WSR 24-05-067

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

PIERCE COLLEGE

[Filed February 20, 2024, 11:24 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Pierce College is engaging in the proposed rule-making process to establish time, place, and manner regulations regarding a speech and assembly policy.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.50.140(13).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Pierce College is engaging with the rule-making process to establish procedures and reasonable controls for the use of college facilities to balance the college's responsibility to fulfill its mission as a state educational institution of Washington with the interests of college groups seeking to assemble in common areas of the campus for expressive activity.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

Process for Developing New Rule: Proposed language will be presented to college shared governance councils for comment, as well as reviewed and approved by assistant attorney general, cabinet, and board of trustees.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Julie Draper Davis, 9401 Farwest Drive S.W., Lakewood, WA 98498, phone 253-912-2331, email jdraperdavis@pierce.ctc.edu, website https://www.pierce.ctc.edu/; or Marie Harris, 9401 Farwest Drive S.W., Lakewood, WA 98498, phone 253-864-3104, email mharris@pierce.ctc.edu, website https://www.pierce.ctc.edu/.

February 14, 2024

Julie A. White

Chancellor and CEO