WSR 15-24-138

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed December 2, 2015, 11:07 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 392-900 WAC, Pilot grant programs.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.525.020 Duties of superintendent of public instruction.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Development of new chapter 392-900 WAC is required to allow the office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) to implement two pilot grant programs established in sections 5026 and 5028, chapter 3, Laws of 2015. The procedures defined in the new chapter outline the processes for both the class size reduction grant and the science, technology, engineering and mathematics grant programs.

Emergency rule procedures was [were] utilized for new WAC chapter.

Process for Developing New Rule: OSPI welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified [below].

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Scott Black, Program Development Manager, P.O. Box 47200, 600 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504-7200, phone (360) 725-6268, fax (360) 586-3946, e-mail scott.black@k12.wa.us.

December 2, 2015

Randy Dorn

Superintendent of

Public Instruction