WSR 17-13-100

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed June 20, 2017, 9:53 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amending chapter 1-06 WAC, relating to access to public records.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.56.040, 42.56.070, 42.56.100, 42.56.120 and 42.56.520; and chapter 304, Laws of 2017.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The office of the code reviser proposes amending chapter 1-06 WAC to better conform such chapter to: (1) Recent changes in the law concerning public records; (2) model rules recommended by the attorney general's office (chapter 44-14 WAC); and (3) current agency practices.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Written comments or inquiries may be directed to Kerry Radcliff, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 40551, Olympia, WA 98504-0551, (360) 786-6697, email Kerry.Radcliff@leg.wa.gov.

June 20, 2017

K. Kyle Thiessen

Code Reviser