BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

[Filed April 6, 2020, 5:41 p.m., effective May 7, 2020]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: Chapter 495A-104 WAC, Board of trustees, is being amended to align with current policies and practices for Bates Technical College.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 495A-104 WAC.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.30.075 and chapter 34.05 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 20-03-029 on January 7, 2020.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: April 6, 2020.

Special Assistant to the President

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 92-12-017, filed 5/26/92, effective 6/26/92)

WAC 495A-104-010((Time and place of board meetings.))Organization.

((The board of trustees shall hold one regular meeting on the third Wednesday of each month except for the month of August at 2:00 p.m. and such special meetings as may be requested by the chairman of the board or by a majority of the members of the board and announced in accordance with law.

All regular and special meetings of the board of trustees shall be held at Bates Technical College, Downtown Campus, 1101 South Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98405, unless scheduled elsewhere, and are open to the general public, except for lawful executive sessions.

No official business may be conducted by the board of trustees except during a regular or special meeting.))Bates Technical College, District 28, is established in Title 28B RCW as a public institution of higher education. The college is governed by a five-member board of trustees, appointed by the governor. The board employs a president, who acts as the chief executive officer of the college. The president establishes the structure of the administration.

WAC 495A-104-015Time and place of board meetings.

The board of trustees shall hold one regular meeting on the third Monday of each month except for the month of August. Meetings will begin with a study session at 2:00 p.m., followed by the business meeting at 3:00 p.m. Special meetings, as may be requested by the chair of the board or by a majority of the members of the board, shall be announced in accordance with applicable open public meetings requirements.

All regular and special meetings of the board of trustees shall be held at Bates Technical College, Downtown Campus, 1101 South Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98405, unless scheduled elsewhere and so noted in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act, chapter 42.30 RCW. Board meetings are open to the general public, except for lawful executive sessions.

No official business may be conducted by the board of trustees except during a regular or special meeting.

The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:

Request for items to be placed on board agenda.

Delegation to college president.

WAC 495A-104-020	Request for items to be placed on board agenda.
WAC 495A-104-030	Delegation to college president.