24 PS 20-2070.4 Membership and qualifications
(a) The membership of the Professional Standards and Practices Commission shall consist of:
(1) Seven classroom teacher, including one educational specialist, broadly representative of the teaching profession from public schools.
(2) Three administrators from public schools, at least one of whom shall be a commissioned officer and one a principal.
(3) One administrator from an approved institution of higher learning in the Commonwealth offering approved teacher education programs.
(4) Two members from the general public, one of whom shall be an elected public school director.
(b) Except for the representatives of the general public, the Governor in making appointments shall consider recommendations from panels of nominees submitted by Statewide organizations of professional educators which certify that panels include representatives of the category of professional personnel for which the panel or panels of nominees are submitted. However, the Governor shall not be limited to nominating members of Statewide organizations for appointments to then commission.
(c) All members of the commission except the persons representing the general public shall have been actively engaged in teaching or providing related educational, administrative or supervisory services in a public school or approved institution of higher education with approved teacher education programs for at least five of the eight years immediately preceding their appointment. A person appointed to the commission who leaves the Commonwealth to become domiciled in another state or whose employment status changes to a category different form that for which he was appointed shall have his position on the commission deemed vacated.
(d) The chairman of the State Board of Education, or a member
of the board designated by the chairman, shall be an ex officio
member of the commission without voting privileges.
(e) The members of the commission, employes of the commission
and agents of the commission shall in all of their deliberations
consider the public interest.