WSR 15-04-072

AGENDA

[Filed January 30, 2015, 2:17 p.m.]

Agency Contact: Lori Anderson, Communications and Training Officer, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504-0908, phone (360) 664-2737, toll-free 1-877-601-2828, fax (360) 753-1112, e-mail lori.anderson@pdc.wa.gov.

The public disclosure commission (the commission) submits this semi-annual agenda for rules under development, in accordance with RCW 34.05.314. Possible rule making may include:

1. Topic: Commercial advertisers—Public inspection (political advertising).

Status: A "housekeeping" revision is needed to insert an electioneering communications reference into the rule that clarifies commercial advertisers' compliance with the public inspection requirements for campaign advertising records.

Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110(1).

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.17A.345.

WAC Cite: WAC 390-18-050 Commercial advertisers—Public inspection of records.

2. Topic: Enforcement procedures—Complaints.

Status: Currently, complaints filed with the commission must be signed by the complainant under oath if the complaint relates to an elected official or candidate for elective office. The commission intends to require all complaints to be sworn under oath.

Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110(1).

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.17A.105(5).

WAC Cite: WAC 390-37-040 Enforcement procedures—Procedures for filing complaints with the commission.

3. Form updates.

Status: CR-101 filed July 16 [17], 2013 (WSR 390-16-041 [13-15-079]) for possible amendments to Summary of Total Contributions and Expenditures Report (PDC Form C-4) that will modernize the codes used for disclosing campaign expenditures. Expedited rule making will proceed to amend other forms, as necessary, to add information about accessing the forms online.

Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110(1).

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.17A.225 and 42.17A.240.

WAC Cite: WAC 390-16-041 (Form C-4).

4. Informal settlement procedures.

Status: Informal settlement procedures may be reviewed and revised.

Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110(1).

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 34.05.060.

WAC Cite: WAC 390-37-090.

5. Executive director's duties.

Status: The executive director's duties may be updated in conjunction with revising the commission's informal settlement procedures.

Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17A.110(1).

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.17A.110.

WAC Cite: WAC 390-12-200.

A complete listing of rule-making activity from 1999 to present can be found on the public disclosure commission web site at www.pdc.wa.gov under Rule Making Activity.

January 30, 2015

Lori Anderson

Communications and

Training Officer