WSR 18-07-115

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed March 21, 2018, 11:25 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 392-700-035 Student eligibility, 392-700-042 Program operating agreements and OSPI approval, 392-700-065 Instruction, 392-700-137 Award of credit, 392-700-155 Annual reporting calendar, and 392-700-175 Required documentation and reporting.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.175.115.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The office of superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) is considering revising WAC 392-700-155 and related rules for the purpose of increasing the annual hours of instruction that must be provided by open doors programs from nine hundred to one thousand beginning with the 2018-19 school year as required under RCW 28A.150.260.

Process for Developing New Rule: Early solicitation of public comments and recommendations respecting new, amended, or repealed rules, and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Becky McLean, OSPI Enrollment Supervisor, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200, phone 360-725-6306, fax 360-664-3683, TTY 360-664-3631, email becky.mclean@k12.wa.us, web site k12.wa.us.

March 20, 2018

Chris P. S. Reykdal

State Superintendent

of Public Instruction