WSR 06-11-162

PERMANENT RULES

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR

STANDARDS BOARD

[ Filed May 24, 2006, 9:00 a.m. , effective June 24, 2006 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The purpose of this proposal is to clarify language in WAC 181-01-002 that is consistent with language in WAC 180-79A-257.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 181-01-002.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.220.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-05-006 on February 1, 2006.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: May 18 [23], 2006.

Nasue Nishida

Policy and Research Analyst


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-08-047 [04-24-049], filed 4/1/04 [11/29/04], effective 5/2/04 [12/30/04])

WAC 181-01-002   WEST-B exemptions.   Individuals Candidates who are prepared and/or certified from out of state applying for a Washington state residency teaching certificate under WAC 180-79A-257 (1)(b), or out of state ((applicants)) candidates applying to masters-degree level teacher preparation programs residing outside of the state of Washington at the time of application, in lieu of passing the WEST-B, may provide official documentation of scores on the Praxis I of 177 for the reading subtest, 176 for the mathematics subtest and 174 for the writing subtest, or scores on the Praxis I CBT computer-administered test of 325 for the reading subtest, 321 for the mathematics subtest, and 321 for the writing subtest, or passing scores from California or Oregon on the CBEST.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.220 [(1)](c). 04-24-049, § 181-01-002, filed 11/29/04, effective 12/30/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.220. 04-08-047, § 181-01-002, filed 4/1/04, effective 5/2/04.]

     Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.

     Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

     Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules. The rule published above varies from its predecessor in certain respects not indicated by the use of these markings.

     Reviser's note: The unnecessary underscoring in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

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