Effective Date of Rule: May 1, 2006.

     Purpose: It is the purpose of this order to amend the rule-making order, WSR 05-24-009 filed on November 28, 2005, to delay the effective date of the amendments made to chapters 137-28 and 137-56 WAC and the adoption of chapter 137-25 WAC from January 1, 2006, to May 1, 2006.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 137-28-260 and chapter 137-56 WAC; and adopting chapter 137-25 WAC.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 72.01.090, 72.09.130, and 9.94.070.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-21-105 on October 18, 2005.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: December 28, 2005.

Eldon Vail

Deputy Secretary

Prisons Division