PDFWAC 132M-125-225

Recordkeeping.

(1) The record in a brief adjudicative proceeding shall consist of all documents as required by law and as specified in RCW 34.05.476.
(2) The office of the vice president of student success shall maintain records of student grievance and disciplinary proceedings for at least six years.
(3) The disciplinary record is confidential.
(4) Students may request a copy of their own disciplinary record at their own reasonable expense by making a written request to the vice president of student success. Personally identifiable student information is redacted to protect another student's privacy.
(5) Students may authorize release of their own disciplinary record to a third party in compliance with FERPA, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g, by making a written request to the vice president of student success.
(6) The college may inform the complainant of the outcome of any disciplinary proceeding involving a crime of violence or nonforcible sex offense, as permitted by FERPA, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; 34 C.F.R. Part 99.
(7) The college may not communicate a student's disciplinary record to any person or agency outside the college without the prior written consent of the student, except as required or permitted by law. Exceptions include, but are not limited to:
(a) The student's parents or legal guardians may review these records if the student is a minor or a dependent, if the student is a minor and disciplinary action involves the use or possession of alcohol or controlled substance, or in connection with a health or safety emergency regardless if the student is a dependent or a minor, as permitted by FERPA, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; 34 C.F.R. Part 99.
(b) To another educational institution, upon request, where the student seeks to, intends to, or has enrolled.
(c) Information concerning registered sex offenders.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140, 42.56.040, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, and Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. WSR 15-12-041, § 132M-125-225, filed 5/27/15, effective 6/27/15.]