WSR 97-21-012

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

STATE BOARD FOR

COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES

[Filed October 3, 1997, 10:20 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Review of entire Title 131 WAC, pertaining to the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 28B.50 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To comply with the governor's Executive Order 97-02 pertaining to regulatory improvement, efficiency, streamlining or elimination (repeal) of certain outdated sections or rules, etc.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: As outlined in the governor's Executive Order 97-02 pertaining to regulatory improvement.

Process for Developing New Rule: Normal rules review process including appropriate filings with the Code Reviser's Office, CR-101, CR-102, CR-103, etc. The agency will be reviewing its WAC section over the next few months. Formal action by our state board on proposed rules revisions are anticipated to occur at its January 22, 1998, state board meeting in Olympia, or March 5 meeting in Olympia.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Claire Krueger, Executive Assistant, Administrative Rules Coordinator, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, P.O. Box 42495, Olympia, WA 98504-2495, (360) 753-7413, or (360) 586-6440.

October 2, 1997

Claire C. Krueger

Executive Assistant