Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amendments will be made to chapter 308-125 WAC to change the requirements for acceptable distant education courses. Repeal of rule allowing credit for challenged examinations.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18l140.030 [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 9025, Olympia, WA 98507-9025, rbirkedahl@dol.wa.gov, phone (360) 664-6504, fax (360) 570-4981.

August 11, 2010

Walt Fahrer

Rules Coordinator

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