PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 04-08-056.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 180-79A-130 Fee for certification.
Hearing Location(s): Hyak Lodge, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, on May 11, 2005, at 8:30 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: May 12, 2005.
Submit Written Comments to: Larry Davis, Executive Director, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, e-mail ldavis@ospi.wednet.edu, fax (360) 586-2357, by April 27, 2005.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Laura Moore, Executive Assistant, by April 27, 2005, TTY (360) 664-3631 or (360) 725-6025.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The proposed amendment to WAC 180-79A-130 increases the fee for the residency certificate from twenty-five to thirty-five dollars.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.010.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: State Board of Education, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Larry Davis, State Board of Education, Olympia, Washington, (360) 725-6025.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not applicable.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. Not applicable.
March 25, 2005
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-7989.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-04-018, filed 1/24/02,
effective 2/24/02)
WAC 180-79A-130
Fee for certification.
(1) In
accordance with provisions of RCW 28A.410.060 and 28A.415.010,
the fee for certificates which are valid for more than one
year, issued by authority of the state of Washington and
authorizing the holder to serve in the common schools of the
state, shall be as follows:
(a) The first issue of the residency certificate, thirty-five dollars;
(b) The continuing certificate, seventy dollars;
(((b))) (c) The reinstatement, additional endorsement on
the teaching certificate, duplicate certificates, substitute
certificates, and certificates issued for the purpose of
showing a name change, fifteen dollars; and
(((c))) (d) Any other certificate or credential or any
renewal thereof, five dollars for each year of validity:
(((d))) (e) Provided, That the fee for all career and
technical education certificates shall be one dollar:
(f) Provided, That a one-time late fee for a renewed initial or continuing certificate issued under the provisions of WAC 180-79A-123(7) for those whose initial certificate had already expired shall be one hundred dollars.
(2) The fee for any other certificate/credential, or for any renewal thereof, issued by the authority of the state of Washington and authorizing the holder to serve in the common schools of the state, shall be five dollars.
(3) Officials authorized to collect certification fees are educational service district superintendents, local school district superintendents, deans and directors of education at colleges and universities, or their designees. The fee must accompany the application for a certificate and shall be transmitted by the receiving district, college or university, or program unit designee at least quarterly to the educational service district within which the application is filed for disposition in accordance with provisions of RCW 28A.410.060. The fee shall not be refunded unless the application is withdrawn before it is finally considered (i.e., the issuance of a certificate or a written communication denying such issuance) by the superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee. Fees not refunded shall apply as credit toward certificate fees if such applicant reapplies within twenty-four months of the date of denial. Moneys accrued from certification fees within the boundaries of an educational service district shall be divided in the following manner:
(a) Local school districts employing more than one hundred teachers and other professional staff and collecting certification fees may retain one dollar of each fee in order to hold a professional training institute. If such district does not hold an institute, all such moneys shall be placed to the credit of the educational service district.
(b) No less than fifty percent of the funds accruing within the boundaries of an educational service district shall be used to support program activities related to statewide precertification professional preparation and evaluation.
(c) The remaining funds shall be used to support professional in-service training programs and evaluations thereof.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010 and 28A.305.130 (1) through (4). 02-04-018, § 180-79A-130, filed 1/24/02, effective 2/24/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 01-09-005, § 180-79A-130, filed 4/5/01, effective 5/6/01; 00-03-048, § 180-79A-130, filed 1/14/00, effective 2/14/00; 97-04-088, § 180-79A-130, filed 2/5/97, effective 3/8/97.]