WSR 21-20-050

PERMANENT RULES

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR

STANDARDS BOARD

[Filed September 28, 2021, 10:55 a.m., effective October 29, 2021]

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

Purpose: This proposed rule clarifies the performance standards for educational interpreters for the deaf, with standards as adopted by the professional educator standards board (PESB). This rule clarifies current policy. PESB sets standards for educational interpreters for the deaf. The standards adopted by PESB are those recommended by a stakeholder workgroup.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 181-82-127.

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

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 21-15-090 on September 16 [July 19], 2021.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 16, 2021.

Sophia Keskey

Rules Coordinator

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