PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 296-30-010 Definitions, 296-30-130 Lump sum benefits, and 296-31-020 Definitions.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 7.68.030.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: These rules are necessary to administer the crime victims compensation program and are being rewritten in language that can be more clearly understood in conjunction with Executive Order 97-02. The definition sections define terms used in other rules, the other section explains how benefits are paid to survivors of unemployed victims.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Executive Order 97-02 intensive review.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Cletus Nnanabu, CVC Program Manager, P.O. Box 44520, Olympia, WA 98504-4520, phone (360) 902-5340, fax (360) 902-5333, e-mail nnan235@lni.wa.gov. Other opportunities to comment: Public hearing (to be scheduled).
November 3, 1999
Gary Moore
Director