PDFWAC 495C-121-240

Rights of parties.

(1) Clover Park Technical College's student conduct procedures, chapter 495C-121 WAC, and this supplemental procedure shall apply equally to all parties.
(2) The college bears the burden of offering and presenting sufficient testimony and evidence to establish that the respondent is responsible for a Title IX violation by a preponderance of the evidence.
(3) The respondent will be presumed not responsible until such time as the disciplinary process has been finally resolved.
(4) During the hearing, each party shall be represented by an advisor. The parties are entitled to an advisor of their own choosing and the advisor may be an attorney. If a party does not choose an advisor, then the Title IX compliance officer will appoint an advisor of the college's choosing on the party's behalf at no expense to the party.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140, United States Department [of] Education 34 C.F.R. Part 106 and chapter 495C-121 WAC. WSR 21-17-056, § 495C-121-240, filed 8/10/21, effective 9/10/21.]