WSR 20-06-020

PERMANENT RULES

PARAEDUCATOR BOARD

[Filed February 21, 2020, 3:16 p.m., effective March 23, 2020]

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

Purpose: The amended language adds a new section to Title 179 WAC that clearly articulates when the paraeducator certificate program must begin. This new language will assist implementation partners with training.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 179-05-025.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 28A.413 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-22-101 and 19-24-102 on November 6, 2019 and December 2, 2019.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Paraeducator board amended language to include "on or" in subsection (2) for this new WAC section.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 15, 2020.

Jack Busbee

Associate Director

NEW SECTION

WAC 179-05-025Start date of the paraeducator certificate program.

(1) Beginning July 1, 2019, districts, or providers, may train educators on the paraeducator certificate program. Training completed before July 1, 2019, will not count towards completing continuing education credit hours of the paraeducator certificate program.

(2) The general paraeducator certificate may be attained with continuing education credit hours that were completed on or after July 1, 2019, and within five years prior to the date of application.