WSR 14-15-095

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed July 18, 2014, 11:54 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Repealing chapter 172-09 WAC, Administration of duties and obligations required by Initiative 276—Academic transcripts of Eastern Washington State College students, and adopting chapter 172-10 WAC, Public records requests, to update rules and associated procedures related to public record[s] requests submitted to Eastern Washington University. These rules constitute a significant revision that is more easily implemented by repealing the existing chapter and adopting a new chapter.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.35.120(12), chapter 42.56 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: These revisions are needed to update university standards and processes for responding to requests for public records. These changes are needed to better comply with state law and better reflect current practices.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Trent Lutey, University Policy Administrator, Office of the President, Eastern Washington University, 214 Showalter Hall, Cheney, WA 99004, phone (509) 359-6322, fax (509) 359-7036, e-mail tlutey@ewu.edu. A public hearing will be held to permit comment on all proposed rules and revisions.

July 18, 2014

Trent Lutey

University Policy Administrator