WSR 17-17-047
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
[Filed August 10, 2017, 3:43 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Central Washington University intends to adopt rules amending chapter 106-276 WAC pertaining to access to public records.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.35.120 and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), chapter 34.05 RCW.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rule changes are needed to update, clarify, and streamline procedures governing access to public records of the university, as well as to incorporate recent amendments to the Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW.
Process for Developing New Rule: Initial review by university administrators, followed by review through normal campus policy review procedures, publication in the campus newspaper, APA notice and public comment procedures, and final approval by board of trustees.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kimberly J. Dawson, Rules Coordinator, Office of the President, Central Washington University, 400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7501, phone 509-963-2111, fax 509-963-3206, email Kimberly.Dawson@cwu.edu, web site www.cwu.edu.
August 10, 2017
Kimberly J. Dawson
Executive Assistant
to the President
Rules Coordinator