WSR 15-01-163

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed December 23, 2014, 9:08 a.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 would permit a student to request that the university remove from his or her record a single disciplinary violation relating to the possession or use of alcohol and/or marijuana, and/or other violation of the university's policies relating to alcohol and drugs. Granting such a request is discretionary, and must be made according to university policies and procedures. In addition, the amendments include minor edits that bring the policies in line with current practices.

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, 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.

December 23, 2014

Ralph T. Jenks, Director

Procedures, Records, and Forms

and University Rules Coordinator