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Board revives WAC review committee to finish rule review of WAC 308-29-85
Summary
The Washington State Collection Agency Board agreed to reconstitute its WAC review committee after a member resignation stalled work on WAC 308-29-85; board members volunteered to move the review forward with the goal of producing a September report.
The Washington State Collection Agency Board on March 20 agreed to restart work on a review of WAC 308-29-85 after committee activity stalled when a member resigned.
At the Sept. 24, 2024 meeting the board appointed a WAC review committee to look at clarifications and waiver requests related to WAC 308-29-85. After the resignation of former board member Sam Leonard, the committee lacked enough members to meet, the board was told. Staff asked the board for direction on whether to recruit new members or appoint existing board volunteers to continue the work.
Board member Denise Smith volunteered to serve on the WAC review committee. Justin Murphy and Mark Case discussed whether Case should remain on the committee or be replaced; board staff said the chair can reassign committee membership if a member leaves and that any work completed would be shared with any newly appointed member. Staff said they would reach out to schedule the committee meeting within about a week and expected the committee to meet in April in order to have a product to report to the full board in September.
Board staff said the committee’s work had been delayed for roughly six months because “we really just can't have a committee of one” after the resignation. No formal vote was recorded on the committee membership during the call; the discussion ended with staff committing to schedule meetings and circulate notes to ensure continuity if membership changes before September.
The board planned to continue to solicit applicants for the two open board seats (the vacancy left by Leonard and a seat for which Mark Case is serving pending replacement). If either seat is filled before September, staff said they would orient the new member to any work the committee had completed.
The discussion occurred during the board's old-business agenda and was staff-led; staff asked for board direction and confirmed a near-term scheduling step rather than a formal policy decision.
