WSR 18-11-084

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed May 17, 2018, 2:46 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amending chapter 287-02 WAC, relating to access to the state investment board's public records.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.56.040, 42.56.070, 42.56.120.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The state investment board proposes amending chapter 287-02 WAC to better conform such chapter to: (1) Recent changes to chapter 42.56 RCW, Public Records Act; (2) model rules recommended by the attorney general's office (chapter 44-14 WAC); and (3) current agency practices.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Christopher Fournier, P.O. Box 40916, Olympia, WA 98504-0916, phone 360-956-4742, email Christopher.fournier@sib.wa.gov.

May 15, 2018

Christopher Fournier

Contracts and Public

Records Specialist