for the certification of educational personnel and the approval of teacher education programs. (2) There are four major staff functions within the Professional…

The following definitions shall apply generally to all rules and regulations of the Professional Standards Commission. (a) "Commission" shall mean the Professional Standards Commission, consisting of eighteen (18) members appointed by the governor. (b) "Denial" of a certificate s…

The Professional Standards Commission recognizes the need to exercise reasonable judgement in the administration of the rules of the commission. A rule or requirement may be waived upon finding that unique circumstances warrant such action. (a) Any individual and/or local unit of…

(1) Requests for information concerning the files or documents of the Professional Standards Commission shall be pursuant to the requirements of the Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70). Requests for copies of records that are routinely subject to public inspection may be…

(1) Any petition for a declaratory ruling as to the applicability of any statutory provision or any rule or order of the agency shall be in writing to the Executive Secretary of the Professional Standards Commission and shall contain the following: (a) name and address of the per…

(1) Any petition for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of any rule of the agency shall be in writing to the Executive Secretary of the Professional Standards Commission and shall contain the following: (a) name and address of the person making the request; (b) applicable rul…

(1) Summary: State certification terminology and requirements vary widely between states and are often confusing to many applicants. Some states use the term "licensure" while others use "certification." The same title, such as "provisional," may be used in a number of states, bu…

(1) Summary: Certification is classified according to category, title, type, field and level. The Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) has authorized the issuance of certificates under the following classification system: (2) Categories. Certificates are grouped unde…

(1) Summary. The Pre-Service teaching certificate is part of Georgia's tiered teacher certification system and provides a statewide structure to organize procedures related to pre-service teachers once admitted to certain state-approved educator preparation programs. Such procedu…

(1) Summary: The Induction certificate is part of Georgia's tiered teacher certification system that provides a statewide structure for the professional development of early career educators and educators new to the state of Georgia and assures the effectiveness of these educator…

(1) Summary: The Professional certificate is part of Georgia's tiered teacher certification system and provides a statewide structure to ensure that classroom teachers meet minimum requirements and satisfy state teacher effectiveness requirements as defined in the state teacher e…

(1) Purpose. The Advanced Professional certificate is a renewable certificate that is part of Georgia's tiered teacher certification system and provides a statewide structure to recognize expert classroom practice and professional growth resulting in higher levels of student lear…

(1) Purpose. The Lead Professional certificate is part of Georgia's tiered teacher certification system and provides a statewide structure to promote, support, and expand opportunities for teacher leadership in grades P-12 to improve effective classroom practice resulting in high…

(1) Summary: This rule outlines the requirements and procedures for issuance of a Provisional certificate, which allows individuals holding this certificate and meeting entry requirements to teach up to three years while completing requirements for professional certification. (2)…

(1) Summary: The Non-Renewable certificate allows individuals to become employed under certain conditions while completing certification requirements. (2) Requirements. The Non-Renewable Professional certificate may be issued at the request of an employing local unit of administr…