WSR 23-18-090

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

[Filed September 6, 2023, 9:39 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The university is updating the rules regarding health and safety regulations, chapter 504-36 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 health and safety rules in accordance with current practice.

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 https://policies.wsu.edu/prf/index/wac/.

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

September 6, 2023

Deborah L. Bartlett, Director

Office of Policies, Records, and

Forms and University Rules Coordinator