WSR 23-10-087

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

[Filed May 3, 2023, 9:22 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The university is updating the rules regarding public records, chapter 504-45 WAC.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.30.150.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The proposed amendments modify, clarify, and update the university's public records rules.

Process for Developing New Rule: Reviewed internally at many levels before proposal.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Deborah L. Bartlett, Director, Office of Policies, Records, and Forms and University Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 641225, Pullman, WA 99164-1225, phone 509-335-2005, email prf.forms@wsu.edu, website http://policies.wsu.edu/prf/index/wac/.

Additional comments: A public hearing will be held to permit comment to all proposed rules and revisions. There will also be an opportunity to provide written comments to the proposed rules.

May 3, 2023

Deborah L. Bartlett, Director

Office of Policies, Records, and Forms

and University Rules Coordinator