WSR 20-20-090

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

GRAYS HARBOR COLLEGE

[Filed October 5, 2020, 9:53 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Repeal chapter 132B-120 WAC. Revising student conduct code and making emergency rules for new Title IX regulations into permanent rules. Adding new chapter to Title 132B WAC.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.50.130.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Updating the student conduct code and complying with Title IX regulations.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: United States Department of Education with relation to Title IX.

Process for Developing New Rule: Permanent rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Richard Arquette, 1620 Edward P. Smith Drive, Aberdeen, WA 98520, phone 360-538-4078, email Richard.arquette@ghc.edu, website www.ghc.edu; or Darin Jones, 1620 Edward P. Smith Drive, Aberdeen, WA 98520, phone 360-538-4234, email darin.jones@ghc.edu, website www.ghc.edu.

October 2, 2020

Jennifer Alt

Vice President for

Student Services