WSR 15-22-079
PERMANENT RULES
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
[Filed November 3, 2015, 8:18 a.m., effective December 4, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Rule changes are being proposed to clean up the chapter and align the affirmative action language with the requirements under current statute.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 446-70-010, 446-70-020, 446-70-030, 446-70-040, 446-70-050, 446-70-060, 446-70-070, and 446-70-080.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.43.340.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-17-080 on August 17, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 8.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 8.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 2, 2015.
John R. Batiste
Chief
NEW SECTION
WAC 446-70-005 Affirmative action rules.
For the purpose of RCW 43.43.340 the Washington state patrol hereby adopts the rules contained in chapter 357-25 WAC.
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 446-70-010
Purpose.
WAC 446-70-020
Authority.
WAC 446-70-030
Goals and timetables regarding officer promotion to the ranks of RCW sergeant and lieutenant.
WAC 446-70-040
Definitions.
WAC 446-70-050
Affirmative action plan and requirements.
WAC 446-70-060
Affirmative action plan progress reporting.
WAC 446-70-070
Affirmative action plan use.
WAC 446-70-080
RCW 43.43.340 supplemental (plus 3) referrals.