PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: January 16, 2002.
Purpose: Editorial and clarifying amendments.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 180-85-035 and 180-85-075.
BACKGROUND: These are editorial and clarifying amendments.
STATE BOARD ACTION:
| • | Agency reason(s) for adopting the rule: See background. |
| • | Difference between the text of the proposed rule as published in the Register and the text of the rule as adopted (other than editing changes) stating the reasons for differences: None. |
| • | Summary of all comments received regarding the proposed rule, and responding to the comments by category or subject matter, indicating how the final rule reflects agency consideration of the comments, or why it fails to do so: None. |
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.010.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-24-008 on November 26, 2001.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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 2,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
January 23, 2002
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-5191.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-13-111, filed 6/20/01,
effective 7/21/01)
WAC 180-85-035
Lapse date -- Definition.
As used in this
chapter, the term "lapse date" shall mean the date upon which the
professional certificate affected by this chapter will lapse if
the holder fails to complete the continuing education requirement
((and)), including the filing requirement of this chapter.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 01-13-111, § 180-85-035, filed 6/20/01, effective 7/21/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.70.005. 86-13-018 (Order 8-86), § 180-85-035, filed 6/10/86.]
OTS-5287.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-09-004, filed 4/5/01,
effective 5/6/01)
WAC 180-85-075
Continuing education requirement.
Continuing education requirements are as follows:
(1) Each holder of a continuing or a standard certificate affected by this chapter shall be required to complete during a five-year period one hundred fifty continuing education credit hours, as defined in WAC 180-85-030, prior to his or her first lapse date and during each five-year period between subsequent lapse dates as calculated in WAC 180-85-100.
(2) Provided, That each holder of a continuing or a standard certificate affected by this chapter may present a copy of a valid certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in lieu of the completion of the continuing education credit hours required by subsection (1) of this section.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 01-09-004, § 180-85-075, filed 4/5/01, effective 5/6/01; 99-14-010, § 180-85-075, filed 6/24/99, effective 7/25/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2), 28A.410.010 and 28A.150.220(4). 99-01-174, § 180-85-075, filed 12/23/98, effective 1/23/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.70.005. 89-01-043 (Order 28-88), § 180-85-075, filed 12/14/88; 86-13-018 (Order 8-86), § 180-85-075, filed 6/10/86.]