RCW 28A.410.253 Out-of-state professional certification—Washington state institute for public policy—Review—Report. (Expires July 1, 2021.)

(1) By September 1, 2020, the Washington state institute for public policy must review the effect of the provisions in RCW * 28A.410.250(8) and 28A.410.252 and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, in accordance with RCW 43.01.036. The review and report must include information on:

(a) The extent to which advanced level teacher certificates from other states compare to the standards and requirements of the Washington professional certificate;

(b) The extent to which United States federal or state-issued advanced level certificates that allow individuals to teach internationally compare to the standards and requirements of the Washington professional certificate; and

(c) Whether the provisions in RCW * 28A.410.250(8) and 28A.410.252 have increased the number of professional certifications issued to individuals from out-of-state.

(2) The Washington state institute for public policy must coordinate with state agencies including the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the employment security department, and the professional educator standards board to gather data that informs the review. These state agencies must cooperate in a timely manner with data requests in service of this review.

(3) This section expires July 1, 2021.

[ 2016 c 233 § 6.]

NOTES:

*Reviser's note: RCW 28A.410.250 was amended by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 26 § 3, changing subsection (8) to subsection (2).