PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 296-200A WAC, Contractor certificate of registration renewals--Security--Insurance.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 18.27 RCW, chapter 15, Laws of 2011 (ESHB 1055), and chapter 301, Laws of 2011 (SSB 5067).
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The contractor registration program is initiating rule making in response to:
| • | Chapter 15, Laws of 2011 (ESHB 1055), which changes the time period for a contractor to appeal an infraction from twenty to thirty days. |
| • | Chapter 301, Laws of 2011 (SSB 5067), which allows the program to send certified mail by other methods that can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed. |
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Parties interested in these rules may contact the individual listed below. The public may also participate by commenting after amendments are proposed by providing written comments and/or testimony during the public hearing and comment process.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Sally Elliott, Department of Labor and Industries, Specialty Compliance Services Division, P.O. Box 44400, Olympia, WA 98504-4400, phone (360) 902-6411, fax (360) 902-5292, e-mail yous235@lni.wa.gov.
July 19, 2011
Judy Schurke
Director