WSR 15-21-099

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed October 21, 2015, 11:10 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Revise chapter 495B-140 WAC, Use of college facilities, to reflect current federal, state and college policy.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.50.130.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To address free speech on campus to be consistent with new student code of conduct and assistant attorney general recommendations.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ronda Laughlin, Rules Coordinator, Bellingham Technical College, 3038 Lindbergh Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, (360) 752-8334, rlaughlin@btc.edu.

October 21, 2015

Kimberly Perry

President