5582 AMH ED H2337.2

5582 AMH ED H2337.2

SB 5582 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Education

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 1. RCW 28A.410.010 and 1992 c 159 s 3 and 1992 c 60 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) The state board of education shall establish, publish, and enforce rules ((~~and regulations~~)) determining eligibility for and certification of personnel employed in the common schools of this state, including certification for emergency or temporary, substitute or provisional duty and under such certificates or permits as the board shall deem proper or as otherwise prescribed by law((.)) subject to the following conditions:

(a) The rules shall require that the initial application for certification shall require a record check of the applicant through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system and through the federal bureau of investigation at the applicant's expense. The record check shall include a fingerprint check using a complete Washington state criminal identification fingerprint card. The superintendent of public instruction may waive the record check for any applicant who has had a record check within the two years before application.

(b) The rules shall permit a holder of a lapsed certificate who has separated from service with a school district or approved private school located in the state of Washington to be employed on a conditional basis for a maximum of two years by a school district or approved private school under the following conditions:

(i) The holder's certificate has not been suspended or revoked;

(ii) The holder has successfully completed state-mandated background checks;

(iii) The holder must complete any certificate renewal requirements established by the state board of education within two years of initial reemployment, and must develop and file with the employer a mutually agreed upon written plan for achieving the requirements within the allotted time; and

(iv) If hired by a school district, the holder shall be employed under a one-year provisional contract that may be renewed no more than once. The holder must make satisfactory progress toward the achievement of the certificate renewal requirements before the provisional contract may be renewed.

(2) In establishing rules pertaining to the qualifications of instructors of American sign language the state board shall consult with the national association of the deaf, "sign instructors guidance network" (s.i.g.n.), and the Washington state association of the deaf for evaluation and certification of sign language instructors.

(3) The superintendent of public instruction shall act as the administrator of any such rules ((~~and regulations~~)) and have the power to issue any certificates or permits and revoke the same in accordance with board rules ((~~and regulations~~))."

SB 5582 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Education

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "certificates;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and reenacting and amending RCW 28A.410.010."