WSR 18-05-021

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed February 9, 2018, 9:18 a.m., effective March 12, 2018]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The department is amending chapter 388-01 WAC in order to comply with new statutes and add rule language to clarify, update, and ensure clear policies for responding to public records requests under chapter 42.56 RCW. These changes include repeal of WAC 388-01-040 and creation of a new definition section, WAC 388-01-005.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 388-01-005; repealing WAC 388-01-040; and amending WAC 388-01-010, 388-01-015, 388-01-020, 388-01-030, 388-01-050, 388-01-060, 388-01-070, 388-01-080, 388-01-090, 388-01-100, 388-01-110, 388-01-120, 388-01-130, 388-01-140, 388-01-150, 388-01-160, 388-01-170, 388-01-180, 388-01-190, and 388-01-200.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.56.040.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-01-100 on December 19, 2017.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 20, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 20, Repealed 1.

Date Adopted: February 9, 2018.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator