WSR 18-17-016
PERMANENT RULES
PARAEDUCATOR BOARD
[Filed August 2, 2018, 2:13 p.m., effective September 2, 2018]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Creates new chapter 179-19 WAC describing the paraeducator pilot.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New chapter 179-19 WAC.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter
28A.413 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-12-009 on May 24, 2018.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting David Brenna, 600 Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-725-6238, fax 360-586-4548, email david.brenna@k12.wa.us, web site www.pesb.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 3, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 3, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 25, 2018.
David Brenna
Senior Policy Analyst
NEW SECTION
WAC 179-19-010Authority.
The authority for this chapter is RCW
28A.413.095 which authorizes the paraeducator board to administer a pilot program on the paraeducator standards of practice, the paraeducator certificates, and the courses described in this title.
NEW SECTION
WAC 179-19-020Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to set forth procedures for paraeducators and districts who participate in the pilot program.
NEW SECTION
WAC 179-19-030Pilot participation.
The paraeducator pilot program shall distribute grants to a diverse set of school districts that volunteer to pilot the state paraeducator standards of practice, the paraeducator certificates, and the courses described in this title. Paraeducators who participate in the pilot program:
(1) Who have received training in the fundamental course of study and/or have completed it, and have received and/or completed continuing education credit hours training in one or more of the approved paraeducator certificates, may utilize the continuing education credit hours earned to meet paraeducator requirements written in chapter
28A.413 RCW;
(2) Provided, that the paraeducator remains in accordance with filing requirements stated in WAC 179-01-020.