PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 00-24-119.
Title of Rule: WAC 180-79A-130 Fee for certification.
Purpose: The proposed amendment establishes fees for the professional certificate which are equitable to fees for other certificates.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.010.
Summary: See Purpose above.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: See Purpose above.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Larry Davis, State Board of Education, Olympia, (360) 753-6715.
Name of Proponent: State Board of Education, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: See above.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See above.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not applicable.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Not applicable.
Hearing Location: North Thurston School District, Boardroom, 305 College Street N.E., Lacey, WA 98516-5390, on March 28, 2001, at 8:0 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Laura Moore by March 14, 2001, TDD (360) 664-3631, or (360) 753-6715.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, fax (360) 586-2357, by March 14, 2001.
Date of Intended Adoption: March 30, 2001.
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-4519.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 00-03-048, filed 1/14/00,
effective 2/14/00)
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 continuing ((and professional)) certificate((s)),
seventy dollars;
(b) The reinstatement, additional endorsement on the
teaching certificate, duplicate certificates, substitute
certificates, ((renewal of the residency certificate,)) and
certificates issued for the purpose of showing a name change,
fifteen dollars; and
(c) Any other certificate or credential or any renewal thereof, five dollars for each year of validity:
(d) Provided, That the fee for all vocational certificates shall be one dollar.
(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 state-wide 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. 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.]