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Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-40 - Promotional hosting › Section 142-40-050 - Other business meals

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(1) The
			 commission shall pay for or reimburse employees for meals, coffee, and light
			 refreshments for certain meetings, industry activities, and training regardless
			 of travel status when:
(a) The purpose of the
			 meeting is to conduct official commission business or provide training to
			 employees or board members;
(b) The
			 meals are an integral part of the meeting, conference, convention, or training
			 session and separating the meeting from the meal would be otherwise disruptive
			 to commission business;
(c) The
			 meeting or training session takes place away from the employee's or official's
			 regular workplace ("regular workplace" excludes meeting and conference rooms);
			 and
(d) The agency obtains an
			 itemized receipt for the actual costs of the meals with meetings.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to ensure compliance by the
				Washington dairy products commission with chapter 42.56 RCW, Public Records
				Act. These rules provide information to persons requesting access to the
				commission's public records and establish procedures for both requestors and
				commission staff.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-020 - Definitions

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"Commission" means the Washington dairy products commission.
				"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, owned, used, or retained by the department
				regardless of physical form or characteristics.
"Writing" means handwriting, typewriting, printing,
				photostating, telefaxing, photographing, and every other means of recording any
				form of communication or representation including, but not limited to, letters,
				words, pictures, sounds or symbols, or combination thereof, and all papers,
				maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, motion picture,
				film and video recordings, magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums, diskettes,
				sound recordings, and other documents, including existing data compilations
				from which information may be obtained or translated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-030 - Public records officer

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(1) The
			 commission's public records shall be in the charge of the public records
			 officer designated by the commission. The commission or its executive director
			 may appoint a temporary public records officer to serve during the absence of
			 the designated records officer.
(2)
			 The public records officer shall be responsible for implementing the
			 commission's rules regarding disclosure of public records, coordination of
			 staff regarding disclosure of public records, and generally ensuring compliance
			 by staff with public records disclosure requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-040 - Requests for public records

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(1) All requests
			 for disclosure of public records must be submitted in writing directly to the
			 commission's public records officer by mail at 4201 198th Street S.W.,
			 Lynnwood, WA 98036, or by email at PRR@wadairy.org. The written request should
			 include:
(a) The name of the person requesting
			 the record and his or her contact information;
(b) The calendar date on which the request is
			 made; and
(c) Sufficient
			 information to readily identify the records being requested.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-050 - Response to public records request

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(1)
			 The public records officer shall respond to public records requests within five
			 business days by:
(a) Providing the
			 record;
(b) Providing a link or
			 address for a record available on the internet under RCW     42.56.520;
(c) Acknowledging receipt of the request and
			 providing a reasonable estimate of the time the commission will require to
			 respond to the request; or
(d)
			 Denying the public records request. Responses refusing, in whole or in part,
			 the inspection of a public record shall include a statement of the specific
			 exemption authorizing the withholding of the record (or any part) and a brief
			 explanation of how the exemption applies to the records withheld or to any
			 redactions in records produced.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-060 - Fees-Inspection and copying

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(1) No fee shall
			 be charged for the inspection of public records.
(2) Pursuant to RCW     42.56.120(2), the
			 commission 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 were not allocated for performing a study to calculate
			 actual costs and the commission lacks the necessary funds to perform a study
			 and calculations; staff resources are insufficient to perform a study and to
			 calculate such actual costs; and a study would interfere with and disrupt other
			 essential agency functions.
(3) The
			 commission may charge fees for production of copies of public records
			 consistent with the fee schedule established in RCW     42.56.120.
(4) For all copying or duplicating service
			 charges incurred, an invoice will be sent to the requestor. Reimbursement is
			 payable within fifteen days of receipt of invoice payable to the Washington
			 dairy products commission. The commission may require that all charges be paid
			 in advance of release of the copies of the records.
(5) The commission or its designee may waive
			 the fee when the expenses of processing payment exceeds the costs of providing
			 copies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-070 - Processing of public records requests-Electronic records

