WSR 24-16-030

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

[Filed July 27, 2024, 12:58 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 172-108 WAC, Adjudicative proceedings.

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: Updating rules to reflect changes to the student conduct code, chapter 172-121 WAC, and a new code, Discrimination and Title IX violations by students, chapter 172-125 WAC, as well as changes to Title IX procedures.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: These changes are being made to comply with regulations issued by the United States Department of Education.

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 27, 2024

Annika Scharosch

Associate Vice President