WSR 25-15-155

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed July 23, 2025, 10:11 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Review of chapter 308-101 WAC and newly enacted chapter 308-111 WAC to create new rules which define expectations for attorneys appearing in administrative hearings before the department of licensing (DOL).

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.235.030 Disciplinary authority—Powers; chapter 34.05 RCW, Administrative Procedure Act; RCW 46.01.110 Rule-making authority, and 46.20.245 Mandatory revocation—Persons subject to suspension, revocation, or denial who are eligible for certain full credit—Notice—Administrative, judicial review—Rules—Application.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: DOL does not currently have any rules that govern the professional conduct of attorneys appearing before DOL. These rules would provide clarity on what DOL considers prohibited attorney conduct during administrative proceedings.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ellis Starrett, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, phone 360-902-3846, email rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov, website dol.wa.gov/about/rulemaking; or Marguerite Friedlander, 1125 Washington Street S.E., 4th Floor E, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-664-1523, fax 360-570-4950, email MFriedland@dol.wa.gov or hearings@dol.wa.gov.

July 23, 2025

Ellis Starrett

Rules and Policy Manager