WSR 17-17-102

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 18, 2017, 3:37 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department is proposing to amend chapter 388-01 WAC and other related rules as may be required.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.56.040.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Chapter 388-01 WAC contains the department's procedure for receiving, processing, and producing public records. The chapter is outdated and requires updates to comply with new statutes and procedures.

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

Process for Developing New Rule: The department of social and health services (DSHS) welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, DSHS will file a proposal with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to anyone who requests a copy.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Natasha House, DSHS Public Records Officer, P.O. Box 45135, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-8484, fax 360-902-7855, email DSHSPublicDisclosure@dshs.wa.gov.

August 15, 2017

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator