WSR 18-17-097

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE

[Filed August 15, 2018, 8:33 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Columbia Basin College is proposing repealing, amending and/or adding new sections to chapter 132S-100 WAC, Student code of conduct; chapter 132S-20 WAC, Practice and procedure; and chapter 132S-300 WAC, Campus parking and traffic regulations.

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

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Proposed rules are to align the student conduct code with federal and state laws, amend certain sections to provide clarity, update the student conduct and appeal process to safeguard the due process rights for all students, and improve the college's ability to respond to student conduct matters, include items in practice and procedure, and amend some parking and traffic regulations.

Process for Developing New Rule: Normal rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Camilla Glatt, 2600 North 20th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301, phone 509-542-5548, fax 509-544-2029, TTY 800-833-6364, email cglatt@columbiabasin.edu, web site www.columbiabasin.edu.

August 15, 2018

Camilla Glatt

Vice President for

Human Resources

and Legal Affairs