CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1449

Chapter 23, Laws of 2011

62nd Legislature
2011 1st Special Session



EDUCATOR CERTIFICATES--CERTIFICATION FEES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/11

Passed by the House May 22, 2011
  Yeas 50   Nays 41

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate May 20, 2011
  Yeas 35   Nays 7


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1449 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


BARBARA BAKER
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Chief Clerk
Approved June 7, 2011, 3:16 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
June 8, 2011







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1449
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2011 1st Special Session
State of Washington62nd Legislature2011 1st Special Session

By House Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Haigh, Anderson, Maxwell, Sullivan, and Dammeier; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)

READ FIRST TIME 04/01/11.   



     AN ACT Relating to establishing a processing fee for educator certificates and subsequent actions; adding a new section to chapter 28A.410 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 28A.410 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature finds that the current economic environment requires that the state, when appropriate, charge for some of the services provided directly to the users of those services. The office of the superintendent of public instruction is currently supported with state funds to process certification fees. In addition, the legislature finds that the processing of certifications should be moved to an online system that allows educators to manage their certifications and provides better information to policymakers. The legislature intends to assess a certification processing fee to eliminate state-funded support of the cost to issue educator certificates.
     (2) In addition to the certification fee established under RCW 28A.410.060, the superintendent of public instruction shall charge an application processing fee for initial educator certificates and subsequent actions. The superintendent of public instruction shall establish the amount of the fee by rule under chapter 34.05 RCW. The superintendent shall set the fee at a sufficient level to defray the costs of administering the educator certification program under RCW 28A.300.040(9). Revenue generated through the processing fee shall be deposited in the educator certification processing account.
     (3) The educator certification processing account is established in the custody of the state treasurer. The superintendent of public instruction shall deposit in the account all moneys received from the fees collected in subsection (2) of this section. Moneys in the account may be spent only for the processing of educator certificates and subsequent actions. Disbursements from the account shall be on authorization of the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee. The account is subject to the allotment procedure provided under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for disbursements.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2011.


         Passed by the House May 22, 2011.
         Passed by the Senate May 20, 2011.
         Approved by the Governor June 7, 2011.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State June 8, 2011.