Washington § 28A.410.085 - Willful noncompliance with state law — Act of unprofessional conduct.

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§ 28A.410.085. Willful noncompliance with state law — Act of unprofessional conduct.

(1) The Washington professional educator standards board must adopt rules that make a local school district superintendent's or chief administrator's willful noncompliance with state law an act of unprofessional conduct and provide that a superintendent or chief administrator, whether certificated or not, may be held accountable for such conduct under rules established under this section. It is a defense to a finding of willful noncompliance with state law if the superintendent or chief administrator can show that they were actively attempting to bring the school district, charter school, or state-tribal education compact school into compliance with the applicable state law.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "willful" and "noncompliance with state law" have the same meaning as in RCW 28A.300.0711.
[ 2025 c 369 s 309.]

Notes

Intent—2025 c 369 ss 302-315: See note following RCW 28A.300.0711.
Effective date—2025 c 369: See note following RCW 28A.320.209.

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