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AN ACT Relating to campus community crime reporting; and amending RCW 28B.10.569.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 28B.10.569 and 1990 c 288 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Each institution of higher education with a commissioned police force shall report to the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs or its successor agency, on a monthly basis, crime statistics for the Washington state uniform crime report, in the format required by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, or its successor agency. Institutions of higher education which do not have commissioned police forces shall report crime statistics through appropriate local law enforcement agencies.

(2)(a) Each institution of higher education shall publish and distribute a report which shall be updated annually and which shall include the crime statistics as reported under subsection (1) of this section and crime statistics for the institution's campus community as defined by the higher education coordinating board or the state board for community and technical colleges, as appropriate, for the most recent three-year period. Upon request, the institution shall provide the report to every person who submits an application for admission to either a main or branch campus, and to each new employee at the time of employment. In its acknowledgement of receipt of the formal application for admission, the institution shall notify the applicant of the availability of such information. The information also shall be provided on an annual basis to all students and employees. Institutions with more than one campus shall provide the required information on a campus-by-campus basis.

(b) If there is a significant increase in crime or pattern of criminal incidents on a campus or in a campus community, the institution of higher education shall publicize this information through local or campus media.

(3) Each institution of higher education shall provide to every new student and new employee, and upon request to other interested persons, information which follows the general categories for safety policies and procedures outlined in this section. Such categories shall, at a minimum, include campus enrollments, campus nonstudent work force profile, the number and duties of campus security personnel, arrangements with state and local police, and policies on controlled substances. Information for the most recent academic year also shall include a description of any programs offered by an institution's student affairs or services department, and by student government organizations regarding crime prevention and counseling, including a directory of available services and appropriate telephone numbers and physical locations of these services. In addition, institutions maintaining student housing facilities shall include information detailing security policies and programs.

Institutions with a main campus and one or more branch campuses shall provide the information on a campus-by-campus basis.

In the case of community colleges, colleges shall provide such information to the main campuses only and shall provide reasonable alternative information at any off-campus centers and other affiliated college sites enrolling less than one hundred students.

(4) Each institution shall establish a task force which shall annually examine campus security and safety issues. The task force shall review the report published and distributed pursuant to this section in order to ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of the report, and make any suggestions for improvement. This task force shall include representation from the institution's administration, faculty, staff, recognized student organization, and police or security organization.

(5)(a) By June 30, 2004, and at least every ten years thereafter, the higher education coordinating board shall adopt or update rules defining "campus community" for each four-year institution of higher education. In developing the definitions, the higher education coordinating board shall consult with local law enforcement agencies, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, local prosecuting attorneys, the campus security departments of each institution of higher education, the state board for community and technical colleges, and private institutions of higher education.

(b) By June 30, 2004, and at least every ten years thereafter, the state board for community and technical colleges shall adopt or update rules defining "campus community" for each community college. In developing the definitions, the state board for community and technical colleges shall consult with local law enforcement agencies, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, local prosecuting attorneys, the campus security departments of each institution of higher education, the higher education coordinating board, and private institutions of higher education.