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(1) The process for requesting electronic
			 public records is the same as for requesting paper public records.
(2) Providing electronic records:
(a) The commission has the discretion to
			 determine whether to provide records electronically or in paper form.
(b) When a requestor requests records in an
			 electronic format, the public records officer will endeavor to provide the
			 nonexempt records or portions of such records that are reasonably locatable in
			 an electronic format that is used by the commission and is generally
			 commercially available, or in a format that is reasonably translatable from the
			 format in which the commission keeps the record.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-080 - Protection of public records

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In order to adequately protect the commission's public records,
				the following will apply:
(1) Public
			 records made available for inspection may not be removed from the area the
			 commission makes available for inspection. The commission has the discretion to
			 designate the means and the location for the inspection of records.
(2) Inspection of any public records will be
			 conducted in the presence of a designated commission employee.
(3) Public records may not be marked or
			 altered in any manner during inspection.
(4) After inspection is complete, the public
			 records officer or designee will make requested copies or arrange for
			 copying.
(5) Public records that
			 are maintained in a file or jacket, or in chronological order, may not be
			 dismantled except by a designated commission employee for purposes of
			 copying.
(6) Whenever a public
			 records request involves an entire file, a group of records, or a large number
			 of records, the commission is allowed a reasonable time to review the records
			 to determine whether information is exempt from disclosure under chapter 42.56
			 RCW or other law.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-090 - Exemptions

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The commission's public records are available for disclosure
				except as otherwise provided under chapter 42.56 RCW or any other law.
				Requestors should be aware of the following exemptions to public disclosure
				specific to commission records. This list is not exhaustive and other
				exemptions may apply:
(1) Production
			 or sales records required to determine assessment levels and actual assessment
			 payments to the commission under chapter 15.44 RCW (reference RCW
			     42.56.380(3)).
(2) Financial and
			 commercial information and records supplied by persons:
(a) To the commission for the purpose of
			 conducting a referendum for the establishment of the commission; or
(b) To the commission under chapter 15.44
			 RCW, with respect to domestic or export marketing activities or individual
			 producer's production information (reference RCW     42.56.380(5)).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 142 - Dairy Products Commission › Chapter 142-50 - Public records › Section 142-50-100 - Review of denials of public records requests

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(1) Any person who objects to the denial of a
			 request to copy or inspect public records may petition the commission for
			 review of such decision by submitting a written request to the commission. The
			 request shall specifically refer to the statement which constituted or
			 accompanied the denial.
(2) The
			 commission's executive director or designee shall immediately consider the
			 matter and either affirm or reverse such denial. In any case, the request shall
			 be returned with a final decision, within ten business days following receipt
			 of the written request for review of the original denial.
(3) Under RCW     42.56.530, if the commission
			 denies a requestor access to public records because it claims the record is
			 exempt in whole or in part from disclosure, the requestor may request the
			 attorney general's office to review the matter.
(4) Any person may obtain court review of a
			 denial of a public records request under RCW     42.56.550.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter shall be to adopt rules descriptive of the Washington state department of information services and the information services board and to ensure compliance with the provisions of chapter 42.17 RCW (Initiative 276), and in particular with RCW    42.17.250 through 42.17.320, dealing with public records.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-010, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-010, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-010, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-020 - Definitions

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(1) Public record shall have the meaning described in RCW    42.17.020(36).
(2) Writing shall have the meaning described in RCW    42.17.020(42).
(3) The Washington state department of information services is the agency created by chapter 504, Laws of 1987, hereinafter referred to as the department.
(4) The Washington state information services board is appointed in the manner described in RCW    43.105.032. The Washington state information services board shall hereinafter be referred to as the board.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-020, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00; 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-020, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-020, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-020, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-030 - Description of organization

