Professional Practices Advisory Commission

The Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission, an advisory commission to the Utah State Board of Education, sets standards of professional performance, competence and ethical conduct for persons holding licenses issued by the Board. (Daryl Attig, "WSU Developing Future Teachers: Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission," January 28, 2008, page 2; http://faculty.weber.edu/dattig/ResourceTopicIndex/UResourceTopics ist/Utah%20Professional%20Practices%20Advisory%20Commission.pdf, viewed 25 October 2010.)??The Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission is charged with promoting and maintaining a high degree of professional ethics and practices in education. A majority of its members are classroom teachers. The commission has the responsibility of establishing procedures for acting on alleged violations of standards of ethical conduct and serves as an advisory body for the Utah State Board of Education on professional practices criteria. It is empowered to conduct hearings, issue warnings or reprimands, and recommend revocation or suspension of certificates. It also has the power to administer oaths and request presentation of documents. It is self-governing and has the duty of making recommendations for the improvement of the education profession. (Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission. Annual Report for the Year Ending June 30, 1982. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&E ICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED222484&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&a cno=ED222484; viewed 25 October 2010.)