PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR

[Filed October 4, 2018, 10:34 a.m., effective November 4, 2018]

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

Purpose: Amends WAC 181-86-180 concerning voluntary surrender/revocation. The amendment clarifies and simplifies the process.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 181-86-180.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: [Chapter 28A.410 RCW].

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 118-17-157 [18-17-157] on August 21, 2018.

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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: September 27, 2018.

Senior Policy Analyst

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-14-010, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06)

WAC 181-86-180Voluntary surrender of certificates.

A holder of a certificate who has not received a final order for revocation of his or her certificate may voluntarily surrender his or her certificate to the superintendent of public instruction ((if the certificate holder believes that he or she is or might be ineligible to hold a certificate for any reason which is or might constitute grounds for revocation of the certificate))for any reason other than conviction of a felony crime stated within WAC 181-86-013(1).

A certificate holder voluntarily surrendering a certificate shall provide the superintendent of public instruction the following affidavit((:

"I, . . . . . ., have reason to believe that I am or might be ineligible to hold a certificate(s) for reasons which do or might constitute grounds for revocation of the certificate(s). Accordingly, I hereby voluntarily surrender the following certificate(s):

(1) . . . .	Cert. No. . . . .
(2) . . . .	Cert. No. . . . .

I have not been to the best of my knowledge convicted of any felony crime listed within WAC 181-86-013(1).

I agree, if I request reinstatement of the certificate(s) I have voluntarily surrendered, to provide the superintendent of public instruction with an affidavit describing in full the reasons for my voluntary surrender of the certificate(s) listed above. I further understand that the superintendent of public instruction will notify other states and public and private school officials within the state of Washington that I have voluntarily surrendered)).

I hereby voluntarily surrender my certificate(s). Certificate # . . . . . .

I further understand that the superintendent of public instruction will notify other states and public and private school officials with the state of Washington that I have voluntarily surrendered my certificate(s)."

Name:

Certificate Number:

Upon request for reinstatement of such certificate, the applicant must comply with chapter 181-77 or 181-79A WAC and, in addition, must disclose in full the reasons for the voluntary surrender of the certificate. In the event the surrendered certificate would have expired or lapsed but for the surrendering of the certificate, the applicant must meet all requirements for reinstating an expired or lapsed certificate.