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(1) The board shall conduct its business through the administrative office of the department. The administrative office is located in the Jefferson Building, 1110 Jefferson Street S.E., Olympia, Wash., 98504.
(2) The board is composed of those members described in RCW    43.105.032 to carry out the duties contained in chapter 43.105 RCW as amended. The administrative head of the board is the director of the department of information services, hereinafter referred to as the director. All communications, requests and business shall be forwarded to the director at the aforedesignated administrative office of the board.
(3) The board and department are chartered by the legislature to provide for coordinated planning and management of state information services.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-030, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00; 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-030, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-030, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-030, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-050 - Public records available

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All public records of the board and of the department, as defined in WAC 143-06-020 are deemed to be available for public inspection and copying pursuant to these rules, except as otherwise provided by RCW    42.17.310 and WAC 143-06-100.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-050, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-050, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-050, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-060 - Public records officer

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The board and the department's public records shall be in the charge of the public records officer designated by the director. The person so designated shall be located in the administrative office of the board and the department. The public records officer shall be responsible for the following: The implementation of the board and the department's rules and regulations regarding release of public records, and generally ensuring compliance with the public records disclosure requirements of chapter 42.17 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-060, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00; 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-060, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-060, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-060, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-070 - Office hours

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Public records shall be available for inspection and copying during the customary office hours of the administrative office.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-070, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00; 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-070, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-070, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-070, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-080 - Requests for public records

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Public records may be inspected or copied or copies of such records may be obtained, by members of the public, upon compliance with the following procedures:
(1) A request shall be made in writing upon a form prescribed by the department which shall be available at its administrative office. The form shall be presented to the public records officer; or to any member of the department's administrative office, if the public records officer is not available, at the administrative office of the department during customary office hours. The request shall include the following information:
(a) The name of the person requesting the record
(b) The time of day and calendar date on which the request was made
(c) The nature of the request
(d) If the matter requested is referenced within the current index maintained by the records officer, a reference to the requested record as it is described in such current index
(e) An appropriate description of the record is requested.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-090 - Copying

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-090, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00; 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-090, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-090, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-090, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-100 - Exemptions

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(1) The department may determine that a public record requested in accordance with the procedures outlined in WAC 143-06-080 is exempt under the provisions of RCW    42.17.310.
(2) In addition, pursuant to RCW    42.17.260, the department may delete identifying details when it makes available or publishes any public record, in any cases where there is reason to believe that disclosure of such details would be an invasion of personal privacy protected by chapter 42.17 RCW. The public records officer will fully justify such deletion in writing.
(3) All denials of requests for public records must be accompanied by a written statement specifying the reason for the denial, including a statement of the specific exemption authorizing the withholding of the record and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the records withheld.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-100, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00; 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-100, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-100, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-100, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-110 - Review of denials of public records request

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(1) Any person who objects to the denial of a request for a public record may petition for review of such decision by tendering a written request to the director for review. The written request shall specifically refer to the written statement by the public records officer or other staff member which constituted or accompanied the denial.
(2) The director shall consider the matter and either affirm or reverse such denial. In any case, the request shall be returned with a final decision, within two business days following the original denial.
(3) Administrative remedies shall not be considered exhausted until the director has returned the petition with a decision or until the close of the second business day following denial of inspection, whichever occurs first.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-110, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-110, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-110, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-120 - Protection of public records

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(1) No person shall knowingly alter, deface or destroy public records of the board and department.
(2) Original copies of public records of the board and department shall not be removed from the administrative offices of the board and department.
(3) Records furnished for public inspection or copying shall be returned in good condition and in the same file sequence or organization as when furnished.
(4) Disruptive conduct by those requesting public records of the board and department shall not be permitted.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-120, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00; 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-120, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-120, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-120, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-130 - Records index

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The department has available to all persons a current index which provides identifying information as to the records of the board and department. Agency records are indexed and retained as follows:
The generic index for department records is located in the office of the DIS Public Records Officer, at 1110 Jefferson Street S.E., Olympia, Washington 98504. This index lists public records as required by RCW    42.17.260, and indicates the division of the department in which they are located. Specific forms and documents are retained in the divisions as identified on the records retention schedules established by the division of state archives of the office of the secretary of state. These schedules are available to the public through the public records officer.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-130, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00. Statutory Authority: RCW    43.17.060. 91-07-033, §
										143-06-130, filed 3/15/91, effective 4/15/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-130, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-130, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-130, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-140 - Communications with the board and department

