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                          HOUSE BILL 2959

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Holmquist, Reardon, Clements, Hatfield, DeBolt, Kessler, Mulliken, Grant, McMorris, Berkey, Boldt, Lisk, Pflug, Morell, Anderson, Mielke, Schoesler, Cox, Sehlin, Benson, Ahern, Campbell, Linville, Esser, Sump, Ericksen, Pearson, Carrell, Nixon, Schmidt, Casada, Dunn, Talcott, Eickmeyer, Quall, Ruderman, Schindler, Bush, Alexander and Woods

Read first time 02/14/2002.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Requiring gubernatorial approval of all agency rules.

    AN ACT Relating to administrative rule adoption procedures; and amending RCW 34.05.360.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 34.05.360 and 1988 c 288 s 311 are each amended to read as follows:

    The order of adoption by which each rule is adopted by an agency shall contain all of the following:

    (1) The signature of the governor;

(2) The date the agency adopted the rule;

    (((2))) (3) A concise statement of the purpose of the rule;

    (((3))) (4) A reference to all rules repealed, amended, or suspended by the rule;

    (((4))) (5) A reference to the specific statutory or other authority authorizing adoption of the rule;

    (((5))) (6) Any findings required by any provision of law as a precondition to adoption or effectiveness of the rule; and

    (((6))) (7) The effective date of the rule if other than that specified in RCW 34.05.380(2).

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