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

     Purpose: Purpose of this proposal is to lessen the barriers onto teaching for those people coming from out-of-state. Therefore, this proposal exempts National Board Certified Teachers coming from other states from passing the WEST-B assessment and eliminates the requirement of three years teaching experience for out-of-state candidates prior to taking the WEST-E assessment.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 181-01-003; and amending WAC 181-01-001 and 181-01-002.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.210.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-20-120 on October 4, 2006.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: In order to streamline the WACs, we repealed WAC 181-01-003 and placed it as a new section in WAC 181-02-001.

     A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Nasue Nishida, P.O. Box 47236, Olympia, WA 98504-7236, phone (360) 725-6238, fax (360) 586-4548, e-mail nasue.nishida@k12.wa.us.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 3, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 3, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 1, Amended 3, Repealed 1;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: November 16, 2006.

Nasue Nishida

Policy and Research Analyst

OTS-9420.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-21-014, filed 10/8/02, effective 11/8/02)

WAC 181-01-001   WEST-B exemption.   ((Individuals)) Candidates who are prepared and/or certified out-of-state applying for a Washington state residency teaching certificate ((who have completed a teacher preparation program in another state or country)) under WAC 181-79A-257 (1)(b) or 181-79A-260 have up to one calendar year from issuance of temporary permit to pass the WEST-B basic skills test, provided that they have completed all other requirements for residency certification other than passage of the WEST-B and are thus eligible for a temporary permit under WAC ((180-79A-128)) 181-79A-128.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210, 28A.410.220. 02-21-014, § 181-01-001, filed 10/8/02, effective 11/8/02.]

     (2) Candidates applying for a Washington state residency or professional teaching certificate under WAC 181-79A-257 (1)(b) who hold a certificate through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are exempt from the WEST-B requirement.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.220. 06-11-162 and 06-12-020, § 181-01-002, filed 5/24/06 and 5/30/06, effective 6/24/06 and 6/30/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.220 [(1)](c). 04-24-049, § 181-01-002, filed 11/29/04, effective 12/30/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.220. 04-08-047, § 181-01-002, filed 4/1/04, effective 5/2/04.]

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 181-01-003

WEST-E time extension.

OTS-9421.1

NEW SECTION
WAC 181-02-001   WEST-E time extension.   Candidates who are prepared and/or certified out-of-state applying for a Washington state residency or professional teaching certificate based on WAC 181-79A-257 (1)(b) have up to one calendar year from issuance of the temporary permit to pass the WEST-E subject knowledge test, provided they are eligible for a temporary permit under WAC 181-79A-128.

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