Delaware Code Title 14. Education § 1205. Professional Standards Board

(a) Recognizing that well-prepared, effective educators, paraprofessionals, and other student support and classroom personnel are critical to our students' success and that those entrusted with the achievement of our students should have a voice in the development of policies that affect their profession, there is hereby established the Professional Standards Board.  The intent of the General Assembly is that the Standards Board and the Department work in close coordination and collaboration to fully and effectively implement the purposes of this chapter.  To this end, the Standards Board shall file reports on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each calendar year with the General Assembly, the Governor, the State Board and the Department.

(b) The Standards Board shall develop rules and regulations relating to educators' professional development, licensure requirements, and certification requirements.  In addition, the Standards Board shall develop regulations relating to permit requirements for paraprofessionals and other student support and classroom personnel.  The Department shall implement the rules and regulations promulgated and adopted pursuant to this chapter relating to licensure and certification of educators, permitting of paraprofessionals and other student support and classroom personnel, certification of evaluators, and as otherwise directed by rules and regulations developed under this chapter.