WSR 19-19-022
PERMANENT RULES
SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
[Filed September 10, 2019, 10:52 a.m., effective October 11, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to recodify WAC 392-400-226 Harassment, intimidation, and bullying, into a new, stand-alone chapter of the Washington Administrative Code, chapter 392-405 WAC. This rule making makes no material changes to the rule.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 392-405-005, 392-405-010, and 392-405-020.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.300.285.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-14-045 on June 27, 2019.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 3, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 10, 2019.
Chris P. S. Reykdal
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Chapter 392-405 WAC
HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING
NEW SECTION
WAC 392-405-005Authority.
The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.300.285, which provides that the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules regarding school districts' communication of a model harassment, intimidation, and bullying policy and procedure to parents, students, employees, and volunteers.
NEW SECTION
WAC 392-405-010Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the requirements school districts must meet when communicating the district's harassment, intimidation, and bullying policy and procedure to parents, students, employees, and volunteers.
NEW SECTION
WAC 392-405-020School district rules defining harassment, intimidation and bullying prevention policies and procedures—Distribution of rules.
(1) A school district's harassment, intimidation and bullying policy and procedure must be published and made available to all parents or guardians, students, employees, and volunteers on an annual basis.
(2) A school district must publish, at a minimum, the following materials:
(a) The district's policy and procedure;
(b) A harassment, intimidation, and bullying incident reporting form; and
(c) Current contact information for the district's harassment, intimidation and bullying compliance officer.
(3) If a school district does not distribute the policy and procedure to all parents or guardians, students, employees, and volunteers, the district must provide notice that describes the contents of the policy and procedure and specifies the person(s) to contact for a copy. The notice must be provided to students and parents on an annual basis in a manner reasonably calculated to come to their attention.