WSR 14-11-068

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed May 19, 2014, 1:59 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The university is updating the standards of conduct for students, chapter 504-26 WAC.

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 proposed amendments are intended to bring the standards of conduct for students in line with current university practice, promote compliance with federal and state laws, allow for communication to parties using electronic mail, and ensure that the standards of conduct are consistently applied and enforced.

Process for Developing New Rule: Reviewed internally at many levels before proposal.

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.

May 19, 2014

Ralph T. Jenks, Director

Procedures, Records, and Forms

and University Rules Coordinator