PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Public records model rule.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Section 4, chapter 483, Laws of 2005.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The legislature required the attorney general to adopt these model rules. They will collect and describe best practices on public records processing to aid records requestors and agencies.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Legislatively mandated.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Public forums (see below), written comments, and web-based comment form (see http://www.atg.wa.gov/records/PDATour.shtml).
PUBLIC FORUMS
| DATE | TIME | CITY | LOCATION |
| July 26, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Bremerton | Olympic College Theater |
| August 16, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Yakima | Yakima Valley Community College HUB Activity Room |
| August 17, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Wenatchee | Wenatchee Valley College Theater |
| August 23, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Everett | Everett Community College Jackson Conference Room |
| August 24, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Aberdeen-Hoquiam | Grays Harbor College Joseph A. Malik Administration Building Room 220 |
| September 7, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Longview | Lower Columbia Community College Student Center |
| September 13, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Tacoma | Tacoma News-Tribune Baker Conference Room |
| September 20, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Mt. Vernon | Skagit Valley Community College Cafeteria |
| September 28, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Spokane | Northwest Museum of Art & Culture Eric A. Johnston Memorial Auditorium |
| October 3, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Olympia | Capitol Campus John L. O'Brien Building, HHR A |
| October 5, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Vancouver | WSU Vancouver Auditorium |
| October 11, 2005 | 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | Seattle | TBA |
August 2, 2005
Sue Bellevue
Rules Coordinator