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WAC 392-121-264:
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PDFWAC 392-121-264
Definition—Certificated years of experience.
Regardless of the experience factors used by a school district or charter school for the purposes of its salary schedule(s), as used in this chapter, the term "certificated years of experience" means the number of years of accumulated full-time and part-time professional education employment prior to the current reporting school year in the state of Washington, out-of-state, and a foreign country. School districts and charter schools shall report all certificated years of experience including those beyond the experience limit of the school district's or charter school's salary schedule.
(i) Schools include the Centrum education program, the Pacific Science Center education program, educational centers authorized under chapter 28A.205 RCW, and Seattle Children's Hospital education program;
(ii) Certification means the concurrent public professional education licensing requirements established in the state, province, country, or other governmental unit in which employment occurred and which, for the state of Washington, refers to the certificates authorized by WAC 181-79A-140 and temporary permits authorized by WAC 181-79A-128;
(c) Employment in a governmental educational agency with regional administrative responsibilities for preschool, elementary, and/or secondary education including but not limited to an educational service district, office of superintendent of public instruction, or United States department of education in any professional position including but not limited to C.P.A., architect, business manager, or physician;
(e) For nondegreed vocational/career and technical education instructors, up to a maximum of six years of management experience as defined in WAC 181-77-003(6) acquired after the instructor meets the minimum vocational/career and technical education certification requirements of three years (six thousand hours) established in WAC 181-77-041 (1)(a)(i), regardless of when the initial certificate is issued and regardless of type of vocational/career and technical education certificate held. If a degree is obtained while employed in the state of Washington as a nondegreed vocational/career and technical education instructor, the eligible years of management experience pursuant to this subsection reported on Report S-275 prior to the awarding of the degree shall continue to be reported but shall not increase.
(f) Beginning in the 2007-08 school year, for occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, counselors, psychologists, and social workers regulated under Title 18 RCW, years of experience may include employment as occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, counselors, psychologists, and social workers, that does not otherwise meet the requirements of (a) through (e) of this subsection, subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(i) Experience included under this subsection shall be limited to a maximum of two years.
(ii) The calculation of years of experience shall be that one year of experience in a school or other nonschool position counts as one year of experience for the purposes of this subsection, per subsection (2)(a) of this section.
(iii) Employment as occupational therapists shall be limited to the following:
(A) In positions requiring licensure as an occupational therapist under Title 18 RCW, or comparable out-of-state employment; and
(B) While holding a valid occupational therapist license, or other comparable occupational therapist credential.
(iv) Employment as physical therapists shall be limited to the following:
(A) In positions requiring licensure as a physical therapist under Title 18 RCW, or comparable out-of-state employment; and
(B) While holding a valid physical therapist license, or other comparable physical therapist credential.
(v) Employment as nurses shall be limited to the following:
(A) In positions requiring licensure as a registered nurse under Title 18 RCW, or comparable out-of-state employment; and
(B) While holding a valid registered nurse license, or other comparable registered nurse credential.
(vi) Employment as speech-language pathologists or audiologists shall be limited to the following:
(A) In positions requiring the same or similar duties and responsibilities as are performed by speech-language pathologists or audiologists regulated under Title 18 RCW; and
(B) After completion of the minimum requirements for conditional certification as a school speech-language pathologist or audiologist established in WAC 181-79A-231 (1)(c)(iv).
(vii) Employment as counselors shall be limited to the following:
(A) In positions requiring the same or similar duties and responsibilities as are performed by counselors regulated under Title 18 RCW; and
(B) After completion of the minimum requirements for emergency certification as a school counselor established in WAC 181-79A-231(3).
(viii) Employment as psychologists shall be limited to the following:
(A) In positions requiring the same or similar duties and responsibilities as are performed by psychologists regulated under Title 18 RCW; and
(B) After completion of the minimum requirements for emergency certification as a school psychologist established in WAC 181-79A-231(3).
(ix) Employment as social workers shall be limited to the following:
(A) In positions requiring the same or similar duties and responsibilities as are performed by social workers regulated under Title 18 RCW; and
(B) After completion of the minimum requirements for emergency certification as a school social worker established in WAC 181-79A-231(3).
(x) Certificated years of experience as occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, counselors, psychologists, and social workers, determined pursuant to this subsection and reported on Report S-275, by teachers and other certificated staff who are no longer employed as occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, counselors, psychologists, and social workers, shall continue to be reported but shall not increase.
(i) Determine the total number of hours, or other unit of measure, per year for an employee working full-time with each employer;
(ii) Determine the number of hours, or other unit of measure, per year with each employer, including paid leave and excluding unpaid leave;
(iii) Calculate the quotient of the hours, or other unit of measure, determined in (a)(ii) of this subsection divided by the hours, or other unit of measure, in (a)(i) of this subsection rounded to two decimal places for each year.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290 and 28A.710.220. WSR 15-18-078, § 392-121-264, filed 8/28/15, effective 9/28/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290(1). WSR 10-07-141, § 392-121-264, filed 3/23/10, effective 4/23/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. WSR 09-06-038, § 392-121-264, filed 2/25/09, effective 3/28/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290(1). WSR 08-03-086, § 392-121-264, filed 1/16/08, effective 2/16/08; WSR 07-23-041, § 392-121-264, filed 11/14/07, effective 12/15/07; WSR 06-19-045, § 392-121-264, filed 9/15/06, effective 10/16/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290(1) and section 503 (1)(b) of the 2002 supplemental budget. WSR 02-22-065, amended and recodified as § 392-121-264, filed 11/1/02, effective 12/2/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290 and chapter 28A.415 RCW. WSR 97-22-106 (Order 97-07), § 392-121-245, filed 11/5/97, effective 12/6/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. WSR 95-21-096 (Order 95-09), § 392-121-245, filed 10/18/95, effective 11/18/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290, 28A.150.400 and the Biennial Operating Appropriations Act. WSR 94-01-190, § 392-121-245, filed 12/22/93, effective 1/22/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.41.055 and 28A.41.170. WSR 88-03-013 (Order 88-8), § 392-121-245, filed 1/11/88.]