Rule Revision Workshops
The Washington State Board of Health has organized a
series of workshops to review proposed language for
technical clarity. The goal is to eliminate
confusion from unclear language and to clearly
articulate areas of disagreement.
Key participants will include local environmental
health managers and school facilities managers—the
people who will have to interpret and implement the
rule. Also represented will be school
administrators, local public health administrators,
parents, teachers, school architects and state
agencies. At the urging of legislators, the Board
asked several organizations (see list to right) to
nominate participants.
DOH and Board staff have been working on revised
language intended to resolve many concerns heard
from stakeholders. We anticipate distributing it to
participants before the first workshop. DOH and the
Board will use input from the workshops to finalize
a draft proposal. Workshop participants will have a
chance to comment on an analysis describing costs
and benefits associated with the proposal in late
May. The Board will be briefed June 11 and a rule
hearing is tentatively scheduled for August 13.
Workshop Locations & Dates
Federal Way Public Schools, Board Room
31405 18th Ave South, Federal Way
Holiday Inn SeaTac
17338 International Boulevard, Seattle
Meetings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
These meetings are open to the public for
observation. However, participation in the rule
revision discussions will be limited to members of the
workgroup.
Workgroup Membership
The workgroup will
Include a representative from the following
organizations:
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International
Facilities Maintenance Association (IFMA)
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Local health
jurisdictions (LHJs) (east and west)
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Office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
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Puget Sound School
Coalition (PSSC)
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Washington
Association of School Administrators (WASA)
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Washington
Association of School Business Officials (east
and west) (WASBO)
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Washington Education
Association (WEA)
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Washington
Federation of Independent Schools (WFIS)
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Washington
Association of Maintenance and Operations
Administrators (WAMOA)
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Washington State
Association of Local Public Health Officials
(WSALPHO)
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Washington State
Parent Teacher Association (WSPTA)
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Washington State
School Directors’ Association (WSSDA)
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Department of Health
(DOH)
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State Board of
Health (SBOH)
OSPI has contracted for an architect to participate
in the workshops and a facilitator.
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