Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The purpose of his proposal is to exempt individuals from the requirement for the WEST-E assessment who are national board certified in the subject for which they seek an endorsement. There must be a direct equivalency between the endorsement sought and the national board certificate, as approved by the professional educator standards board.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.220.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-05-007 on February 1, 2006.

     A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Esther Baker, P.O. Box 47236, Olympia, WA 98504-7236, phone (360) 725-6277, fax (360) 586-4548, e-mail ebaker@ospi.wednet.edu.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: May 18 [23], 2006.

Nasue Nishida

Policy and Research Analyst

OTS-8420.4

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