WSR 98-01-029

PERMANENT RULES

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

[Filed December 8, 1997, 11:14 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: November 21, 1997.

Purpose: These amendments change deadline dates for the establishment and duties of advisory councils for certification standards for administrators and educational staff associates.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 180-79A-010, 180-79A-015, and 180-79A-022.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.010.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-20-144 on October 1, 1997.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 3, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 3, repealed 0.

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

Larry Davis

Executive Director

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-04-088, filed 2/5/97, effective 3/8/97)

WAC 180-79A-010 State board of education performance-based certification system. The state board of education establishes a performance-based certification system to be fully implemented for all teacher candidates applying for certification after August 31, 2000, and for all educational staff associate and administrator candidates no later than August 31, 2004. The performance-based certification system shall include the issuance of a residency certificate, a professional certificate, and other certificates which the state board of education may add in the future.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 97-04-088, 180-79A-010, filed 2/5/97, effective 3/8/97.]

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-04-088, filed 2/5/97, effective 3/8/97)

WAC 180-79A-015 Washington advisory council for professional certification standards--Purpose and selection. The state board of education shall establish, no later than December 31, 1997, Washington advisory councils for professional ((teaching)) standards for teachers, and no later than August 31, 2000, for administrators, and educational staff associates. The purpose of the councils shall be to serve as working councils of the state board of education to advise the state board of education regarding the development and implementation of the certification system ((to be implemented in the year 2000)).

(1) A majority of the advisory councils' members shall be practitioners in their respective roles.

(2) The state board of education shall solicit recommendations from the appropriate professional organizations for persons to serve on the councils.

(3) The board of education shall appoint council members on the basis of the recommendations received with consideration being given to educator roles, geographic distribution, gender, race, and ethnicity.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 97-04-088, 180-79A-015, filed 2/5/97, effective 3/8/97.]

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-04-088, filed 2/5/97, effective 3/8/97)

WAC 180-79A-022 Washington advisory councils for professional administrator standards and professional educational staff associates standards--Duties. The Washington advisory councils for professional administrator standards and for educational staff associate standards shall present initial recommendations to the state board of education no later than September 30, ((2000)) 2001, in regard to the following:

(1) Standards to be used to obtain the professional certificates;

(2) Standards for renewing the professional certificate;

(3) Standards for obtaining the professional career certificate; and

(4) The policies for implementing these standards.

In addition, the councils shall submit recommendations for the future composition, term of membership and responsibilities of the councils.