CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1893

Chapter 493, Laws of 2005

59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session



TEACHER CERTIFICATION--DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/24/05

Passed by the House April 23, 2005
  Yeas 91   Nays 1

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 22, 2005
  Yeas 41   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1893 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


RICHARD NAFZIGER
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Chief Clerk
Approved May 16, 2005.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 16, 2005 - 2:55 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1893
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives McDermott, Kenney and Dickerson)

READ FIRST TIME 03/07/05.   



     AN ACT Relating to certification of teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing; adding a new section to chapter 28A.410 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature finds that the quality of education for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and the expectations for those children's achievement should be equivalent to those for children throughout the state. The legislature also finds that deaf and hard of hearing children can benefit greatly if they are taught by an educator who is trained to understand the learning and communication issues the children face. Educators who received teacher training in a program for the deaf and hard of hearing are sensitive to the needs of deaf and hard of hearing students and are able to provide appropriate strategies to assist students in reacting to and interacting with their environment. The legislature intends to assist school districts in their efforts to attract teachers who are especially trained to work with deaf and hard of hearing students by directing the state board of education to establish a certification endorsement for teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 28A.410 RCW to read as follows:
     The agency responsible for teacher certification shall develop certification endorsement requirements for teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students. The endorsement shall be focused on the specific skills and knowledge necessary to serve the education and communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing students. In establishing rules for the endorsement of teachers who will be working almost exclusively with students who are deaf or hard of hearing, the agency shall consider applicants to have met state endorsement requirements if they possess a baccalaureate or master's degree in deaf education from a teacher training program approved by the council on education of the deaf.


         Passed by the House April 23, 2005.
         Passed by the Senate April 22, 2005.
         Approved by the Governor May 16, 2005.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 16, 2005.