PDFWAC 495B-121-310
Student conduct committee.
(1) The student conduct committee shall consist of five members:
(a) Two full-time students appointed by the student government;
(b) Two faculty members appointed by the president;
(c) One administrative employee (other than an administrator serving as a student conduct or conduct review officer) appointed by the president at the beginning of the academic year.
(2) The administrative employee appointed on a yearly basis shall serve as the chair of the committee and may act on preliminary hearing matters prior to convening the committee.
(3) Hearings may be heard by a quorum of three members of the committee so long as the chair, one faculty member, and one student are included on the hearing panel. Committee action may be taken upon a majority vote of all committee members attending the hearing.
(4) Members of the student conduct committee shall not participate in any case in which they are a party, complainant, or witness; in which they have direct or personal interest, prejudice, or bias; or in which they have acted previously in an advisory capacity. Any party may petition for disqualification of a committee member pursuant to RCW 34.05.425(4).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140(13). WSR 25-11-048, s 495B-121-310, filed 5/15/25, effective 6/15/25; WSR 25-02-031, s 495B-121-310, filed 12/19/24, effective 1/19/25. Statutory Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW; and RCW 28B.50.140(13); 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f); Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.; RCW 28B.50.130. WSR 21-07-085, amended and recodified as § 495B-121-310, filed 3/18/21, effective 4/18/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.130. WSR 16-08-029, § 495B-121-110, filed 3/30/16, effective 4/30/16.]