WSR 22-12-083

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR

STANDARDS BOARD

[Filed May 31, 2022, 3:33 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 181-79A WAC, Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 28A.410 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This rule would allow increased time for certificate renewal. With the state moving from pandemic response to recovery, allowing flexibility for educators would acknowledge the difficulties educators have faced during the past several years while still valuing professional learning.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jisu Ryu, 600 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-725-6275, email rulespesb@k12.wa.us, website www.pesb.wa.gov.

May 31, 2022

Jisu Ryu

Rules Coordinator