WSR 17-21-104

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed October 18, 2017, 9:54 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 196-26A-040 Renewals for professional engineer and professional land surveyor licenses and 196-30-030 License renewals.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.43.035.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This change will instruct engineer, land surveyor and on-site wastewater design licensees to answer criminal history questions on the renewal application as a requirement for license renewal. This requirement is in the continued interest of public safety and welfare.

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

Process for Developing New Rule: Direct notice will be made to stakeholders and all active licensees; and will be posted on our website and distributed through the BORPELS board and board staff. Interested parties may contact the individual listed below and the public may also participate by commenting after amendments are proposed by providing written comments or giving oral testimony during the public hearing process.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Julie Konnersman, P.O. Box 9025, phone 360-664-1507, fax 360-570-7098, TTY 711, email jkonnersma@dol.wa.gov, web site http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/engineerslandsurveyors/.

October 18, 2017

Damon Monroe

Rules Coordinator