PROPOSED RULES
(Engineer Registration Board)
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-02-073 and 99-02-072.
Title of Rule: WAC 196-24-060 Renewals, this rule provides guidance for renewal of the professional engineer of land surveying license. WAC 196-24-100 Meetings and officers, the rule provides information on board meetings, when officers are to be elected and filling officer vacancies.
Purpose: WAC 196-24-060 should be repealed. Parts of the rule are no longer pertinent and the rule is redundant with other license renewal information provided in chapter 196-26 WAC. WAC 196-24-100 should be amended to make it current by changing the title of the board's senior staff member from registrar to executive director.
Other Identifying Information: This rule was reviewed in accordance with the requirements in Executive Order 97-02.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.43.035.
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 18.43 RCW.
Summary: These rules were reviewed as part of the board's rule review schedule. The review of WAC 196-24-060 found that parts of the rule were no longer applicable and that pertinent information in the rule was redundant with license renewal information provided in chapter 196-26 WAC. Therefore this rule should be repealed in its entirety. A review of WAC 196-24-100 found that the title of the board's senior staff member had changed to executive director, but that change had not yet been made to this rule.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Repealing WAC 196-24-060 will delete information that is no longer applicable and reduce redundancy in Title 196 WAC. Amending WAC 196-24-100 is a housekeeping change that will make the rule current.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Rick Notestine, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Olympia, (360) 586-7298; Implementation and Enforcement: George Twiss, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Olympia, (360) 586-3361.
Name of Proponent: Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: WAC 196-24-060 provides information about renewing engineering and land surveying licenses. Some information in the rule is no longer pertinent and the remaining parts of the rule are redundant with language in chapter 196-26 WAC. The effect will be to improve clarity of the rules by deleting rule language that is no longer needed.
WAC 196-24-100 provides guidance to the board on meetings, when board officers are to be elected and filling officer vacancies. Changing title "registrar" to "executive director" will make the rule current.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: It is proposed that WAC 196-24-060 be repealed in its entirety. In WAC 196-24-100 the sentence "The registrar of the board shall serve as the secretary." should be changed to reflect the current title of the board's senior staff member. To do that, "registrar" must be changed to "executive secretary."
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Repealing WAC 196-24-060 and changing "registrar" to "executive secretary" in WAC 196-24-100 has no fiscal impact [on] small businesses.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. The Department of Licensing is not one of the named agencies in this statute.
Hearing Location: Hilton Seattle Airport, 17620 Pacific Highway South, SeaTac, WA 98188, on June 21, 1999, at 7:00 p.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Kim Chipman by June 14, 1999, TDD (360) 586-2788, or (360) 753-6966.
Submit Written Comments to: Rick Notestine, Program Director, Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, P.O. Box 9649, Olympia, WA 98507-9649.
Date of Intended Adoption: June 21, 1999.
May 4, 1999
George A. Twiss
Executive Director
OTS-2949.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order PM 606, filed 6/4/87)
WAC 196-24-100
Meetings and officers.
The Washington state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors shall hold its regular public meeting annually in June. Special public meetings may be held at such times and places as the board may deem necessary. Public notice of all public meetings shall be issued as required by the Open Public Meetings Act, chapter 42.30 RCW.
At the regular annual meeting the board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman to hold
office for one year commencing July 9. The ((registrar)) executive director of the board shall
serve as secretary. A vacancy in any office shall be filled for the remainder of the term by
special election at the next special public meeting.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.43.035. 87-13-005 (Order PM 606), § 196-24-100, filed 6/4/87.]
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 196-24-060 | Renewals. |