WSR 17-17-073

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 15, 2017, 9:37 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Use of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and related products on Eastern Washington University (EWU) property, WAC 172-122-310.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.35.120(12).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: EWU has received a request for proposed rule making from the student body to consider making all or part of campus smoke-free.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Department of health, Smoking in Public Places Act. No coordination is needed, as EWU's rule will reflect the requirements of chapter 70.160 RCW.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Joseph Fuxa, 314 Showalter Hall, EWU, Cheney, WA 99004, phone 509-359-7496, fax 509-359-2874, email jfuxa@ewu.edu, web site https://sites.ewu.edu/policies/.

August 15, 2017

Joseph Fuxa

Labor Relations Manager