PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amendments will be made to chapter 308-125 WAC to change the deference of completing continuing education for licensees or certificate holders returning from military service active from one hundred eighty days to ninety days and to limit education credit for teachers to continuing education. Repeal of rule allowing applicants qualifying education credit for teaching.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.140.030 (1), (7), (8), and (15).
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To correct existing rules to come into compliance with the appraiser qualifications board's real property appraiser qualifications criteria.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ralph C. Birkedahl, Real Estate Appraiser Program, P.O. Box 9015, Olympia, WA 98507-9015, rbirkedahl@dol.wa.gov, phone (360) 664-6504, fax (360) 570-4981.
May 14, 2008
Ralph C. Birkedahl
Program Manager