WSR 22-03-081

PERMANENT RULES

HIGHLINE COLLEGE

[Filed January 18, 2022, 10:28 a.m., effective February 18, 2022]

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

Purpose: On May 19, 2020, the Federal Register printed amendments to Title IX regulations (85 F.R. 30575). The new regulations address the grievance process for formal complaints of sexual harassment and became effective on August 14, 2020. In order for the college's Title IX policy and procedures to be compliant with federal regulations, we request the permanent repeal of WAC that addresses Title IX. The language in the WAC no longer aligns with the new regulations. Updated Title IX policy and procedures have been adopted locally.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing chapter 132I-300 WAC; WAC 132I-300-010 and 132I-300-020.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 34.05 RCW; and RCW 28B.50.140(13); 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f); Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 21-17-112 on August 16, 2021.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 2; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 13, 2022.

Summer Korst

Executive Director of Human Resources