EMERGENCY RULES
Date of Adoption: August 25, 2000.
Purpose: Amendments to WAC 180-79A-257 (see below).
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 180-79A-257 Out-of-state candidates.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.010.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: This amendment would allow an individual to apply for a Washington certificate based on a certificate and three years experience only if that individual has not completed an approved program. This would provide more accurate data for future policy consideration.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: August 25, 2000.
July 19, 2000
Larry Davis
Executive Director
Candidates for certification from other states who meet the general certificate requirements described in WAC 180-79A-150 (1) and (2) shall be eligible for Washington certificates as follows:
(1) Initial and residency certificates. The initial certificate (residency certificate after August 31, 2000,) shall be issued by the superintendent of public instruction to any candidate who meets one of the following:
(a) Qualifies under provisions of the interstate compact.
(b) Holds the appropriate degree and, if applicable, credit hours and/or licensing as set forth in this chapter and has completed a state approved preparation program at a regionally accredited college or university in the professional field for which the certificate is to be issued and such additional professional fields as required by WAC 180-79A-150(4).
(c) Provided, that if a candidate does not meet the
qualifications described in (a) or (b) of this subsection an
initial/residency certificate shall be issued to a candidate who
holds an appropriate degree from a regionally accredited college
or university and also holds or has held a ((an appropriate))
certificate issued by another state and has practiced at the P-12
level in that respective role outside the state of Washington for
three years.
(d) Holds an appropriate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and has practiced three years as an educational staff associate in that role in a state where such certificate was not required.
(e) Holds a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist
(NCSP) certificate issued by the National School Psychology
Certification Board (NSPCB) after December 31, 1991, and applies
for an initial educational staff associat((ed))s school
psychologist certificate.
(2) Continuing certificate. The continuing certificate
shall be issued through August 31, ((2001)) 2000, on verification
that the candidate has met all requirements for initial and
continuing certification in the state of Washington.
(3) Professional certificate. After August 31, ((2001))
2000, the professional certificate shall be issued to
out-of-state candidates if the candidate meets the child abuse
course work requirement as described in WAC 180-79A-206 (3)(b)
and if one of the following conditions is met:
(a) The candidate has completed an advanced level certification procedure approved by the state board of education as equivalent to the approved program procedure required in Washington; or
(b) The candidate holds a valid teaching certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or
(c) A Washington state college or university with an approved professional certificate program verifies that the candidate has met all the requirements of that institution's approved program. The college/university shall evaluate the candidate's background to determine whether or not course work or certification activities are equivalent to that college/university's approved program.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 00-03-048, § 180-79A-257, filed 1/14/00, effective 2/14/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2), 28A.410.010 and 28A.150.220(4). 99-01-174, § 180-79A-257, filed 12/23/98, effective 1/23/99.]
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules. The rule published above varies from its predecessor in certain respects not indicated by the use of these markings.