PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: To approve public and private nonprofit organizations into the combined fund drive.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Executive Order 84-13 and WAC 240-10-010(7).
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Charities providing services in the area of the arts are not approved for the combined fund drive. These charities should not be excluded.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The Internal Revenue Service approve the charity status, 501 (c)(3), for nonprofit organizations. The state of Washington Secretary of State approves and monitors nonprofit organizations to do business in Washington state.
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 Randy Ryan, P.O. Box 47530, Olympia, WA 98504-7530, (360) 664-1994, fax (360) 586-6695.
February 17, 1999
Thuy Hua-ly
CFD Committee Member