WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE

[Filed June 10, 2022, 8:07 a.m.]

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 22-07-084.

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 132W-125-010.

Hearing Location(s): On September 21, 2022, at 3:45 p.m., at Wenatchee Valley College, 1300 Fifth Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

Date of Intended Adoption: October 19, 2022.

Submit Written Comments to: Reagan Bellamy, 1300 Fifth Street, email rbellamy@wvc.edu, fax 509-682-6441, by June 27, 2022.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Kristina Lii, phone 509-682-6854, email kli@wvc.edu.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: WAC reflects regulation changes.

Statute Being Implemented: WAC 132W-125-010.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Name of Proponent: Wenatchee Valley College, governmental.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation, and Enforcement: Reagan Bellamy, 1300 Fifth Street, 509-682-6445.

A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW 28A.305.135.

A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. Rules relate to internal government operations that are not subject to violation by a nongovernment party.

This rule proposal, or portions of the proposal, is exempt from requirements of the Regulatory Fairness Act because the proposal:

Is exempt under RCW 19.85.025(3) as the rules relate only to internal governmental operations that are not subject to violation by a nongovernment party.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 14-08-013, filed 3/20/14, effective 4/20/14)

WAC 132W-125-010Statement of policy.

The college expects that students, staff members, faculty members, or former students who receive services for which a financial obligation is incurred will exercise responsibility in meeting these obligations. Appropriate college staff are empowered to act in accordance with regularly adopted procedures to carry out the intent of this policy, and if necessary to initiate legal action to insure that collection matters are brought to a timely and satisfactory conclusion.

((Admission to or registration with the college, conferring of degrees and issuance of academic transcripts may be withheld for failure to meet financial obligations to the college.))If any person, including faculty member, staff member, student, or former student, is indebted to the institution for an outstanding overdue debt, the institution need not provide any further services of any kind to such individual including, but not limited to, admission, course registration, library access, transmitting files, records, or other services which have been requested by such person.