WSR 17-18-052

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 31, 2017, 2:16 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 132R-175 WAC, Public records.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.50.140 and chapter 34.05 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Legislative changes and statutory updates necessitate revisions.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: All other Washington community and technical colleges under the jurisdiction of the Washington state board for community and technical colleges and many other state agencies manage public records.

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 Kim Garza, 7662 Chanute Street N.E., Moses Lake, WA 98837, phone 509-793-2010, email kimg@bigbend.edu, web site www.bigbend.edu.

August 31, 2017

Melinda Dourte

Executive Assistant

to the President