(1) "Academic employee" means any teacher, counselor, librarian, or department head, who is employed by any community college district, with the exception of the chief administrative officer of, and any administrator in, each community college district. Negotiated policies shall apply to all such employees and they shall be represented in negotiations with the board by the Walla Walla Community College education association or any authorized organization duly elected as provided for in RCW 28B.52.030. Nothing in this chapter however shall prohibit any academic employee from appearing in his own behalf on matters relating to his employment relations with the community college district.

(2) "Administrator" means any person employed either full or part time by the community college district and who performs administrative functions as at least fifty percent or more of his assignments, and has responsibilities to hire, dismiss, or discipline other employees. Policies negotiated by Walla Walla Community College education association or any authorized organization duly elected to represent academic employees, as provided for in RCW 28B.52.030, shall not apply to any such personnel and they shall not be represented in negotiations with the board of Walla Walla Community College education association or any authorized organization duly elected to represent academic employees as provided for in RCW 28B.52.030 unless they elect to join the association and the association elects to represent said administrators.