WSR 23-01-129

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

BIG BEND

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

[Filed December 20, 2022, 2:52 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 132R-04-057, 132R-04-017 and 132R-04-015; and new WAC 132R-04-060.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 34.05 RCW; and RCW 28B.50.140(13).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To comply with recently enacted HB 1752 "Sam's Bill" hazing prevention.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting André Guzman, 7662 Chanute Street N.E., Moses Lake, WA 98837, phone 509-793-2077, email andreg@bigbend.edu, website www.bigbend.edu.

December 20, 2022

Melinda Owens Dourte

Executive Assistant to the President