| |  | |  | 5.__Chair; duties.__The members of the board shall annually |  | elect a chair from among their membership. The chair shall |  | present budget requests to the state board. | 
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 |  | |  | 6.__Powers and duties.__The board has the following powers and |  | duties. | 
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 |  | | A.__The board shall make recommendations to the state board, |  | including, but not limited to, preservice education, |  | continuing education, professional growth, initial |  | certification, recertification and paraprofessional training |  | and certification, and shall advise the department on rule- |  | making procedures. | 
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 |  | | B.__The board shall monitor the impact of the policies |  | adopted pursuant to paragraph A on the education profession |  | in making recommendations and reports to the commissioner |  | and the state board. | 
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 |  | | C.__In making policy recommendations on the certification |  | process, the board shall consider complaints received by the |  | department regarding the certification or certification |  | approval process. | 
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 |  | | D.__The board shall meet 5 times annually. | 
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 |  | | E.__The board shall maintain records and minutes of its |  | meetings and shall file them in the certification office |  | within the department. | 
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 |  | | §13102.__Work plan and annual report | 
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 |  | |  | The board shall develop an annual work plan in consultation |  | with the commissioner and the state board that includes ongoing |  | work and new issues for study.__The annual work plan must be set |  | by September 1st of each year. | 
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 |  | |  | The board shall submit a report by June 30th of each year to |  | the commissioner and the state board with its recommendations. | 
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 |  | | §13103.__Recommendations to State Board of Education | 
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 |  | |  | The state board shall act on standards definitions or other |  | recommendations within 60 days of presentation to the state board |  | by the board. | 
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