WSR 14-07-118

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed March 19, 2014, 11:03 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Adopting chapter 172-90 WAC, Student academic integrity, to codify rules related to academic integrity for students of Eastern Washington University.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.35.120(12).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: These rules are needed to formalize university standards and processes for handling incidents of academic dishonesty.

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

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Trent Lutey, University Policy Administrator, Office of the President, Eastern Washington University, 214 Showalter Hall, Cheney, WA 99004, phone (509) 359-6322, fax (509) 359-7036, and e-mail tlutey@ewu.edu. A public hearing will be held to permit comment on all proposed rules and revisions.

March 19, 2014

Trent Lutey

University Policy Administrator