WSR 24-22-092

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL

[Filed October 31, 2024, 3:03 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Private not-for-profit institutions of higher education to adopt nondiscrimination policies if they have not done so in order to participate in the college in the high school pilot program.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.10.065 and 28B.77.050 Rule-making authority.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: ESHB 2441 directed the Washington student achievement council to adopt rules which will allow for each institution of higher education to annually sign an affidavit that the institution has adopted nondiscrimination policies in compliance with this statute.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not to our knowledge.

Process for Developing New Rule: Pilot rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Rathi Sudhakara, 917 Lakeridge Way S.W., Olympia, WA 98052 [98502], phone 360-485-1212, email rathis@wsac.wa.gov, website www.wsac.wa.gov.

October 31, 2024

Crystal R. Hall

Director of Operations and Administration