WSR 98-01-198

PROPOSED RULES

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

[Filed December 23, 1997, 4:42 p.m.]

Original Notice.

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 97-21-119.

Title of Rule: WAC 180-56-003 Application of WAC 180-50-010 through 180-50-070 and 180-56-006 through 180-56-066--High school graduation requirements for students who commenced the ninth grade prior to July 1, 1985.

Purpose: To repeal obsolete rule which is no longer necessary.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.305.130(7).

Summary: Repeals WAC 180-56-003, an unnecessary rule.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: The grandfather provision of this rule is no longer necessary since those students who commenced the ninth grade prior to July 1, 1985, have now graduated from high school or are older than age twenty-one.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Larry Davis, State Board of Education, Olympia, (360) 753-6715.

Name of Proponent: State Board of Education, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: See Summary and Reasons Supporting Proposal above.

Proposal does not change existing rules.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not applicable.

Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. Not applicable.

Hearing Location: Educational Service District 113, 601 McPhee Road S.W., Olympia, WA 98502, on January 28, 1998, at 9:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Patty Martin by January 14, 1998, TDD (360) 664-3631, or (360) 753-6715.

Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, FAX (360) 586-2357, by January 26, 1998.

Date of Intended Adoption: January 29, 1998.

December 23, 1997

Larry Davis

Executive Director

REPEALER

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: