PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Addition to chapter 392-122 WAC, Finance -- Categorical apportionment.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.150.290(1), 28A.150.315, section 511(14), chapter 329, Laws of 2008.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: These rules will outline the apportionment process for full-day kindergarten, provide rules for determining eligibility, the methodology for applying for funding, and a set of definitions for terms used in the full-day kindergarten program.
Process for Developing New Rule: Early solicitation of public comments and recommendations respecting new, amended, or repealed rules, and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.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 Mitch Thompson, OSPI Enrollment Supervisor, Old Capitol Building, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA, main (360) 725-6306, fax (360) 664-3683.
January 13, 2009
Dr. Terry Bergeson
Superintendent of
Public Instruction