Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 504-31 WAC, Conduct on campus code.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.30.150.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The university is adopting a code of conduct for members of the university community.

     Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

     Process for Developing New Rule:      Agency study.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ralph T. Jenks, Director, Office of Procedures, Records, and Forms and University Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 641225, Pullman, WA 99164-1225, phone (509) 335-2005, fax (509) 335-3969, and e-mail prf.forms@wsu.edu.

     A public hearing will be held to permit comment to all proposed rules and revisions. There will be an opportunity to provide written comments to the proposed rules.

September 19, 2012

Ralph T. Jenks, Director

Office of Procedures, Records, and Forms

and the University Rules Coordinator