WSR 17-17-003

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 2, 2017, 3:54 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Fees for public records requests.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.56.120 and EHB 1595.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The passage of EHB 1595 authorizes state agencies to establish the costs of public records requests. The rule is necessary to adopt and implement a schedule of default fees.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: No coordination is necessary.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Julie D. Huss, Vice President, Human Resources and Legal Affairs, 600 Centralia College Boulevard, Centralia, WA 98531, phone 360-623-8474, fax 360-330-7103, email julie.huss@centralia.edu, web site www.centralia.edu.

Dr. Bob Mohrbacher

President