WSR 97-03-014
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SECRETARY OF STATE
(Corporations Division)
[Filed January 6, 1997, 11:00 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: The charities annual registration form, the annual solicitation report, and the annual financial statement. The commercial fund-raiser annual registration form and annual financial statement. Definition of "cost of solicitation."
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 19.09 RCW, Charitable Solicitations Act, specifically, RCW 19.09.075, 19.09.079, 19.09.210, and 19.09.315.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The Secretary of State is responsible for providing citizens with information relating to people or organizations who solicit funds from the public for public charitable purposes. These rules will revise the form for charitable organization registration, and commercial fund-raisers, and to revise requirements involving financial statements.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The Office of the Attorney General may bring legal action to enforce the Charitable Solicitations Act, but does not engage in rule making.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Colleen Kemp, Corporations, Office of the Secretary of State, 505 East Union, P.O. Box 40234, Olympia, WA 98504-0234, (360) 753-7120, ext. 258 or (360) 586-8465, FAX (360) 664-4250.
January 6, 1997
Donald F. Whiting
Assistant Secretary of State