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All communications with the board and department including but not limited to the submission of materials pertaining to its operations and/or the administration or enforcement of chapter 42.17 RCW and these rules; requests for copies of the board and department's decisions and other matters, shall be addressed as follows: Washington State Department of Information Services, c/o Public Records Officer, Jefferson Building, 1110 Jefferson Street S.E., Olympia, Wash. 98504.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-140, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00; 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-06-140, filed 10/11/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.105 RCW. 81-07-004 (Order 004), §
										143-06-140, filed 3/6/81; Order 0002, §
										143-06-140, filed 9/12/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-160 - Records in possession of data processing service centers

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No public records of users of department services shall be made
						available for public inspection or copying by the department without the
						express written authorization of the user.
Requests for inspection or copying of public records of the
						user, held or maintained by the center, shall be referred to the user for
						determination as to the right of public access to such records, pursuant to
						chapter 42.56 RCW.
Reviser's note:
The typographical errors in the
							above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the
							Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW
							    34.08.040.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 00-01-028, §
										143-06-160, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00; Order 0005, §
										143-06-160, filed 4/17/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-170 - Calculations of action costs of producing copies of public records declared to be unduly burdensome-Adoption of statutory fee schedule

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(1) Consolidated Technology Services has
					deemed the actual calculation of costs to the agency for producing responsive
					records to a public records request is unduly burdensome, because:
a) The office does not have the resources to
					conduct a study to determine all its actual copying costs;
b) staff resources are insufficient to
					perform a study and to calculate such actual costs
c) funds were not allocated for performing a study to
					calculate such actual costs and the agency lacks the necessary funds to perform
					a study and calculations;
d) to
					conduct such a study would interfere with other essential agency
					functions
e) through the 2017
					legislative process, the public and requesters have commented on and been
					informed of authorized fees and costs, including for electronic records,
					provided in RCW     42.56.120(2)(b) and (c), (3) and (4).
As such, Consolidated Technology Services shall charge for
						copies of records pursuant to the default fees in RCW     42.56.120(2)(b) and (c).
						Consolidated Technology Services will charge for customized services pursuant
						to 42.56.-120(3). Under RCW     42.56.130, Consolidated Technology Services may
						charge other copy fees authorized by statutes outside of chapter 42.56 RCW.
						Consolidated Technology Services may enter into an alternative fee agreement
						with a requester under RCW     42.56.120(4).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-180 - Fee waivers

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(1) Requestors
			 are required to pay for copies in advance of receiving records.
(2) The public records officer may waive
			 copying fees when:
(a) All of the records
			 responsive to an entire request are paper copies only and are 25 or fewer
			 pages;
(b) All of the records
			 responsive to an entire request are electronic and can be provided in a single
			 email with attachments of a size totaling no more than the equivalent of 100
			 printed pages. If that email for any reason is not deliverable, records will be
			 provided through another means of delivery, and the requestor will be charged
			 in accordance with this rule; or
(c) The public records officer determines,
			 based upon the circumstances of the records request, that fee waiver is in the
			 public interest.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-06 - Practice and procedure of agency - Public records › Section 143-06-190 - Requestor fees and deposits

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Consolidated Technology Services shall require an advance
						deposit of ten percent of the estimated fees when the copying fees for an
						installment or an entire request, or customized service charge, exceeds
						twenty-five dollars.
All required fees must be paid in advance of release of the
						copies or an installment of copies, or in advance of when a deposit is
						required. Consolidated Technology Services will notify the requester of when
						payment is due.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 143 - Consolidated Technology Services › Chapter 143-10 - State Environmental Policy Act guidelines › Section 143-10-010 - Board and department activities exempt

