WSR 21-15-019

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

[Filed July 9, 2021, 12:36 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 172-135 WAC, Mandatory medical leave of absence and return.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.35.120(12).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Update the process for determining whether or not a student poses a risk of health, danger, or disruption, and considering a possible mandatory medical leave of absence.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Annika Scharosch, 211 Tawanka Hall, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA 99004, phone 509-359-6724, email ascharosch@ewu.edu, website https://inside.ewu.edu/policies/.

July 9, 2021

Annika Scharosch

Associate Vice President