PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: August 21, 2002.
Purpose: To amend time specified for determining a response to a request for public records from one day to five.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 106-276-100.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.10.528.
Other Authority: RCW 28B.35.120(12).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-12-018 on May 28, 2002.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Change response time to public records requests from one day to five.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
August 21, 2002
Jerilyn S. McIntyre
President
OTS-5635.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order CWU AO 76, filed 10/3/94,
effective 11/3/94)
WAC 106-276-100
Determination regarding exempt records.
(1) The university reserves the right to determine that a public
record requested in accordance with the procedures of this
chapter is exempt under the provisions of RCW 42.17.310. Such
determination may be made in consultation with any of the records
officers of the university, president of the university, or an
assistant attorney general assigned to the university.
(2) Responses to requests for records must be made promptly.
For the purpose of these rules, a prompt response occurs if the
person requesting the public record is notified within ((one))
five business days as to whether or not the request for a public
record will be granted or denied.
(3) No denial of a request for public records shall be valid unless accompanied by a written statement, signed by the public records officer or designee, specifying the specific reasons therefore.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.528 and 28B.35.120(12). 94-20-075 (Order CWU AO 76), § 106-276-100, filed 10/3/94, effective 11/3/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.19.050 and 28B.40.120. 78-08-011 (Order 39), § 106-276-100, filed 7/11/78; Order 11, § 106-276-100, filed 2/27/73.]