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The Washington state department of information services and the information services board have reviewed their authorized activities and found them to be exempt from the provisions of Title 197 WAC. This statement is provided as compliance with the requirements that the board and department adopt guidelines consistent with Title 197 WAC.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW. 88-21-029 (Order 88-1), §
										143-10-010, filed 10/11/88; Order 76-01, §
										143-10-010, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-100 - Organization › Section 148-100-001 - Description of organization

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(1) The Washington
			 state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss is a state agency
			 established and organized under the authority of
			 chapter
			 72.40 RCW to provide
			 statewide leadership and support for the coordination of regionally delivered
			 educational services in the full range of communication modalities, for children
			 who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing. The center manages and directs the
			 supervision of the school for the deaf and collaborates with appropriate public
			 and private partners for the training and professional development of educators
			 serving children who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing.
(2) The center is governed by a ten-member
			 board of trustees, appointed by the governor, which is responsible for performing
			 needed oversight services to the governor and legislature in the development of
			 programs for the deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind and in the operation of the
			 center, including the school for the deaf. The executive director of the
			 Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss shall be
			 responsible for supervision and management of the center, including the school
			 for the deaf and its programs as well as other duties which are prescribed by
			 RCW
			    72.40.0191 and
			 72.40.024.
(3) The administrative office of the center is
			 located at 611 Grand Blvd., Vancouver, Washington 98661. Any person may obtain
			 additional information and make submissions and requests at the administrative
			 office. Additional information concerning organization and educational programs
			 may also be obtained from the school's webpage at
http://www.wsd.wa.gov
.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     72.42.041. 02-22-059, §
										148-100-001, filed 11/1/02,
				  effective 12/2/02. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     72.40.022 and
				  34.05.220(1)(b).
				  90-16-012, §
										148-100-001, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-100 - Organization › Section 148-100-010 - Meetings of the board of trustees

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The board of trustees holds regular meetings in accordance with
				the Open Public Meetings Act,
				chapter
				42.30 RCW, and
				RCW
				   72.42.070 pursuant to a schedule established
				yearly by the board and such special meetings as may be requested by the chair of
				the board or by a majority of the members of the board and announced in
				accordance with
				RCW
				   42.30.080. The dates, times and locations of
				these meetings may be found in the
Washington State Register
or
				by contacting the office of the executive director, Washington state center for
				childhood deafness and hearing loss, 611 Grand Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington.
				A regular meeting may be canceled by action of the board or the board
				chair.
All regular and special meetings are open to the general public;
				however, the chair may call an executive session when permitted by law at which
				members of the general public shall not be present unless invited.
No official business may be conducted by the board of trustees
				except during a regular or special meeting. No individual member of the board may
				act on behalf of the board unless specifically instructed by action of the
				board.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     72.42.031. 05-10-008, §
										148-100-010, filed 4/25/05,
				  effective 5/26/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     72.42.041. 02-22-059, §
										148-100-010, filed 11/1/02,
				  effective 12/2/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-100 - Organization › Section 148-100-020 - Meetings-Board agenda-Communication

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(1) Anyone,
			 other than a board member or a representative of the executive director's office
			 wishing an item placed on the agenda of a board meeting, must have a written
			 request to the board secretary, executive director's office, no later than twelve
			 o'clock noon twelve business days before the next scheduled meeting of the board.
			 The secretary will relate the request to the chair of the board as soon as
			 feasible. The chair will determine whether the item is to be placed on the
			 agenda. The chair or designee will notify the individual initiating the request
			 as to whether or not the item will be placed on the agenda.
(2) All materials to be considered by the board
			 must be submitted in sufficient quantities to provide each member of the board
			 and the secretary with appropriate copies. To allow the board to have the benefit
			 of background information and research, the executive director shall be given an
			 opportunity, whenever possible, to review and evaluate all materials prepared for
			 consideration by the board prior to submission to the board. The executive
			 director shall also have the opportunity to make recommendations prior to a
			 decision by the board on the matter.
(3) Proposed new policies and/or changes in
			 policy will be presented first to the board of trustees as a report. Board action
			 will usually be taken at a subsequent meeting. If expedient action on the matter
			 would clearly be beneficial to the school, the board may consider taking action
			 at the time the policy is first presented to the board.
(4)
(a) Each
			 regular meeting of the board shall provide members of the public an opportunity
			 to address the board on any item of business. Groups and individuals are to
			 submit their statements in writing to the board secretary, executive director's
			 office, whenever possible no less than two weeks prior to the time of the
			 meeting. The board encourages groups to designate a spokesperson to address the
			 board on their behalf.
(b) The chair
			 of the board reserves the right to determine time limits on statements and
			 presentations.
(c) The intent of the
			 board shall be to provide equal time for opposing presentations. The chair also
			 maintains the right to regulate the subject matter of that which may be presented
			 or discussed at the open meeting including, but not limited to, matters which are
			 the subject of current or pending grievances or adjudicative or disciplinary
			 proceedings. Matters for consideration, discussion, and/or debate will be limited
			 to the extent allowed by the Open Public Meetings Act,
			 chapter
			 42.30 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-100 - Organization › Section 148-100-030 - Officers of the board

