WSR 20-08-013
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR
STANDARDS BOARD
[Filed March 20, 2020, 1:09 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 181-79A, 181-78A, and 181-80 WAC, emergency certificate and other approaches to addressing challenges in meeting certification requirements.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 28A.410 RCW.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: P-12 schools are now closed. Assessment centers are now closed, so candidates are unable to complete assessments. This WAC amendment would be a consideration of possible ways to address these challenges in completing certification requirements.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Maren Johnson, 600 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-725-6264, email maren.johnson@k12.wa.us, website www.pesb.wa.gov.
March 20, 2020
Maren Johnson
Rules Coordinator