WSR 15-01-150

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed December 22, 2014, 2:20 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 need to be made to this chapter to define and include student transportation for charter schools and tribal compact schools.

Process for Developing New Rule: Early solicitation of public comments and recommendations respecting new, amended, or repealed rules, and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.

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) 725-6121, or e-mail allan.jones@k12.wa.us.

December 22, 2014

Randy Dorn

State Superintendent

of Public Instruction