WSR 17-15-018

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed July 7, 2017, 7:49 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Columbia Basin College is proposing amending chapter 132S-10 WAC relating to access to public records.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.56.040, 42.56.070, 42.56.100, 42.56.120, and 42.56.520; and chapter 304, Laws of 2017.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Columbia Basin College proposes amending chapter 132S-10 WAC to better conform such chapter to recent changes in law concerning public records access, and model rules recommended by the attorney general's office (chapter 44-14 WAC).

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study; and normal rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Columbia Basin College welcomes the public to take part in reviewing the proposed rules. Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule(s) and formulation of the proposed rules before publication by contacting Camilla Glatt, Vice President for Human Resources and Legal Affairs, 2600 North 20th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301, fax (509) 542-2029, phone (509) 542-5548, email cglatt@columbiabasin.edu.

July 7, 2017

Camilla Glatt

Vice President for Human

Resources and Legal Affairs