PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
(Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Changes to chapter 196-12 WAC.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.43.035.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: SHB 2633, chapter 172, Laws of 2000, change the requirements to receive a certificate of registration as a structural engineer. WAC 196-12-020(3) must be amended to make the language consistent with the new wording in the law. In addition, the board will propose language to streamline the examination review process.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
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. Persons may comment by mail, fax or phone to Rick Notestine, Project Director, P.O. Box 9649, Olympia, WA 98507-9649, fax (360) 664-2551, phone (360) 664-1578. Draft language of any rule changes will be distributed to the board's mailing list.
July 28, 2000
George A. Twiss
Executive Director
Board of Registration for
Professional Engineers and
Land Surveyors