1247 Professional Standards and Practices Commission; application of Frank Ceraso for reinstatement of teaching certificate; doc. no. RE 00-02

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

Professional Standards and Practices Commission; Application of Frank Ceraso for Reinstatement of Teaching Certificate; Doc. No. RE 00-02

[30 Pa.B. 3666]

Notice of Hearing

   Under the Teacher Certification Law, 24 P. S. §§ 2070.1--2070.18 (act), the Professional Standards and Practices Commission (Commission) has initiated hearing procedures to consider the application of Frank Ceraso for reinstatement of his teaching certificate.

   On or about April 18, 2000, Frank Ceraso filed an application for reinstatement of his teaching certificate under section 16 of the act (24 P. S. § 2070.16), 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.1 and 35.2 (relating to applications generally and contents of applications) and 22 Pa. Code § 233.14 (relating to reinstatement). Under section 16 of the act, the Department of Education on June 30, 2000, recommended to the Commission that the application be denied. In accordance with the act, and the General Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure, the Commission will appoint a hearing examiner to serve as presiding officer to conduct the proceedings and hearings as might be necessary, and to prepare a proposed report to the Commission containing findings of fact, conclusions of law and a recommended decision on the application.

   Interested parties desiring to participate in these hearing procedures must file a notice of intervention or a petition to intervene in accordance with 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.27--35.32 within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Persons objecting to the approval of the application may also, within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, file a protest in accordance with 1 Pa. Code § 35.23.

   All notices and petitions to intervene and protest shall be filed with Carolyn Angelo, Executive Director of the Professional Standards and Practices Commission, at 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333, on or before 4 p.m. on the due date prescribed by this notice. Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearings and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate, should contact Suzanne B. Markowicz at [phone] to discuss how the Commission may best accommodate their needs.

CAROLYN ANGELO,   
Executive Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1247. Filed for public inspection July 21, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]