HORSE RACING COMMISSION

[Filed January 2, 2019, 2:10 p.m.]

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 18-21-110.

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 260-36-100 Fingerprints.

Hearing Location(s): On March 15, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., at the Auburn City Council Chambers, 25 West Main, Auburn, WA 98002.

Date of Intended Adoption: March 15, 2019.

Submit Written Comments to: Douglas L. Moore, 6326 Martin Way, Suite 209, Olympia, WA 98516, email doug.moore@whrc.state.wa.us, fax 360-549-6461, by March 11, 2019.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Patty Brown, phone 360-459-6462, fax 360-459-6461, email patty.brown@whrc.state.wa.us, by March 11, 2019.

Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Excludes certain age groups from automatic fingerprint submissions.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: Applicants over seventy and under eighteen will only be required to submit fingerprints when requested.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16.020.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation, and Enforcement: Douglas L. Moore, 6326 Martin Way, Suite 209, Olympia, WA 98516, 360-459-6462.

A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW 28A.305.135.

A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.

The proposed rule does not impose more-than-minor costs on businesses. Following is a summary of the agency's analysis showing how costs were calculated. Not business related.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 10-17-071, filed 8/13/10, effective 9/13/10)

WAC 260-36-100Fingerprints.

(1) Every person, between the ages of eighteen and sixty-nine, applying for a license must furnish the commission his or her fingerprints upon making an initial application for a license.

Persons who have previously held a license while under the age of eighteen must furnish fingerprints in the license period which follows their eighteenth birthday whenever an application is submitted.

(2) Following the initial application, each person that meets the requirements in subsection (1) of this section must then submit fingerprints at an interval determined by the commission. However, the commission, executive secretary, stewards, or security investigators, in their discretion, may require fingerprints from any applicant or licensee, regardless of age, at any time.

(3) If fingerprints are requested for any applicant or licensee over the age of sixty-nine or under the age of eighteen, the entire cost of submission will be due at time of processing.

(4) If an applicant fails to furnish fingerprints, the stewards may suspend the license or deny, and/or assess a fine.