WSR 19-23-069

PROPOSED RULES

BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

[Filed November 18, 2019, 11:24 a.m.]

Original Notice.

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 19-20-050.

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Repealing chapter 495A-131 WAC, Scholarships.

Hearing Location(s): On January 7, 2020, at 1:30 a.m. [p.m.] - 2:30 p.m., at the Downtown Campus Location, 1101 South Yakima Avenue, Clyde Hupp Room, Building A, Room A329, Tacoma, WA 98405-4895.

Date of Intended Adoption: January 30, 2020.

Submit Written Comments to: Dr. Jean Hernandez, 1101 South Yakima Avenue, Room A332, Tacoma, WA 98405-4895, email jehernandez@batestech.edu, fax 253-680-7101, by December 27, 2019.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Ms. Karey Bryson, phone 253-680-7100, fax 253-680-7101, email kbryson@batestech.edu, by December 27, 2019.

Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Repealing chapter 495A-131 WAC, Scholarships.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: See purpose above.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Name of Proponent: Bates Technical College, governmental.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Dr. Jean Hernandez, Bates Technical College, 253-680-7163; and Implementation and Enforcement: Office of the President, Bates Technical College, 253-680-7105.

A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW 28A.305.135.

A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.

This rule proposal, or portions of the proposal, is exempt from requirements of the Regulatory Fairness Act because the proposal:

Is exempt under RCW 19.85.025(3) as the rules relate only to internal governmental operations that are not subject to violation by a nongovernment party; rules are adopting or incorporating by reference without material change federal statutes or regulations, Washington state statutes, rules of other Washington state agencies, shoreline master programs other than those programs governing shorelines of statewide significance, or, as referenced by Washington state law, national consensus codes that generally establish industry standards, if the material adopted or incorporated regulates the same subject matter and conduct as the adopting or incorporating rule; rules only correct typographical errors, make address or name changes, or clarify language of a rule without changing its effect; and rule content is explicitly and specifically dictated by statute.

November 18, 2019

Dr. Jean Hernandez

Special Assistant

to the President

The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: