PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
(Division of Child Support)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: New sections and/or amendments in chapter 388-14A WAC regarding the establishment of administrative child support orders, declaring that the division of child support (DCS) does not enter orders following the calculation and set-off method established in Marriage of Arvey, 77 Wn. App 817, 894 P.2d 1346 (1995).
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 34.05.220 (1)(a), 74.20A.055.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: DCS seeks to clarify the rules regarding the establishment of administrative child support orders.
Process for Developing New Rule: DCS engages in modified collaborative rule making. Those persons wishing to participate in developing the new rules are encouraged to contact Nancy Koptur at the DSHS/DCS headquarters as soon as possible. DCS will post information regarding this rule development project and others on its web site, which can be found at www.wa.gov/dshs.dcs, or on the DSHS economic services administration's policy review web site, which can be found at http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/esa/extpolicy/. DSHS/DCS encourages the public to take part in developing the rules. After the rules are drafted, DSHS will file a copy with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making, and will send a copy to everyone currently on the mailing list and to anyone else who requests a copy.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Nancy Koptur, DCS Rules Coordinator, Division of Child Support, P.O. Box 9162, Mailstop 45860, Olympia, WA 98507-9162, phone (360) 664-5065, e-mail nkoptur@dshs.wa.gov, toll-free 1-800-457-6202, fax (360) 664-5055, TTY/TDD (360) 664-5011.
December 6, 2006
Andy Fernando, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit