WSR 17-18-001
PERMANENT RULES
SECRETARY OF STATE
[Filed August 23, 2017, 2:35 p.m., effective September 23, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The proposed change is intended to clarify procedures defined in the rules for the combined fund drive office and charitable organizations.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 434-750-040.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.04.033.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-15-028 on July 10, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: August 23, 2017.
Mark Neary
Assistant Secretary of State
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 17-12-089, filed 6/6/17, effective 7/7/17)
WAC 434-750-040 Definitions.
The following definitions apply to chapter 434-750 WAC:
"Beneficiaries of the CFD" means any nonprofit organization that receives funds disbursed from the CFD.
"CFD" means Washington state combined fund drive.
"CFD campaign" means the period of organized solicitation of state employees, higher education employees and public agency retirees. This solicitation is conducted to obtain voluntary contributions, donations and charitable commitments to be allocated to participating organizations and federations. State agencies and higher education institutions have the flexibility to conduct ((a)) CFD campaign ((once a year)) events at any time during the year.
"Federation" means a public or private not-for-profit umbrella organization made up of five or more individual member organizations approved by the CFD to participate in the CFD campaign.
"Participating employer" means Washington state agencies, higher education institutions, government-related entities and related boards.
"Participating organization" means a public or private not-for-profit organization designated as tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501 (c)(3) or Sec. 170 (c)(1) and approved by the CFD to participate in the CFD campaign.
"Volunteer" means a state employee or higher education employee chosen to represent the CFD and run the CFD campaign at their respective agency or higher education institution. Volunteers may be referred to as "volunteer," "campaign leader," or "local coordinator."