WSR 15-05-071

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed February 17, 2015, 3:19 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The university is updating the facilities use rules.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.30.150.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: WSU is amending rules regarding use of university facilities and locations for first amendment/free speech activities. Such amendments are intended to clarify language and to provide additional latitude for managing first amendment/free speech activities at university locations.

Process for Developing New Rule: Reviewed internally at many levels before proposal.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ralph T. Jenks, Director, Office of Procedures, Records, and Forms and University Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 641225, Pullman, WA 99164-1225, phone (509) 335-2005, fax (509) 335-3969, and e-mail prf.forms@wsu.edu. A public hearing will be held to permit comment to all proposed rules and revisions. There will be an opportunity to provide written comments to the proposed rules.

February 17, 2015

Ralph T. Jenks, Director

Procedures, Records, and Forms

and University Rules Coordinator