Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › GENERAL CERTIFICATION PROVISIONS › Section 181-79A-123 - Certificates-Previous standards

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Certificates
				issued under previous standards which were issued for a specific term shall
				continue to be effective for that term.
(2) Certificates issued under standards prior
				to September 1, 2000, which were issued for an indefinite period shall continue
				to be in effect.
(3) All persons
				who hold any lifetime standard teacher, administrator, or specialized personnel
				certificate issued under previous standards of the professional educator
				standards board shall be issued a lifetime continuing certificate at such time
				as it is necessary for them to reissue a standard certificate or on application
				and payment of the fee as specified in WAC
				181-79A-130.
(4) Any person who holds a provisional
				principal's or provisional superintendent's certificate under previous
				standards of the professional educator standards board shall be issued upon
				application, including payment of applicable fees, a professional
				administrator's certificate for the appropriate role and such certificates
				shall be subject to the continuing education requirements of chapter 181-79A
				WAC.
(5) Any person holding a
				provisional certificate as a school nurse under provisions of chapter 180-84
				WAC shall be granted a professional certificate.
(6) All persons who hold a valid initial
				certificate granted under previous standards of the professional educator
				standards board shall be authorized to meet requirements for continuing
				certification as set forth in the relevant previous standards except as noted
				below in subsection (7), (8) or (9) of this section.
(7)
(a) Any
				person with a valid initial teacher's certificate granted under previous
				standards of the professional educator standards board may renew that
				certificate once after August 31, 2000. The individual shall meet requirements
				for and apply for the continuing certificate by the expiration date on the
				renewed certificate or meet requirements for the residency certificate for
				further certification. Any person who qualified for initial renewal or
				continuing certificate under the provisions of (b) of this subsection prior to
				their expiration date, but whose initial certificate expired after August 31,
				2000, because they applied for certification too late, may apply once for such
				renewal or continuing certificate and will be issued such
				certificate.
(b) An initial teacher
				certificate may be renewed for an additional three-year period on application
				and verification that the individual has completed all coursework requirements
				from an accredited institution of higher education as defined in WAC
				181-79A-030 for
				continuing certification or has completed at least fifteen quarter credit hours
				(ten semester credit hours) since the certificate was issued or renewed. After
				August 31, 2000, provisions of this section will apply.