WSR 17-04-013 PERMANENT RULES STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES [Filed January 20, 2017, 11:43 a.m., effective February 20, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Rule changes are needed to accommodate our approval from the GED testing service to have our state's 1418 open doors program be a GED options program. The publisher of the high school equivalency tests does not allow students enrolled in any type of high school program to take the tests, unless it is a GED options program. Our current statute requires any student in a high school program to be released from the high school before testing, unless they meet certain criteria. The statute needs to reflect the change to allow students in 1418 open doors programs to test for the high school equivalency credential without having to be released from the school district as high school equivalency test preparation is a required component of the 1418 open doors program. Adding this criterion will allow students to remain in the program and test when they are ready instead of having to be released to take one or two tests, reenrolled to prepare for the remaining tests, and released again to finish testing.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 131-48-100 and 131-48-110.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.50.912.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-23-158 on November 23, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 19, 2017.
Beth Gordon
Executive Assistant
and Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-19-039, filed 9/12/13, effective 10/13/13)
WAC 131-48-100 Eligibility to take the high school equivalency test.
The following individuals shall be eligible to take the high school equivalency test in official high school equivalency testing centers, provided that they are not enrolled in public, private, or home-based instruction of high school or a high school completion program at the time the test is administered:
(1) Any person age nineteen or over who has not graduated from a public or private high school.
(2) Any person between the ages of sixteen and nineteen who has not graduated from a public or private high school and who has been adjudged by a school district in accordance with rules of the state board of education to have a substantial and warranted reason for leaving the regular high school education program.
(3) Any student age sixteen or over who has completed an education center individual student program in accordance with the provisions of chapter 392-185 WAC.
(4) Any person between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one who has not graduated from public or private high school and is currently enrolled in the state options (open doors 1418) program.
(5) Any person between the ages of sixteen and nineteen who has not graduated from a public or private high school, and who has completed a program of home-based instruction in compliance with RCW 28A.225.010(4) as certified by the written and notarized statement of the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) who provided the home-based instruction.
(((5))) (6) Any person who is an active member of the military, national guard, or reserves and has not received a high school diploma.
(((6))) (7) Adjudicated youth under the director of prisons, jails, detention centers, parole and probation offices, and other corrections facilities while enrolled in school if so ordered by a court or officer of the court.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-19-039, filed 9/12/13, effective 10/13/13)
WAC 131-48-110 Eligibility for award of high school equivalency certificate.
The high school equivalency certificate shall be awarded jointly by the state board for community and technical colleges and the superintendent of public instruction to persons who achieve the minimum proficiency level on the high school equivalency test and who meet the following:
(1) Are residents of Washington state; and
(2) Are nineteen years of age or older on the date of issuance; or
(3) Have been adjudged by a district as possessing a substantial and warranted reason for leaving the regular high school education program((.)); or
(4) Are currently enrolled in the state options (open doors 1418) program; or
(5) Have completed a program of home-based instruction in compliance with RCW 28A.225.010(4) and chapter 28A.220 RCW((.
(5))); or
(6) Are active members of the military, national guard, or reserves((.
(6))); or
(7) Are adjudicated youth under the director of prisons, jails, detention centers, parole and probation offices, and other corrections facilities and so ordered by a court or officer of the court.
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