Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28C.10.040(2).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: In response to Executive Order 97-02 and as part of the agency's quality improvement effort (Executive Order 97-01), the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board conducted a comprehensive review of chapter 490-100 WAC. That review resulted in proposed new rules which make chapter 490-100 WAC more accessible to users and more easily understood. The previous version will be repealed.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board is the sole regulatory agency for private vocational schools; the following agencies, however, have responsibility for the content of programs that train individuals for certain occupations: Departments of Health (massage therapy and health care assistants), Licensing (chauffeurs), Financial Institutions (insurance agents and brokers), Labor and Industries (asbestos abatement) and Social and Health Services (nursing assistants). These agencies and the United States Department of Education were invited to review proposed revisions and provide comments during the review process.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study; and this action is in direct response to Executive Order 97-02, Regulatory Improvement.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Peggy Rudolph, Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Building 17, Airdustrial Park, P.O. Box 43105, Olympia, WA 98504-3105, phone (360) 586-8682, fax (360) 586-5862, e-mail prudolph@wtb.wa.gov.

June 30, 1998

Ellen O'Brien Saunders

Executive Director