Date of Adoption: December 4, 1998.

Purpose: The rule has not remedied the problem it was intended to address. The surety bond requirement is clearly defined in RCW 18.35.240.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-828-340.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.35.161.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 98-22-080 on November 3, 1998.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

January 27, 1999

Sheila Winkler, Chair

Board of Hearing and Speech

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