WSR 25-07-104
PERMANENT RULES
BELLEVUE COLLEGE
[Filed March 19, 2025, 9:21 a.m., effective April 19, 2025]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Alignment with Bellevue College board of trustees policy manual and planned adoption of WAC as policy 1000. Update and move several sections from other WAC.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 132H-106-055; and amending WAC 132H-106-010, 132H-106-030, and 132H-106-040.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.50.140; chapter 34.05 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-01-039 on December 10, 2024.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 3, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 3, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: March 19, 2025.
Loreen M. Keller
Associate Director
Policy and Government Relations
RDS-6026.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-07-048, filed 3/11/09, effective 4/11/09)
WAC 132H-106-010Board of trustees.
The board of trustees is an agency of the state and derives its authority as described in RCW 28B.50.100 and 28B.50.140. It shall be the responsibility of the board of trustees to establish policy and to evaluate the total college program. The board of trustees shall appoint a college president to administer the college and shall delegate to ((him/her))them the authority and responsibility for implementation of board policy.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-10-067, filed 4/26/02, effective 5/27/02)
WAC 132H-106-030Meetings of the board of trustees.
Meetings may be held upon request by the chair or by a majority of the members of the board.
The board of trustees customarily holds a regular meeting at such time and place as it may designate ((approximately)) every four to six weeks from January through June and from ((September))October through December. Exact board meeting dates may be found in the Washington State Register or ((by contacting the president's office at (425) 564-2302))on the board of trustees website.
(1) All regular and special meetings of the board of trustees shall be announced and held in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW (the Open Public Meetings Act).
(2) No official business shall be conducted by the board of trustees except during a regular or special meeting.
(3) The board of trustees may convene in executive session whenever it is deemed necessary pursuant to RCW 42.30.110.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-07-048, filed 3/11/09, effective 4/11/09)
WAC 132H-106-040Officers of the board.
The board (([annually]))annually elects from its membership a chair and vice chair to serve for the ensuing year. The president of Bellevue College or the president's designee serves as secretary to the board of trustees as specified by ((state law))RCW 28B.50.100.
NEW SECTION
WAC 132H-106-055Organization/operation of the college.
(1) Organization: Bellevue College, Community College District VIII is established in Title 28B RCW as a public institution of higher education. The institution is governed by a six-member board of trustees, appointed by the governor. The board employs a president, who acts as the senior executive officer of the institution. The president establishes the structure of the administration.
(2) Operation: The administrative office is located at the following address: 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue, Washington 98007-6484. Educational operations may be located at other sites throughout the district. The office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. During the summer months the college operates on an alternate schedule, and throughout the year, some evening services are provided. Specific information is available through the college public information office and at the college website.
(3) Additional and detailed information concerning the educational offerings may be obtained at the college website bellevuecollege.edu.