WSR 17-17-071

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 15, 2017, 8:30 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amending chapter 132C-276 WAC relating to access to public records.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.56.040, 42.56.070, 42.56.100, 42.56.120 and 42.56.520; and chapter 304, Laws of 2017.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Olympic College proposes amending chapter 132C-276 WAC to better conform such chapter to: (1) Recent changes in the law concerning public records; (2) model rules recommended by the attorney general's office (chapter 44-14 WAC), and (3) current practices.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kim Abel, Public Records Manager, 1600 Chester Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337, phone 360-473-2848, email kabel@olympic.edu, publicrecords@olympic.edu.

August 14, 2017

Laurie Harmon

Rules Coordinator