WSR 25-02-100

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

PIERCE COLLEGE

[Filed December 30, 2024, 2:21 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Pierce College (college) is engaging in the proposed rule-making process to establish a use of unmanned aircraft systems policy.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.50.140(13).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The college is engaging with the rule-making process to create procedures that maintain compliance with Federal Aviation Administration guidelines and requirements to promote the safe and responsible use of unmanned aircraft systems.

Process for Developing New Rule: Proposed language will be presented to college shared governance councils for comment, as well as reviewed and approved by the assistant attorney general, cabinet, and board of trustees.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Julie Draper Davis, 9401 Farwest Drive S.W., Lakewood, WA 98498, phone 253-912-2331, email jdraperdavis@pierce.ctc.edu, website https://www.pierce.ctc.edu/; or Marie Harris, 9401 Farwest Drive S.W., Lakewood, WA 98498, phone 253-864-3104, email mharris@pierce.ctc.edu, website https://www.pierce.ctc.edu/.

December 16, 2024

Julie A. White

Chancellor and CEO