Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 296-127 WAC, Prevailing wage. Establishing prevailing wage rates from multiple collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including a dispute resolution process.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department of labor and industries (L&I) received and accepted a petition for rule making to establish an interested party dispute resolution process that L&I would engage when determining appropriate CBAs to establish a prevailing wage rate for a trade and occupation in a county. Rules are needed for a clear process to establish rates as well as a process for dispute resolution. A clear process for establishing the relevant CBAs for a given occupation as well as resolving disputes will benefit stakeholders by providing consistency and transparency.

Process for Developing New Rule: Parties interested in these rules may contact the individual listed below. The public may also participate by providing written comments and/or testimony during the public comment process after amendments are proposed. A public hearing will be held during that period.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ethan Whitener, L&I, Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards, Prevailing Wage Program, P.O. Box 44530, Olympia, WA 98504-44530, phone 360-890-6139, email Ethan.Whitener@Lni.wa.gov, website PWRules@Lni.wa.gov; or Ramona Christensen-Russell, L&I, Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards, Prevailing Wage Program, P.O. Box 44530, Olympia, WA 98504-44530, phone 564-999-1904, email Ramona.Christensen-Russell@Lni.wa.gov, website PWRules@Lni.wa.gov.