Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.35.120(12) and 28B.10.528.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: So the rules accurately reflect the increased rates approved by the board of trustees, eliminate unnecessary language, and clarification and simplification of rules.

Process for Developing New Rule: Administrative review.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jill M. Orcutt, Rules Coordinator, President's Office, Central Washington University, 400 East 8th Avenue, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7501.

July 31, 1998

Ivory V. Nelson

President