WSR 14-15-131

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed July 22, 2014, 3:36 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 392-144 WAC, School bus driver qualifications.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.160.210.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Revisions to chapter 392-144 WAC were adopted on March 25, 2014, with an effective date of September 1, 2014. An important school district requirement was accidentally omitted in this chapter that requires school districts to annually review the driving records of their bus drivers.

Process for Developing New Rule: Other [no further information supplied by agency].

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Allan J. Jones, Director, Student Transportation, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200, (360) 725-6122, allan.jones@k12.wa.us.

July 22, 2014

Randy Dorn

Superintendent of

Public Instruction