Washington Administrative Code

(1) Administrative law judges (ALJs) will at all times adhere to the fundamental principles of law, fairly and equitably. They should be fair in their rulings and should conduct the proceedings in a judicious manner.(2) Any interested party to an administrative proceeding may fil…

(1) Firearms or other dangerous weapons are prohibited at all facilities owned, leased, or operated by the office of administrative hearings and in rooms where the office of administrative hearings is conducting an administrative hearing. This prohibition applies to all parties o…

Notice that firearms and other dangerous weapons are prohibited shall be posted conspicuously in the waiting area of all office of administrative hearings offices and shall be included with every notice of hearing issued by the office of administrative hearings.[Statutory Authori…

Any person in possession of a firearm or other dangerous weapon at facilities owned, leased, or operated by the office of administrative hearings or in rooms being used by the office of administrative hearings for administrative hearings may be excluded from the hearings facility…

(1) Purpose. The office of administrative hearings (OAH) addresses all accommodation requests under OAH policy, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Washington law against discrimination (WLAD). This section applies to requests and referrals for representati…

The committee shall hold regular meetings at such time as it may fix. The annual meeting schedule shall be published in the Washington State Register. Special meetings may be requested by the chair of the committee or by a majority of the members of the committee and announced in…

Anyone, other than a committee member wishing an item placed on the agenda of a committee meeting, must have a written request in the office of the secretary of the committee no later than twelve o'clock noon five business days before the next scheduled meeting of the committee. …

The committee delegates to the director its authority and responsibility to administer the advanced college tuition payment program, also known as the guaranteed education tuition (GET) program in accordance with laws, policies, and rules approved by the committee to the fullest …

The model rules of procedure adopted by the chief administrative law judge pursuant to RCW 34.05.250 are adopted for use for this program. Those rules may be found in chapter 10-08 WAC. Other procedural rules adopted in this title are supplementary to the model rules of procedure…

The chair or designee shall designate a presiding officer for an adjudicative proceeding. The presiding officer shall be an administrative law judge, a member in good standing of the Washington State Bar Association, a panel of individuals, the chair or designee, or any combinati…

Proceedings shall be recorded by a method determined by the presiding officer, among those available under the model rules of procedure.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.95.030 (9)(e). WSR 98-23-009, § 14-108-030, filed 11/5/98, effective 12/6/98.]

An application for adjudicative proceeding shall be in writing. Application forms are available at the following address: 919 Lakeridge Way S.W., Olympia, Washington 98502.Written application for an adjudicative proceeding should be submitted to the above address within twenty ca…

This rule is adopted in accordance with RCW 34.05.482 through 34.05.494, the provisions of which are adopted by reference. Brief adjudicative procedures shall be used in all matters related to withholding services of outstanding debts.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.95.030 (9)(e). …

Discovery in adjudicative proceedings may be permitted at the discretion of the presiding officer. In permitting discovery, the presiding officer shall refer to the civil rules of procedure. The presiding officer may control the frequency and nature of discovery permitted, and or…

Any party may apply for a protective order to close part of a hearing. The party making the request shall state the reasons for making the application to the presiding officer. If the other party opposes the request, a written response to the request shall be made within ten work…

No cameras or recording devices are allowed in those parts of proceedings that the presiding officer has determined shall be closed under WAC 14-108-070, except for the method of official recording selected by the committee.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.95.030 (9)(e). WSR 98-23-0…

If any purchaser of an account as defined in RCW 28B.95.020(8), or any other person, is indebted to the program for an outstanding overdue debt, the committee need not provide any further services of any kind to such individual, including, but not limited to, transmitting files, …

(1) Upon receiving a request for services where there is an outstanding debt due to the program from the requesting person, the program shall notify the person by first-class mail that the services will not be provided since there is an outstanding debt due. The person shall be t…

Upon receipt of a timely request for a hearing, the person designated by the chair shall have the records and files of the program available for review and shall hold an informal hearing concerning whether the individual in fact owes any outstanding debts to the program. The hear…

(1) Organization. The advanced college tuition payment program is established in Title 28B.95 RCW. The program is governed by the committee on advanced tuition payment, also known as the guaranteed education tuition (GET) committee, composed of the executive director of the highe…

The rules coordinator for the advanced college tuition payment program as designated by the committee is the director of the program.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.95.030 (9)(e). WSR 98-23-009, § 14-134-010, filed 11/5/98, effective 12/6/98.]

