PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amendments to WAC 390-24-010 Forms for statement of financial affairs and 390-24-020 Forms for amending statement of financial affairs.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.17.370.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The personal financial affairs forms need to be amended to reflect legislative changes found in 2SHB 3104 and to provide clarification to filers concerning asset reporting, F-1 supplemental reports and e-mail addresses.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: The commission is expected to adopt draft language at the June 26, 2008, meeting. A formal rule-making hearing for permanent adopting will be scheduled for August 28, 2008.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Assistant Director Doug Ellis, Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504-0908, (360) 664-2735, toll-free 1-877-601-2828, e-mail delis@pdc.wa.gov.
April 23, 2008
Vicki Rippie
Executive Director