Rulemaking Activity | Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors

Semi-annual Rulemaking Agenda January - June 2023
Rule and Status	Public Hearings or Comments
WAC 196-12 Registered professional engineers Existing Rule Current Rulemaking Preproposal Statement of Inquiry Previous Rulemaking Rulemaking Order Proposed Rules Concise Explanatory Statement 6/8/22 public hearing audio	See Preproposal Statement of Inquiry for information about submitting comments.
WAC 196-09 Board practices and procedures (Indexing Rule) Current rule Preproposal Statement of Inquiry	See Preproposal Statement of Inquiry for information about submitting comments.
WAC 196-09 Board practices and procedures (complaint processing approach) Current rule Preproposal Statement of Inquiry	See Preproposal Statement of Inquiry for information about submitting comments.
WAC 196-25 Business practices Proposed Rulemaking Order Proposed Rule Rulemaking Order Concise Explanatory Statement	A public hearing was held on November 30, 2022 Public hearing audio
WAC 196-26A Registered professional engineer and professional land surveyor fees WAC 196-30 Fees for on-site wastewater treatment designers and inspectors Current rules: WAC 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees WAC 196-30 - Fees for on-site wastewater treatment designers and inspectors Preproposal Statement of Inquiry Proposed Rulemaking Order Rulemaking Order Concise Explanatory Statement & comments received Proposed Rule WAC 196-26A WAC 196-30	A public hearing was held on February 1, 2023 Public hearing audio
WAC 196-32 On-site wastewater treatment system designer licenses/inspector certificates of competency Current rule Preproposal Statement of Inquiry Proposed Rulemaking Order Rulemaking Order Concise Explanatory Statement & comments Proposed Rule	A public hearing was held on January 25, 2023 Public hearing audio
WAC 196-29 Professional Practices Current rule Withdrawal of WSR 23-01-109 (Filed 12-9-2022) Preproposal Statement of Inquiry (WSR 23-01-109) NEW Preproposal Statement of Inquiry	See Preproposal Statement of Inquiry for information about submitting comments.

Explanation of Abbreviations

RCW—Revised Code of Washington (Washington State laws)
WAC—Washington Administrative Code (Washington State agency regulations)

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