PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Prisons -- Discipline, chapter 137-28 WAC.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 72.01.090.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Revisions to chapter 137-28 WAC are necessary for compliance with the Release and Settlement Agreement by and between the Humanists of Washington, et al., and Joseph Lehman, et al., Number C97-5499FDB, dated October 1, 1999, and to ensure conformance with existing department policies. In addition, numerous technical corrections are needed. The revisions will help clarify the procedural guidelines relating to general and serious infractions, and the hearings and appeals process.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Solicitation of comments and recommendations from interested parties and the public respecting new, amended, or repealed rules, and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Sherri Pardue, Rules Coordinator, Department of Corrections, Rules, Contracts, and Public Disclosure Section, P.O. Box 41114, Olympia, WA 98504-1114, phone (360) 753-5770, fax (360) 664-2009.
December 17, 1999
Joseph D. Lehman
Secretary