WSR 19-03-073

PERMANENT RULES

HORSE RACING COMMISSION

[Filed January 14, 2019, 8:55 a.m., effective February 14, 2019]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: To create a new section to move a policy into WAC allowing the attendance of commissioners at public meetings by telecommunication methods.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 260-08-074.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16.020.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-24-034 on November 28, 2018.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: January 11, 2019.

Douglas L. Moore

Executive Secretary

NEW SECTION

WAC 260-08-074Public meetings—Members and public meetings.

(1) Commissioners may attend public meetings using telecommunication technology.

(2) The chair or designee must attend physically to preside over the meeting.