WSR 16-16-080

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed July 29, 2016, 10:07 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 392-141 WAC, Transportation—State allocation for operations.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.150.290.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Revisions need to be made to this chapter to include language for the transportation of students in foster care as required in the ESEA section 1112 (c)(5)(B).

Process for Developing New Rule: Early solicitation of public comments and recommendations regarding new or amended rules and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Glenn Gorton, Director, Student Transportation, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200, (360) 725-6121, or e-mail glenn.gorton@k12.wa.us.

July 28, 2016

Randy Dorn

State Superintendent

of Public Instruction