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    Professional Standards and Practices Commission

    Outreach

    Act 126 Training

    Act 126 of 2012 ("Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training") amended the Public School Code of 1949 to mandate that all school entities and independent contractors of school entities provide their employees who have direct contact with children with a minimum of three hours of training every five years on child abuse and sexual misconduct recognition and reporting. The law went into effect on January 2, 2013.

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    Workshops

    The Commission is committed to informing the profession and the public of the ethical and professional parameters that should govern the behavior of all educators. To that end, the Commission has developed workshops that are designed to familiarize the participants with the Commission, the Code of Professional Practice and Conduct, and the educator disciplinary system. If you are interested in sponsoring a workshop, please contact the Executive Director.