Section 12-1205.5 - Continuing professional education for school or system leaders(a)(1) Beginning January 1, 2008, every school or system leader shall meet the continuing professional education requirements of section 1205.2 through participation in programs approved in accordance with this section.(2) For any school or system leader who serves in both administrative and nonadministrative positions during a compliance period as defined in section 1205.2, the school or system leader's continuing professional education requirements shall be earned in programs approved in accordance with this section in no less than the same proportion as the proportion of the compliance period during which the school or system leader served on an administrative certificate or letter of eligibility.(b) For the compliance period in effect on January 1, 2008, this section shall only apply to any credits or hours needed to satisfy the unmet requirements of the current compliance period.(c)(1) The Department of Education shall design and offer continuing professional education programs at no cost to school or system leaders who are required by this section to participate and at no cost to their employer school entities.(2) In the event that school or system leaders are unable to access these programs because all available slots are filled, the school or system leader may request and shall be granted upon review by the department an extension of the compliance period.(d) The Department of Education shall approve other providers to offer induction and continuing professional education programs for school or system leaders and shall annually publish a list of approved providers.(e) All programs offered or approved by the Department of Education under this section shall address the Pennsylvania school leadership standards pursuant to section 1217. (f) The Secretary of Education may adopt standards as necessary to implement this section.(G) For the purpose of this section, the term "school or system leader" shall mean an individual who serves on a certificate as a principal, vice principal, assistant principal, superintendent, assistant superintendent, intermediate unit executive director, assistant intermediate unit executive director or director of an area career and technical school.(h)(1) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection, the requirements of subsections (a), (c) and (d) shall be suspended until June 30, 2013.(2) Notwithstanding this subsection, the provisions of sections 1003(a)(3) and (c) and 1207.1(d)(1)(iv) requiring that candidates for appointment as a district superintendent or assistant district superintendent and candidates for administrative and career and technical director certificates complete a leadership development program that meets the Pennsylvania school leadership standards under section 1217 shall not be suspended.(i) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection and notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the requirements of subsection (a) shall be suspended for one year. This subsection shall expire one year from the effective date of this subsection. Amended by P.L. TBD 2022 No. 55, § 8, eff. 7/8/2022.Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 76, § 18, eff. 12/30/2019.1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, § 1205.5, added 2007, July 20, P.L. 278, No. 45, § 7, imd. effective. Amended 2011, June 30, P.L. 112, No. 24, § 15, imd. effective.