WSR 17-15-122

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed July 19, 2017, 9:08 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The university is updating the rules regarding public records.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.30.150.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The university is updating the procedures regarding requests for public records from Washington State University.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Reviewed internally at many levels before proposal.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Deborah L. Bartlett, Director, Office of Procedures, Records, and Forms and University Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 641225, Pullman, WA 99164-1225, phone (509) 335-2005, fax (509) 335-3969, email prf.forms@wsu.edu.

A public hearing will be held to permit comment to all proposed rules and revisions. There will be an opportunity to provide written comments to the proposed rules.

July 19, 2017

D. Bartlett, Director

Procedures, Records, and Forms

and University Rules Coordinator