WSR 97-01-084

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

[Filed December 18, 1996, 9:36 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 495A-141 WAC, Parking and traffic regulations.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.50.140(10).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To protect and control pedestrian and vehicular traffic; to assure ingress and egress at all times for emergency traffic; minimize traffic disturbances during class hours; to regulate the use of parking spaces and protect students, staff, and state-owned property.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study; and the college has a policy-making process that includes conducting a hearing to ensure that all interested staff and students have an opportunity for input and comment on any proposed policy, procedure, or rule.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by writing to Jon Thorpe, Senior Vice-President, Bates Technical College, 1101 South Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98405-4895, FAX (206) 596-1663. All comments must be received by January 31, 1997, at 5:00 p.m.

December 16, 1996

Jon G. Thorpe

Senior Vice-President

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