WSR 17-17-119

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 21, 2017, 3:59 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Public records fees.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.05.050(5).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To amend the department's rule concerning fees for copying and providing public records, in compliance with EHB 1595 (chapter 304, Laws of 2017).

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 Jilene Siegel, Department of Retirement Systems, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, phone 360-664-7291, TTY 711, email jilenes@drs.wa.gov, web site www.drs.wa.gov/rules.

August 21, 2017

Jilene Siegel

Rules Coordinator