WSR 24-14-037

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

RELATIONS COMMISSION

[Filed June 25, 2024, 4:44 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Rules to implement chapter 98, Laws of 2024, which require the public employment relations commission to adopt rules to allow for the use of electronic signatures for showing of interest cards.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Section 1, chapter 98, Laws of 2024.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Existing agency rules concerning showing of interest cards and the card check process do not allow for the use of electronic signatures.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Dario de la Rosa, 112 Henry Street, Suite 300, phone 360-570-7300, fax 360-570-7334, email info@perc.wa.gov, website www.perc.wa.gov.

June 25, 2024

Dario de la Rosa

Rules Coordinator