WSR 18-10-096

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed May 2, 2018, 9:03 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 392-160 WAC, Special service program—Transitional bilingual.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.180.060.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The office of superintendent of public instruction is considering adopting rules that would authorize school districts to use transitional bilingual instructional program funding starting September 1, 2019, for certificated staff who are earning an English learner or bilingual education endorsement. The rule may be necessary so that districts can temporarily continue to employ English language development (ELD)-trained certificated staff after September 1, 2019, and so that the state can ensure that ELD-trained certificated staff increase their effectiveness and professional knowledge by earning an English learner or bilingual education endorsement.

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

Process for Developing New Rule: Early solicitation of public comments and recommendations respecting new, amended, or repealed rules, and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Terry Garrett, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200, phone 360-725-6147, TTY 360-664-3631, email BilingualEd@k12.wa.us, web site http://k12.wa.us/MigrantBilingual/default.aspx; or David Murphy, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200, phone 360-725-6147, TTY 360-664-3631, email David.Murphy@k12.wa.us, web site http://k12.wa.us/MigrantBilingual/default.aspx.

May 1, 2018

Chris P. S. Reykdal

State Superintendent

of Public Instruction