WSR 98-21-033

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed October 14, 1998, 10:11 a.m.]

REPORT ON THE PROGRESS MADE ON REGULATORY REVIEW

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

OCTOBER, 1998

1. A summary of the number of rule sections reviewed, amended, and repealed and the number of pages eliminated in the Washington Administrative Code since the effective date of the Executive Order:

Rules Reviewed 566

Rules Amended 156

Rules Repealed 133

WAC Pages Eliminated 14.7

2. A summary of Department of Licensing's (DOL's) actions in response to petitions under RCW 34.05.330:

Considered a petition for the review of "home address" requirement for real estate licensees. A proposal to amend the rule to "mailing address" instead of "home address" is scheduled for adoption in December 1998.

3. A summary of the results of DOL's review of policy and interpretive statements and similar documents:

Policy Statements Reviewed 42

Policy Statements Amended 14

Policy Statements Deleted 27

4. A summary of DOL's review of reporting requirements imposed on businesses:

None of the rules and policy statements reviewed contained reporting requirements.

5. Recommendations for statutory or administrative changes resulting from the regulatory reviews:

With the volume of regulatory review currently underway in state government, DOL has experienced delays of up to four weeks in procuring documents from the code reviser--specifically Order Typing Service (OTS). We hope adequate resources will be provided so that OTS can accommodate the huge demands currently being placed upon them.

DOL commissioned a study of visually impaired drivers from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Results of the study are currently under evaluation and may lead to an amendment to WAC 308-104-010.

6. Accomplishments resulting from DOL's regulatory review and improvement program:

The question and answer format has been adopted for rule writing to facilitate clarity and usefulness of rules.

All rules utilized by DOL are currently on the agency Internet home page. As updates to these rules are adopted they are placed on the web site. This not only facilitates the agency users of the rules but also enables the public to view rules that interest or affect them.

DOL has expanded access to agency forms through the home page.