Subject of Possible Rule Making: Lower Columbia College's (LCC) code of student conduct rules that pertain to how LCC defines hazing and provides disciplinary sanctions for hazing.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 34.05 RCW; and RCW 28B.50.140(13); 2SHB 1751 (2022) amending RCW 28B.10.900.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: LCC must amend WAC 132M-126-015, 132M-126-020, and 132M-126-030; and must adopt WAC 132M-126-036 in order to meet its obligations under "Sam's Law" 2SHB 1751 (2022) amending RCW 28B.10.900 regarding hazing prevention.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Bryanna Smith, 1600 Maple Street, P.O. Box 3010, Longview, WA 98632, phone 360-442-2100, fax 360-442-2129, TTY 800-833-6388, email rulemaking@lowercolumbia.edu, website https://lowercolumbia.edu/disclosure/rulemaking.php; or Kendra Sprague, 1600 Maple Street, P.O. Box 3010, Longview, WA 98632, phone 360-442-2121, fax 360-442-2129, TTY 800-833-6388, email ksprague@lowercolumbia.edu, website https://lowercolumbia.edu/disclosure/rulemaking.php.