WSR 18-01-008

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed December 7, 2017, 7:41 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 137-08 WAC.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 10.97.080, 42.56.040, and 72.01.090.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To bring WAC in [to] conformance with changes in state law.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites interested parties to review and provide input on the proposed rules. Comments may be sent to John Nispel, rules coordinator at the address shown below.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting John Nispel, Rules Coordinator, Department of Corrections, Contracts and Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 41114, Olympia, WA 98504-1114, phone 360-725-8365, fax 360-664-2009, email John.nispel@doc.wa.gov.

December 6, 2017

Stephen Sinclair

Secretary