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(1) At the first
			 regular meeting of the board each fiscal year, the board shall elect from its
			 membership, a chair and vice-chair to serve for the ensuing year. In addition,
			 the executive director shall serve as secretary to the board of trustees. The
			 secretary may, at his or her discretion, appoint the executive assistant to the
			 executive director to act as recording secretary for all regular and special
			 meetings of the board.
(2) The chair
			 shall preside at each regular or special meeting of the board, sign all legal and
			 official documents recording action of the board, and review the agenda prepared
			 for each meeting of the board. The chair shall, while presiding at official
			 meetings, have full right of discussion and vote.
(3) The vice-chair shall act as chair of the
			 board in the absence of the chair.
(4) In case of the absence of the chair and
			 vice-chair from any meeting of the board of trustees or in case of the inability
			 of both of the two to act, the board of trustees shall elect for the meeting a
			 chair pro tempore, and may authorize such chair pro tempore to perform the duties
			 and acts authorized or required by said chair or vice-chair to be performed, as
			 long as the inability of these said officers to act may continue.
(5) The secretary of the board shall, in
			 addition to any duties imposed by law or the governor, keep the official seal of
			 the board, maintain all records of meetings and other official action of the
			 board.
(6) The secretary shall also
			 be responsible for board correspondence, compiling the agenda of meetings, and
			 distributing the minutes of the meetings and related reports.
(7) The secretary, or his or her designee, must
			 attend all regular and special meetings of the board, and official minutes must
			 be kept of all such meetings except in executive sessions.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     72.42.041. 02-22-059, §
										148-100-030, filed 11/1/02,
				  effective 12/2/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-100 - Organization › Section 148-100-040

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     72.42.041. 02-22-059, §
										148-100-040, filed 11/1/02,
				  effective 12/2/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-100 - Organization › Section 148-100-050 - Revision of bylaws

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(1) The board of
			 trustees may adopt bylaws to govern its operations.
(2) Bylaws of the board may be revised by
			 majority vote of the board, provided such changes are proposed at least one
			 meeting prior to the meeting at which the vote is taken. Bylaws may be revised by
			 unanimous vote of the board at the same meeting at which the revision is
			 originally proposed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     72.42.041. 02-22-059, §
										148-100-050, filed 11/1/02,
				  effective 12/2/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-100 - Organization › Section 148-100-200

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     72.42.041. 02-22-059, §
										148-100-200, filed 11/1/02,
				  effective 12/2/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 148-108-010 - Adoption of model rules of procedure

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The model rules of procedure
				adopted by the chief administrative law judge pursuant to
				RCW
				   34.05.250, as now or hereafter amended, are
				hereby adopted for use at the school, with the following exception: WAC
				10-08-190 Adjudicative proceedings
				-- Cameras -- Recording devices. See WAC
				148-108-090 which determines the
				use of cameras and recording devices at adjudicative proceedings. 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. In the case of a conflict between
				the model rules of procedure and procedural rules adopted in this title, the
				procedural rules adopted by the school shall govern.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  72.40.022,
				  34.05.220(1)(a) and
				  34.05.250. 90-16-013, §
										148-108-010, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 148-108-020 - Appointment of presiding officers

