Washington Administrative Code

(1) The authority is a public entity established under the provisions of RCW 43.163, which exercises essential governmental functions. The authority was created by the legislature of the state of Washington to establish a state economic development finance authority to act as a f…

(1) Authority meetings. The meetings of the authority shall all be "regular meetings" or "special meetings" as those designations are applied in RCW 42.30. Regular meetings shall be scheduled for each calendar quarter under an agreed upon schedule and location by the authority, a…

(1) The officers of the authority. As described in the act, the chair shall be appointed by the governor. A vice chair, secretary and any additional officers determined necessary by the authority shall be elected by majority vote of the board and serve until replaced by a majorit…

(1) Budget. Each year, the executive director and the executive committee shall prepare and recommend to the board an annual budget. Following such a recommendation, the board shall approve an annual budget. All authority expenditures must be within the total budget. If annual ex…

The purpose of this chapter shall be to ensure compliance by the Washington economic development finance authority with the provisions of RCW 42.56.001 through 42.56.904, dealing with public records.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.163.100. WSR 20-01-001, § 178-03-010, filed 12/4/19,…

(1) "Public record" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency, regardless of physical form or characteristics.(2)…

All public records of the authority are deemed to be available for public inspection and copying pursuant to these rules, except as otherwise provided by chapter 42.56 RCW.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.163.100. WSR 20-01-001, § 178-03-030, filed 12/4/19, effective 1/4/20.]

The authority's public records shall be under the charge of the public records officer designated by the executive director of the authority. The person so designated shall be located in the administrative office of the authority. The public records officer shall be responsible f…

Public records shall be available for inspection and copying by appointment from 9:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.163.100. WSR 20-01-001, § 178-03-050, filed 12/4/19, effective 1/4/20.]

In accordance with the requirements of chapter 42.56 RCW that agencies prevent unreasonable invasion of privacy, that they protect public records from damage or disorganization, and that they prevent excessive interference with essential functions of the agency, public records ma…

(1) No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records. (2) The following copy fees and payment procedures apply to requests to the authority under chapter 42.56 RCW:(a) Pursuant to RCW 42.56.120 (2)(b), the authority is not calculating all actual costs for copying reco…

(1) Any person who objects to the denial of a request for a public record may petition for prompt review of such decision by tendering a written request for review. The written request shall specifically refer to the written statement by the public records officer or other staff …

In order that public records maintained on the premises of the authority may be protected from damage or disorganization as required by RCW 42.56.100, the following procedures and practices are hereby instituted:(1) Upon receipt of a request by a member of the public for a public…

(1) The authority has available to all persons a current index which provides identifying information as to the following records issued, adopted or promulgated since its inception:(a) Final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the ad…

(1) For informational purposes, the following is a list of every law, other than those listed in RCW 42.56, that the authority believes exempts or prohibits disclosure of specific information or records of the authority:(a) The attorney-client privilege as codified at RCW 5.60.06…

The authority for this title is RCW 28A.413.020 and 28A.413.030 which creates and authorizes the paraeducator board with the powers and duties to effectively and efficiently implement chapter 28A.413 RCW.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-101, § 179-01-010, file…

The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this title.(1)(a) "Paraeducator" means a classified public school or school district employee who works under the supervision of a certificated or licensed staff member, from grades kindergarten to grade 12, to support an…

Certificate fees shall be used as described in WAC 181-79A-131.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 20-12-010, § 179-01-030, filed 5/22/20, effective 6/22/20.]

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.413.030 which authorizes the paraeducator board with the powers and duties to adopt rules for the effective and efficient implementation of RCW 28A.413.040.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-102, § 179-03-010, filed 7/31…

(1)(a) A person working as a paraeducator for the employing school district before or during the 2017-18 school year must meet the requirements of subsection (2) of this section by the date of hire for the 2019-20 school year or any subsequent school year.(b) A person who has not…

The requirement in WAC 179-03-020 for a paraeducator to hold a high school diploma or its equivalent may be met with any one or more of the following:(1)(a) High school diploma, or copy of high school diploma; or(b) High school transcript, or copy of transcript, which documents a…

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.413.030 which authorizes the paraeducator board with the powers and duties to adopt rules for the effective and efficient implementation of chapter 28A.413 RCW.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-104, § 179-05-010, filed …

(1) "Continuing education credit hours" as used in this title is defined in WAC 181-85-030.(2) "Professional growth plan" as used in this title is defined as:(a) Paraeducator individualized professional growth plan means the document which identifies the formalized learning oppor…

(1) Beginning July 1, 2019, districts, or providers, may train educators on the paraeducator certificate program. Training completed before July 1, 2019, will not count towards completing continuing education credit hours of the paraeducator certificate program.(2) The general pa…

