WSR 15-13-002

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed June 3, 2015, 2:37 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Charitable solicitation organizations.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 11.110.070, 19.09.020, 19.09.541, 19.09.560, 43.07.120.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To implement online filing.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The office of the attorney general.

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 Rebecca Sherrell, Charities Program Manager, Office of the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 40234, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 725-0380, Rebecca.Sherrell@sos.wa.gov.

June 3, 2015

Mark Neary

Assistant Secretary of State