WSR 17-11-069 PERMANENT RULES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD [Filed May 17, 2017, 11:12 a.m., effective June 17, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Clarifies WAC 181-02-002 to show board acceptance of both NBCT and other state equivalencies and testing.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 181-02-002.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.210.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-05--89 [17-05-089] on February 14, 2017.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting David Brenna, 600 Washington Street South, Room 252, Olympia, WA 98504-7236, phone (360) 725-6238, fax (360) 586-4548, email david.brenna@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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: May 17, 2017.
David Brenna
Senior Policy Analyst
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-11-160, filed 5/24/06, effective 6/24/06)
WAC 181-02-002 WEST-E exemptions.
(1) Individuals who hold a certificate through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are exempt from the WEST-E requirement if there is a direct equivalency between the endorsement sought and the national board certificate, or the individual has a second tier certificate from a state as approved by the professional educator standards board and published by the superintendent of public instruction. The equivalent National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and Washington endorsement table approved by the professional educator standards board may not be changed without prior professional educator standards board approval.
(2) Candidates applying for a Washington state residency or professional teaching certificate per WAC 181-79A-257 who have taken and passed equivalent content tests from other states as approved and published by the professional educator standards board, are exempt from the WEST-E requirement unless applying for a new endorsement.
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