WSR 13-15-014

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed July 8, 2013, 10:00 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 181-82A WAC, Performance-based teacher certificate endorsements, defining content areas of teacher endorsements including grade levels for assignment purposes.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.210.410.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The professional educator standards board (PESB) is responsible for teacher certification and defining teacher competencies.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. PESB meeting[s] are open to the public and regularly scheduled. The calendar of meetings is announced on the web site www.PESB.wa.gov.

July 8, 2013

David Brenna

Senior Policy Analyst