WSR 17-11-105

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed May 22, 2017, 3:09 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The college wishes to adopt a WAC on the use of college facilities for first amendment purposes.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.50.140(13).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Attorneys representing the Washington state community and technical college system drafted a model code for use of college facilities for first amendment activities. The purpose of this model code addressing time, place and manner is to establish policy and procedures for reasonable controls for the use of college facilities for both college and noncollege groups. It is intended to balance the college's responsibility to fulfill our mission as a state educational institution of Washington with the interests of college groups and noncollege groups who are interested in using college facilities for first amendment purposes.

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 Dennis Curran, Associate Vice President of Human Resources and Title IX Compliance Human Resources/Title IX, 20000 68th Avenue West, Lynnwood, WA 98036, edcc.edu, dennis.curran@email.edcc.edu, (425) 640-1647.

May 22, 2017

Dennis Curran

Associate Vice President

for Human Resources