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Unless the hearing is assigned to
				the office of administrative hearings, the superintendent or the superintendent's
				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
				superintendent or his or her designee, or any combination of the above. Where
				more than one individual is designated to be the presiding officer, one person
				shall be designated by the superintendent or the superintendent's designee to
				make decisions concerning discovery, closure, means of recording adjudicative
				proceedings, and similar matters.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  72.40.022,
				  34.05.220(1)(a) and
				  34.05.250. 90-16-013, §
										148-108-020, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 148-108-030 - Method of recording

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Proceedings shall be recorded by a method
				determined by the presiding officer, among those available pursuant to the model
				rules of procedure in WAC
				10-08-170.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  72.40.022,
				  34.05.220(1)(a) and
				  34.05.250. 90-16-013, §
										148-108-030, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 148-108-040 - Application for adjudicative proceeding

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An application for
				adjudicative proceeding shall be in writing. Application forms are available at
				the following address:
Washington State School for the Deaf
611 Grand Boulevard, S-26
Vancouver, Washington 98661
Written application for an adjudicative proceeding should be
				submitted to the above address within twenty days of the agency action giving
				rise to the application, unless provided for otherwise by statute or
				rule.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  72.40.022,
				  34.05.220(1)(a) and
				  34.05.250. 90-16-013, §
										148-108-040, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 148-108-060 - Discovery

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Discovery in adjudicative proceedings may be
				permitted at the discretion of the presiding officer. In permitting discovery,
				the presiding officer shall make reference to the civil rules of procedure. The
				presiding officer shall have the power to control the frequency and nature of
				discovery permitted, and to order discovery conferences to discuss discovery
				issues.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  72.40.022,
				  34.05.220(1)(a) and
				  34.05.250. 90-16-013, §
										148-108-060, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 148-108-070 - Confidentiality of formal adjudicative proceedings

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In formal
				adjudicative proceedings, the presiding officer shall have the power to close all
				or part of the hearing to public observation. The presiding officer shall have
				the power to impose reasonable conditions upon observation of the proceeding and
				regulate the use of photographic and recording equipment to preserve
				confidentiality.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  72.40.022,
				  34.05.220(1)(a) and
				  34.05.250. 90-16-013, §
										148-108-070, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 148-108-080 - Procedure for closing parts of the hearings

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A party may apply for
				a protective order to close part of a hearing. The party making the request
				should 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 days of the request to the presiding officer. The presiding
				officer shall determine which, if any, parts of the proceedings shall be closed,
				and state the reasons therefor in writing within twenty days of receiving the
				request.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  72.40.022,
				  34.05.220(1)(a) and
				  34.05.250. 90-16-013, §
										148-108-080, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 148-108-090 - Recording devices

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No cameras or recording devices shall be allowed
				in those parts of proceedings which the presiding officer has determined shall be
				closed pursuant to WAC
				148-108-070, except for the method
				of official recording selected by the school.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  72.40.022,
				  34.05.220(1)(a) and
				  34.05.250. 90-16-013, §
										148-108-090, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 148 - Deaf, Washington State School for the › Chapter 148-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 148-108-100 - Brief adjudicative procedure

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This rule is adopted in accordance
				with RCW
				   34.05.482 through
				34.05.494, the provisions of which
				are hereby adopted. Brief adjudicative procedures shall be used in all matters
				related to:
(1) Student conduct or
			 disciplinary proceedings pursuant to chapter 148-120 WAC;
(2) Amendment of education records pursuant to
			 WAC 148-280-030; and
(3) Residency determinations made pursuant to
			 WAC 148-130-040.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  72.40.022,
				  34.05.220(1)(a) and
				  34.05.250. 90-16-013, §
										148-108-100, filed 7/19/90,
				  effective 8/19/90.