WSR 22-15-100

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

[Filed July 19, 2022, 1:39 p.m., effective August 19, 2022]

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

Purpose: During the 2022 legislative session, the Washington state legislature passed SB 5763, which repealed RCW 39.12.022, which required individuals with disabilities to be paid a prevailing wage lower than applicable prevailing wage rates set by labor and industries by issuing subprevailing wage certificates. This rule making repeals WAC 296-127-400 through 296-127-470 to align with the removal of the subject matter from the statute.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 296-127-400, 296-127-410, 296-127-420, 296-127-430, 296-127-440, 296-127-450, 296-127-460, and 296-127-470.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 55, Laws of 2022.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 22-10-066 on May 3, 2022.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 8.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 8.

Date Adopted: July 19, 2022.

Joel Sacks

Director

OTS-3763.1

The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed: