{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-28a.410.250","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 28A.410.250","heading":"Washington professional educator standards board—Professional certification—Rules.","body":"The agency responsible for educator certification shall adopt rules for professional certification that:\n(1) Grant professional certification to any teacher who attains certification from the national board for professional teaching standards; [and]\n(2) Identify an expedited professional certification process for out-of-state teachers who have five years or more of successful teaching experience, including a method to determine the comparability of rigor between the Washington professional certification process and the advanced level teacher certification process of other states. A professional certificate must be issued to these experienced out-of-state teachers if the teacher holds: (a) A valid teaching certificate issued by the national board for professional teaching standards; or (b) an advanced level teacher certificate from another state that has been determined to be comparable to the Washington professional certificate.","path":["Title 28A","Chapter 28A.410"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=28A.410.250","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:47:19Z","sha256":"2d3bab31da25bbd520af474bd31d00dde8fdf91eacc84d72551c93d638d6df73","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-28a.410.240","next":"us-wa/rcw-28a.410.251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}