WSR 17-24-094

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed December 5, 2017, 2:19 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The addition of WAC 139-10-211 is needed to set the minimum requirement of a criminal records check to be conducted for each applicant to the basic corrections academy.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.101.080.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This criminal records check will ensure that applicants to the basic corrections academy have undergone a search of state and national criminal history records information.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The Washington state criminal justice training commission regulates this process.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making; and commissioners will be advised of the proposed rule changes via email and will also be listed on the agency web site.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Sonja Peterson, 19010 1st Avenue South, Burien, WA 98148, phone 206-835-7356, email speterson@cjtc.state.wa.us, web site www.cjtc.state.wa.us.

Additional comments: What is an available number after 210?

December 4, 2017

Sonja Peterson

Rules Coordinator