PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 392-121-570 and 392-121-578.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.150.290(1).
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rule revisions are needed to implement legislative changes that add middle school career and technical programs to the vocational indirect cost limit.
This amendment will apply the same rules that are used for the secondary career and technical programs indirect cost limit to the middle school programs.
Also the amount allowed to be carried over to the ensuing year will be limited to no more than the vocational enhancement allocation less the recovery.
Process for Developing New Rule: Solicitation of public comments and recommendations respecting new, amended or repealed rules, and considerations of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Steve Shish, (360) 725-6307.
November 15, 2011
Randy Dorn
State Superintendent