WSR 17-05-012

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed February 3, 2017, 1:09 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The university is updating the standards of conduct for students, chapter 504-26 WAC.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.30.150.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The proposed amendments are intended to update and clarify the standards of conduct for students WAC including, but not limited to, student conduct hearings and appeals.

Process for Developing New Rule: Reviewed internally at many levels before proposal.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Deborah L. Bartlett, Director, Office of Procedures, Records, and Forms and University Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 641225, Pullman, WA 99164-1225, phone (509) 335-2005, fax (509) 335-3969, and email prf.forms@wsu.edu.

A public hearing will be held to permit comment to all proposed rules and revisions. There will be an opportunity to provide written comments to the proposed rules.

February 3, 2017

Deborah L. Bartlett, Director

Procedures, Records, and Forms

and University Rules Coordinator