PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Sections 1 through 51, chapter 23, Laws of 2008.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.85.040(1) and section 3(1), chapter 23, Laws of 2008.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This is a completely new licensing law that goes into effect on July 1, 2010, and will require a review of all current administrative codes and new rules to implement the statutes.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
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 Jerry McDonald, P.O. Box 2445, Olympia, WA 98507, phone (360) 664-6524, fax (360) 570-7051, e-mail jmcdonald@dol.wa.gov.
June 23, 2008
Jerry McDonald
Assistant Administrator