(1) Individuals who hold paraeducator certificates have the following options for renewal:(a) For the subject matter certificates described in chapters 179-13 and 179-15 WAC, candidates must complete twenty continuing education credit hours during the validity period of the certi…

(1) Requirements for an individual holding a valid educational certificate pursuant to WAC 181-79A-140:(a) The purpose of this section is to clarify the requirements for individuals holding a valid educational certificate pursuant to WAC 181-79A-140, with the exception of: Educat…

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.413.030 which authorizes the paraeducator board with the powers and duties to adopt paraeducator standards of practice as described in RCW 28A.413.050.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-105, § 179-07-010, filed 7/31/18, …

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the paraeducator statewide standards of practice which shall be the basis of the professional development created for the paraeducator certificate program described in this title.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-105,…

Washington state paraeducator standards of practice include the following:(1) Supporting instructional opportunities;(2) Demonstrating professionalism and ethical practices;(3) Supporting a positive and safe learning environment;(4) Communicating effectively and participating in …

The knowledge and skill competencies describe the standards of practice that paraeducators should exhibit when working with students. Competencies are associated with each standard.(1) Supporting instructional opportunities:(a) Knowledge competencies:(i) Proficiency in basic read…

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.413.060 which authorizes the paraeducator board to define the fundamental course of study on the state standards of practice, as defined in chapter 179-07 WAC.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-106, § 179-09-010, filed 7…

The purpose of this chapter is to define the foundational training paraeducators must receive before the paraeducator begins to work with students and their families, or at minimum by the deadlines provided in RCW 28A.413.060.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-1…

The four-day fundamental course of study will consist of twenty-eight continuing education credit hours of training. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-106, § 179-09-030, filed 7/31/18, effective 8/31/18.]

(1) School districts must implement this section only in school years for which state funding is appropriated specifically for the purposes of this section and only for the number of days that are funded by the appropriation.(2)(a) School districts must provide a fundamental cour…

Providers and facilitators must follow the current course outline as published by the professional educator standards board when delivering the fundamental course of study.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-106, § 179-09-050, filed 7/31/18, effective 8/31/18.]

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to define a paraeducator's minimum requirements and process to attain, and the validity period for, the general paraeducator certificate.(2) The general paraeducator certificate is the minimum credential a paraeducator may earn to obtain the kno…

The additional ten days of training to attain the general paraeducator certificate will consist of seventy continuing education credit hours.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-107, § 179-11-020, filed 7/31/18, effective 8/31/18.]

Prior to completing the general paraeducator certificate, the paraeducator must have completed the fundamental course of study.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-107, § 179-11-030, filed 7/31/18, effective 8/31/18.]

(1) School districts must implement this section only in school years for which state funding is appropriated specifically for the purposes of this section and only for the number of days that are funded by the appropriation.(2) School districts are encouraged to provide at least…

Once issued to the paraeducator, the general paraeducator certificate does not expire.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-107, § 179-11-050, filed 7/31/18, effective 8/31/18.]

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to define a paraeducator's minimum requirements and process to attain, and the validity period for, the English language learner subject matter certificate;(2) The English language learner subject matter certificate provides increased training t…

Prior to completing the English language learner subject matter certificate, the paraeducator must have completed the fundamental course of study.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-109, § 179-13-020, filed 7/31/18, effective 8/31/18.]

(1) To attain the paraeducator English language learner subject matter certificate, the paraeducator must complete twenty continuing education credit hours of training that meet the learning objectives of the course outline as described in WAC 179-13-060;(2) Training for the cert…

The English language learner subject matter certificate expires after five years, and as follows:(1) A certificate issued prior to June 30th of a calendar year shall have the expiration date of the certificate calculated on the basis such certificate was completed on June 30th of…

The knowledge and skill competencies describe the learning objectives paraeducators should exhibit when working with students. Competencies are associated with each of the standards written in WAC 179-07-030 and are in addition to the knowledge and skill competencies written in W…

Providers and facilitators must follow the current course outline as published by the professional educator standards board when delivering training for the English language learner subject matter certificate.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-16-109, § 179-13-060,…

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to define a paraeducator's minimum requirements and process to attain, and the validity period for, the special education subject matter certificate;(2) The special education subject matter certificate provides increased training to paraeducator…

Prior to completing the special education subject matter certificate, the paraeducator must have completed the fundamental course of study.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.413 RCW. WSR 18-17-011, § 179-15-020, filed 8/2/18, effective 9/2/18.]

(1) To attain the paraeducator special education subject matter certificate, the paraeducator must complete twenty continuing education credit hours of training that meet the learning objectives of the course outline as described in WAC 179-15-060;(2) Training for the certificate…

The special education subject matter certificate expires after five years, and as follows:(1) A certificate issued prior to June 30th of a calendar year shall have the expiration date of the certificate calculated on the basis such certificate was completed on June 30th of the sa…