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that the advanced college tuition payment program complies with the provisions of chapter 42.56 RCW and in particular with those sections of that chapter dealing with public records.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.95.030 (9)(e). WSR 05-24-10…

(1) "Public record" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.(2) "…

(1) The committee on advanced college tuition payment is a state agency established and organized under the authority of chapter 28B.95 RCW for the purpose of implementing the advanced college tuition payment program ("program") established by the legislature. The administrative …

Formal decision-making procedures are established by the committee through rules promulgated in accordance with the requirements of chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.95.030 (9)(e). WSR 98-23-009, § 14-276-040, filed 11/5/98, effecti…

All public records of the program, as defined in this chapter, are deemed to be available for public inspection and copying pursuant to these rules, except as otherwise provided by RCW 42.56.210 or other statutes.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.95.030 (9)(e). WSR 05-24-103, § 14-27…

The committee's public records shall be in the charge of the public records officer designated by the committee. The person so designated shall be located in the administrative office. The public records officer shall be responsible for the following: Implementation of the commit…

Public records shall be available for inspection and copying during the customary office hours of the committee. For purposes of this chapter, the customary office hours shall be from 8:00 a.m. to noon, and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holid…

In accordance with the requirements of RCW 42.56.100 that agencies prevent unreasonable invasions of privacy, protect public records from damage or disorganization, and prevent excessive interference with essential functions of the agency, public records are only obtainable by me…

No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records. The committee may impose a reasonable charge for providing copies of public records and for the use by any person of agency equipment to copy public records and such charges shall not exceed the amount necessary to rei…

(1) The committee reserves the right to determine that a public record requested in accordance with the procedures outlined in WAC 14-276-080 is exempt pursuant to the provisions set forth in RCW 42.56.210 or other statute. Such determination may be made in consultation with the …

(1) Any person who objects to the denial of a request for a public record may petition for prompt review of such decision by tendering a written request for review. The written request shall specifically refer to the written statement which constituted or accompanied the denial.(…

Requests for public records shall be made at the administrative office of the committee at 919 Lakeridge Way S.W., Olympia, Washington 98502. Public records and a facility for their inspection will be provided by the public records officer. Such records shall not be removed from …

(1) The committee has available for the use of all persons a current index which provides identifying information as to the following records issued, adopted, or promulgated by the committee after September 1, 1998:(a) Final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions,…

The committee hereby adopts for use by all persons requesting inspection and/or copying or copies of its records the following form:request for public record to committee on advanced tuition payment(a). . . . Name (please print)Signature . . . .Name or Organization, if applicable…

(1) It shall be the policy of the committee on advanced tuition payment that all actions taken by the committee shall comply with the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW (the State Environmental Policy Act), chapters 197-11 and 132-24 WAC.(2) The chair of the committee or designee s…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the procedures the Washington state department of agriculture will follow to provide full access to public records, and to implement the provisions of the Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW. These rules provide information to persons…

"Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture."Disclosure" means inspection or copying."Public records" include any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, ow…

Headquartered in Olympia and located in the Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street S.E., P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, Washington 98504-2560, the department employs personnel in every county in Washington. The department serves the people of Washington state by supporting …

(1) Any person wishing to request access to the department's public records, or seeking assistance in making a public records request, should contact the public records officer.(2) You may contact the public records officer at the Washington State Department of Agriculture, 1111 …

(1) All the department's public records are available for disclosure except as otherwise provided by chapter 42.56 RCW or any other law. Many records are available on the department's website at: http://agr.wa.gov. Requestors are encouraged to view the records available on the we…

(1) Persons seeking public records are encouraged to use the online public records center portal on the department's website at https://agr.wa.gov/contact-us/public-disclosure.(2) Alternatively, a request may be submitted to the public records officer in writing using the departm…

(1) No fee will be charged for the inspection of public records.(2) Pursuant to RCW 42.56.120(2), the department declares for the following reasons that it would be unduly burdensome for it to calculate the actual costs it charges for providing copies of public records: Funds wer…

In order to adequately protect the department's public records, the following will apply:(1) Public records made available for inspection may not be removed from the area the department makes available for inspection. The department has the discretion to designate the means and t…

(1) The Public Records Act exempts a number of types of records from public disclosure (see chapter 42.56 RCW).(2) Records are also exempt from disclosure if any other statute exempts or prohibits disclosure. Requestors should be aware of the following exemptions outside of the P…

(1) Any person who objects to the initial denial of a records request may petition in writing to the administrative regulations program manager for a review of that decision. The petition shall include a copy of, or reasonably identify, the written statement by the department den…

(1) The department's public records officer, located in the Olympia administrative office, will develop and maintain an agency index of the following records:(a) Department records retention schedules;(b) Final orders;(c) Declaratory orders entered after June 30, 1990;(d) Interpr…

(1) Requesting electronic records: The process for requesting electronic public records is the same as for requesting paper public records.(2) Providing electronic records:(a) The department has the discretion to determine whether to provide records electronically or in paper for…

The definitions in this section apply to this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:"Date of service" means the date the department places a properly dated and stamped document into the United States Postal Service or other mail service for delivery."Department" means the…

This chapter sets forth the rules of procedure that apply to adjudicative proceedings before the department. This chapter does not apply to civil penalties and orders issued by the department under chapters 90.64 and 90.48 RCW in the dairy nutrient management program.[Statutory A…