1. (a) Application. Application for certification shall be made in accordance with instructions provided by the State Library.
2. (b) Examination. Certification examinations will be prepared under the auspices of the State Librarian and shall be offered as often as necessary, but not less than once annually. Applicants for examinations will be notified of the time and place of the examination not less than 6 weeks prior to the date of the examination.

3. (c) Certificate. Upon successful completion of certification requirements, an applicant will be awarded an official certificate prepared by the State Library, which will be valid without requiring renewal but, upon recommendation of the State Librarian, will be subject to annulment by the Department of Education under section 1211 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.S. § 12-1211). Persons to whom certificates are issued by virtue of the position they held on June 14, 1961, as prescribed in section 201(13) of the Library Code (24 P.S. § 4201(13)), and in § § 133.4(3), 133.5(3) and (4) and 133.6(4) and (5) (relating to professional librarian; provisional librarian; and library assistant), will be certified only so long as they remain in the same category of position held at the time of certification.

   (Editor’s Note: The Library Code (24 P.S. § § 4101—4503) was repealed by the act of November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93 (relating to Public Library Code).)

Source

The provisions of this § 133.2 amended October 4, 1985, effective October 5, 1985, 15 Pa.B. 3503. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (6902).