WSR 15-12-049

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed May 28, 2015, 10:00 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Emergency communications database.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Section 1, chapter 190, Laws of 2015.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: With the passage of ESSB 5158 there is a need to adopt rules to provide clarification regarding timelines and formatting for reporting to the patrol.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Secretary of state's office.

The agency will work with stakeholders to get feedback regarding the rules prior to filing the language and throughout the rule-making process to ensure that the changes align with other regulations impacting the state of Washington.

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 Meagan Renick, P.O. Box 42621, Olympia, WA 98504-2621, (360) 704-2283, (360) 704-2287, Meagan.renick@wsp.wa.gov.

May 27, 2015

John R. Batiste

Chief