- (1) The *board must establish boundaries for service regions for institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 implementing professional educator standards board-approved educator preparation programs. Regions shall be established to encourage and support, not exclude, the reach of public institutions of higher education across the state.
- (2) Based on the data in the assessment in RCW ** 28B.76.230 and 28B.76.335, the *board shall determine whether reasonable teacher preparation program access for prospective teachers is available in each region. If access is determined to be inadequate in a region, the institution of higher education responsible for the region shall submit a plan for meeting the access need to the *board.
- (3) Partnerships with other teacher preparation program providers and the use of appropriate technology shall be considered. The *board shall review the plan and, as appropriate, assist the institution in developing support and resources for implementing the plan.
[ 2010 c 235 s 508.]
Notes:
Reviser's note: *(1) The higher education coordinating board was abolished by 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 301, effective July 1, 2012.
**(2) RCW 28B.76.230 was recodified as RCW 28B.77.080 pursuant to 2012 c 229 s 904.
Finding—2010 c 235: See note following RCW 28A.405.245.