PARKS AND RECREATION

[Filed November 28, 2018, 12:10 p.m., effective December 29, 2018]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: To provide for a more efficient process of evaluating applications and clarify criteria for awarding grants.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending 1 [WAC 352-80-030 and 352-80-080].

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 79A.05.030, 79A.05.070, and 79A.05.351.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-19-044 on September 14, 2018.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 28, 2018.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-06-013, filed 2/21/08, effective 3/23/08)

WAC 352-80-030Eligibility.

Public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, formal school programs, informal after school programs, and community based programs within Washington state are eligible to apply for grants under this chapter. ((Programs that provide outdoor education opportunities to schools must be fully aligned with the state's essential academic learning requirements.))

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-06-013, filed 2/21/08, effective 3/23/08)

WAC 352-80-080Evaluation criteria and process.

((The following criteria are used to evaluate applications:

(1) Proposals that provide for public/private partnerships;

(2) Proposals that provide for innovative ways to increase the availability and use of outdoor recreation facilities;

(3) Proposals which show consideration for the economics of installation or implementation to provide greatest cost benefit ratio, for example, where private parties contribute more than the minimum amount;

(4) Proposals which contribute to the statewide network of facilities or programs;

(5) Proposals which demonstrate their compatibility with the legislative intent of RCW 79A.05.351;

(6) Programs that contribute to the reduction of academic failure and drop out rates;

(7) Programs that make use of research-based, effective environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other natural resource-based educational curriculum;

(8) Proposals which encourage sound environmental practices through changing education or recreational behavior;

(9) Proposals which target geographic areas as defined in RCW 79A.05.351;

(10) Proposals which encourage community involvement;

(11) Proposals which demonstrate innovative approaches to education or information;

(12) Programs that will commit matching and in-kind resources;

(13) Proposals that contribute to healthy lifestyles through outdoor recreation and sound nutrition;

(14) Proposals that use state park and other natural resource venues and personnel as a resource;

(15) Proposals that maximize the number of participants that can be served;

(16) Proposals that provide an opportunity to experience the out-of-doors directly and understand nature and the natural world; and

(17) Proposals that include ongoing program evaluation, assessment and reporting of their effectiveness.))(1) The director shall adopt a competitive evaluation process to guide the allocation of grant funds.

(2) The director shall set priorities and develop criteria for awarding grants considering the following:

(a) Be developed, to a reasonable extent, through the participation of a grant program advisory committee;

(b) Be published in the grant program manual;

(d) Be in accord with RCW 79A.05.351 and all other applicable statutes and federal laws and rules.