WSR 06-23-158

PERMANENT RULES

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY


[ Filed November 22, 2006, 9:02 a.m. , effective December 23, 2006 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The rules are being changed to allow authorized Washington State University residence hall, custodial, maintenance, operations, police, fire, and administrative staff and agents to have access to residence halls at all times while performing university duties.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 504-24-020 Social policies and procedures and adding new section WAC 504-24-025 University staff access to residence halls.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.30.150.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-18-086 on September 5, 2006.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: We added a clarification, to make sure that any university agent performing his/her duties could access residence halls. The original referenced only employees, and being so restrictive was not our intent.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: November 17, 2006.

Ralph T. Jenks, Director

Procedures Records and Forms

and University Rules Coordinator

OTS-9210.2


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 87-1, filed 5/26/87)

WAC 504-24-020   Social policies and procedures.   (1) Security hours.

     (a) Living groups are secured during the following hours: 11:00 p.m. - 6:30 a.m. daily.

     (b) It is understood that a living group has the prerogative of maintaining additional security hours if decided by a vote of the living group. The living group's current security hours should be on file in the department of residence living.

     (2) Guest rules.

     (a) Guests must comply with the regulations of the living groups they are visiting.

     (b) Keys or card keys will not be issued to guests.

     (c) The host or hostess shall be responsible for the action(s) of guests.

     (d) All guests must be escorted while in the building.

     (e) Except for those persons authorized access by WAC 504-24-025, guests are defined as anyone not residing in the residence hall.

     (3) Visitation.

     Each living group is permitted to develop its own visitation schedule for its main lounge and lobbies. No visitation on living floors is permitted between hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.095, 28B.30.125, 28B.30.150 and chapter 28B.19 RCW. 87-12-013 (Order 87-1), § 504-24-020, filed 5/26/87. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.125 and 28B.30.150. 80-07-015 (Order 80-2, Resolution No. 6/80-15), § 504-24-020, filed 6/11/80; Order 77-2, § 504-24-020, filed 8/3/77; Order 73-6, § 504-24-020, filed 8/1/73; Order 4, § 504-24-020, filed 10/20/71; Order 3, § 504-24-020, filed 8/5/71.]


NEW SECTION
WAC 504-24-025   University staff access to residence halls.   University administrators or designees, officers, agents, or employees whose duties include working with residence hall residents or programs, performing custodial, maintenance, or operations of residence halls, or performing safety, emergency, security, police, or fire protection services shall have access to residence halls at all times while in the performance of their assigned duties.

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