WSR 15-21-019 PERMANENT RULES STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION [Filed October 12, 2015, 2:55 p.m., effective November 12, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose of the proposed amendments was to change the timeline for designation of required action districts. For the past two years, the data for determining required action districts has not been available in January and the office of superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) has not made a recommendation of required action districts until March. For the past two years, the state board of education (SBE) has adopted emergency rules to accommodate a new timeline. The proposed amendment changed the timeline for designation of required action districts from January to "by the end of March."
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 180-17-010.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.657.120.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-08-099 on April 1, 2015.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The proposed rule was amended to clarify that SBE will designate required action districts upon receipt of the recommendation from OSPI. The final rules also returned the designation of required action districts to January. The reason for this change is that public comment received expressed concern that designating districts later in the year would compress the time available for districts to develop their required action plans. SBE members also had this concern, and an amendment to the proposed rule was adopted by SBE returning the designation of required action districts to January.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 9, 2015.
Ben Rarick
Executive Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 10-23-083, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17/10)
WAC 180-17-010 Designation of required action districts.
Upon receipt of the recommendation from the office of the superintendent of public instruction to designate school districts for required action, in January of each year((,)) the state board of education shall designate ((as a required action district a school district recommended by the superintendent of public instruction for such designation)) such districts as required action districts.
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