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                          HOUSE BILL 2781

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Holmquist, Clements, McMorris, Mulliken, Chandler, Boldt, Nixon, Anderson, Lisk, Morell, Schoesler, Pflug, Benson, Woods and Pearson

 

Read first time 01/28/2002.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Requiring gubernatorial approval of all agency rules.


    AN ACT Relating to administrative rule adoption procedures; and amending RCW 34.05.360.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 34.05.360 and 1988 c 288 s 311 are each amended to read as follows:

    The order of adoption by which each rule is adopted by an agency shall contain all of the following:

    (1) The signature of the governor;

    (2) The date the agency adopted the rule;

    (((2))) (3) A concise statement of the purpose of the rule;

    (((3))) (4) A reference to all rules repealed, amended, or suspended by the rule;

    (((4))) (5) A reference to the specific statutory or other authority authorizing adoption of the rule;

    (((5))) (6) Any findings required by any provision of law as a precondition to adoption or effectiveness of the rule; and

    (((6))) (7) The effective date of the rule if other than that specified in RCW 34.05.380(2).

 


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