WSR 17-17-127

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 22, 2017, 9:34 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Cascadia College intends to adopt rules amending chapter 132Z-276 WAC pertaining to access to public records.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.50.140 and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), chapter 34.05 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rule changes are needed to update, clarify, and streamline procedures governing access to public records of the college, as well as to incorporate recent amendments to the Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW.

Process for Developing New Rule: Initial review by college administrators, followed by review through normal campus policy review procedures, APA notice and public comment procedures, and final approval by the board of trustees.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Vicki L. Newton, Rules Coordinator, Office of the President, Cascadia College, 18345 Campus Way N.E., Bothell, WA 98011, phone 425-352-8252, fax 425-352-8313, email vnewton@cascadia.edu, web site www.cascadia.edu.

August 22, 2017

Vicki L. Newton

Executive Assistant

to the President

Public Records Officer

Rules Coordinator