PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Proposed amendments to rules governing the maintenance of the continuing certificate and the renewal of the professional certificate.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.410.010.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: These amendments would allow for the possession of a valid certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teacher Standards (NBPTS) to qualify an individual for maintaining or renewing the continuing/professional teachers certificate.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Early solicitation of public comments and recommendations respecting new, amended or repealed rules, and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by sending written comments to Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, fax (360) 586-2357, TDD (360) 664-3631. For telephone assistance contact Larry Davis at (360) 753-6715.
July 18, 2000
Larry Davis
Executive Director