The 1992 Washington State Legislature gave the State Board of Education (SBE), in conjunction with the Governor's Council on Education Reform and Funding (GCERF), responsibility for completing a review of certification policies to develop an outcome-based certification system for teachers. To accomplish this task, the SBE/GCERF Professional Development Group was established. The group developed a "continuum of types of certification" as a conceptual framework; and identified the major issues that would be addressed. The Professional Education Advisory Committee, established by the SBE, developed recommendations that address policies in three areas: (1) establishment of new certification categories; (2) revision of assignment and endorsement policies; and (3) establishment of a committee to review administrator certification. The recommendations represent significant shifts in existing policies; therefore, these changes will be phased in over several years. Appendixes provide the text of Chapter 141 Laws of 1992 (SSB 5953), the meeting notes of the State Board of Education Governor's Council on Education Reform and Funding--Professional Development Group, and the membership list of the Professional Education Advisory Committee. (LL)