WSR 97-01-010

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

[Filed December 6, 1996, 3:50 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 180-51-050 High school credit--Definition.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28A.230.090 and 28A.305.130.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The proposed rule will make permanent the current credit equivalency definition that one high school credit shall equal five quarter or three semester hours of college or university level course work.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: No other federal or state agency regulates this subject.

Process for Developing New Rule: Early solicitation of public comments and recommendations respecting new, amended or repealed rules, and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.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 sending written comments to Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, FAX (360) 586-2357, TDD (360) 664-3631. For telephone assistance contact Larry Davis, (360) 753-6715.

December 6, 1996

Larry Davis