WSR 97-08-075
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SECRETARY OF STATE
(Corporations Division)
[Filed April 2, 1997, 8:47 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Define commercial coventurer, strike definition of "revenue" and "cost of solicitation." Establish contents of registration form for commercial coventurer and fees.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 19.09 RCW, Charitable Solicitations Act, specifically, RCW 19.09.020, 19.09.079, 19.09.190, and 19.09.315.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To create a subcategory of commercial fund-raisers, which are generally known as commercial coventurers.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: 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 Frances Sant, Corporations, Office of the Secretary of State, 505 East Union, P.O. Box 40234, 1st Floor, Olympia, WA 98504-0234, (360) 753-7115, ext. 261, FAX (360) 664-4250.
April 2, 1997
Donald F. Whiting
Assistant Secretary of State