WSR 09-14-050

EMERGENCY RULES

SUPERINTENDENT OF

PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

[ Filed June 25, 2009, 11:39 a.m. , effective June 25, 2009, 11:39 a.m. ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.

     Purpose: To remove the specified threshold for the use of moneys in the transportation vehicle fund for the major repair.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 392-142-260.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.156.130.

     Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.

     Reasons for this Finding: To allow enough time for repairs to a school bus prior to the start of the 2009-10 school year.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 25, 2009.

Randy I. Dorn

State Superintendent

OTS-2495.1


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 03-13-049, filed 6/12/03, effective 7/13/03)

WAC 392-142-260   Allowable uses of transportation vehicle fund.   School districts shall use moneys in the transportation vehicle fund for the following purposes:

     (1) The purchase of school buses;

     (2) Performing major repairs of a school bus receiving prior approval by the superintendent of public instruction. ((Repairs costing less than twenty-five percent of the current state determined purchase price for that type and category of vehicle shall not be considered a major repair.))

     (3) The transfer of moneys from the transportation vehicle fund to the debt service fund exclusively for the payment of debt and interest incurred by the transportation vehicle fund shall not be considered to be a transfer of moneys from the transportation vehicle fund to any other fund within the meaning of RCW 28A.160.130.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 03-13-049, § 392-142-260, filed 6/12/03, effective 7/13/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.41.170 and 28A.41.540. 91-23-071 (Order 25), § 392-142-260, filed 11/19/91, effective 12/20/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.530 and HB 1224. 91-23-042 (Order 21), § 392-142-260, filed 11/14/91, effective 12/15/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.41.170 and 28A.41.540. 90-02-077 (Order 21), § 392-142-260, filed 1/2/90, effective 2/2/90.]

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