WSR 15-04-058

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed January 29, 2015, 3:37 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Update rules to require education providers to submit courses online for department approval, WAC 308-124H-805 Course approval required.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.85.041.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The current rules follow a manual process requiring education providers to use United States mail to deliver copies of course material to the department for approval. New rules will be required to assist education providers in using the department's online resources to upload course material for approval.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: The director must have the advice and approval of the real estate commission to create or modify rules.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jerry McDonald, Administrator, P.O. Box 244, Olympia, WA 98507, (360) 664-6525, jmcdonald@dol.wa.gov.

January 29, 2015

Damon Monroe

Rules Coordinator