Date of Adoption: March 19, 2004.

     Purpose: The purpose of the amendments to this rule is to provide some flexibility in the manner in which the Professional Education and Certification Office notifies holders of certificates which require clock hours for maintenance of these requirements.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 180-85-105.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.010.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 04-04-085 on February 3, 2004.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

March 24, 2004

Larry Davis

Executive Director

OTS-6730.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 90-12-076, filed 6/1/90, effective 7/2/90)

WAC 180-85-105   SPI initial notice to certificate holders of continuing education requirement.   Upon issuance or reinstatement of an affected professional certificate, the superintendent of public instruction shall notify the holder of the lapse date and ((shall provide such holder with a written explanation of)) the continuing education requirements of this chapter and the holder's responsibility to keep accurate records demonstrating attendance at approved in-service education programs. In addition, the superintendent of public instruction shall ((provide)) make available to the certificate holder ((with)) a form ((to be completed by the certificate holder)) which indicates compliance with the continuing education requirements and which includes instruction for filing the report with the superintendent of public instruction.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.70.005. 90-12-076, § 180-85-105, filed 6/1/90, effective 7/2/90; 86-13-018 (Order 8-86), § 180-85-105, filed 6/10/86.]

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