CHAPTER 152

H.P. 1010 - L.D. 1446

An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Certification of

Educational Personnel

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 1997, c. 452, §5, is further amended to read:

E. Certify or authorize personnel who provide early childhood educational programs or developmental therapy to children with disabilities from birth to under 9 5 years of age in the home, in community-based special purpose and integrated programs and in public schools; and

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 845, §4, is amended to read:

2. Moral character. Rules adopted by the state board under this chapter shall must require that an applicant for certification furnish evidence of:

A. Good moral character; and.

B. Knowledge of physiology and hygiene, with special reference to the effects of alcohol, stimulants and narcotics upon the human system.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §13019-F, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 282, §1, is amended to read: