BILL REQ. #:  S-0222.1 



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SENATE BILL 5257
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State of Washington58th Legislature2003 Regular Session

By Senators Roach, Doumit, Hale, Mulliken, T. Sheldon, Hewitt, Stevens, Parlette, Horn, Rossi, Benton, Johnson, Rasmussen and Esser

Read first time 01/20/2003.   Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.



     AN ACT Relating to administrative rule adoption procedures; and amending RCW 34.05.360.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 34.05.360 and 1988 c 288 s 311 are each amended to read as follows:
     The order of adoption by which each rule is adopted by an agency shall contain all of the following:
     (1) The signature of the governor;
     (2) The date the agency adopted the rule;
     (((2))) (3) A concise statement of the purpose of the rule;
     (((3))) (4) A reference to all rules repealed, amended, or suspended by the rule;
     (((4))) (5) A reference to the specific statutory or other authority authorizing adoption of the rule;
     (((5))) (6) Any findings required by any provision of law as a precondition to adoption or effectiveness of the rule; and
     (((6))) (7) The effective date of the rule if other than that specified in RCW 34.05.380(2).

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