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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504', '§ 504']

WSR 12-04-049
[ Filed January 30, 2012, 9:20 a.m. , effective March 1, 2012 ]
Purpose: To update, edit, and clarify the standards of conduct for students, chapter 504-26 WAC.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 504-26-100, 504-26-218, 504-26-402, 504-26-405, and 504-26-407.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 11-22-055 on October 31, 2011.
OTS-4422.1
(2) The appeals board shall be appointed by the vice-president for student affairs. It shall be composed of three persons, including the chair. The chair shall be a university employee. The other members may be university employees ((appointed by the vice-president for student affairs)) or students, provided that the student members have had at least one academic year of service on the university conduct board. Three persons constitute a quorum of the appeals board.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.150. 06-23-159, § 504-26-100, filed 11/22/06, effective 12/23/06.]
(9) Any violation of the university computer use policy found at ((http://www.wsu.edu/~forms/HTML/EPM/EP4_Electronic_Publishing_Policy.htm)) http://public.wsu.edu/~forms/HTML/EPM/EP4_Electronic_Communication_Policy.htm
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.150. 08-05-001, § 504-26-218, filed 2/6/08, effective 3/8/08; 06-23-159, § 504-26-218, filed 11/22/06, effective 12/23/06.]
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 11-11-031, filed 5/11/11, effective 6/11/11)
WAC 504-26-402 Conduct officer actions. (1) Any student charged by a conduct officer with a violation of any provision of standards of conduct for students is notified of the basis for the charge or charges and of the time, date, and place of a conference between the student and the conduct officer through one of the following procedures.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.150. 11-11-031, § 504-26-402, filed 5/11/11, effective 6/11/11; 08-05-001, § 504-26-402, filed 2/6/08, effective 3/8/08; 06-23-159, § 504-26-402, filed 11/22/06, effective 12/23/06.]
(g) Residence hall suspension. Separation of the student from the residence halls for a definite period of time, after which the student may be eligible to return. Conditions for readmission may be specified.
(3) In determining an appropriate sanction for a violation of the standards of conduct for students, a student's or student organization's past contacts with the office of student standards and accountability may be considered.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.150. 11-11-031, § 504-26-405, filed 5/11/11, effective 6/11/11; 08-05-001, § 504-26-405, filed 2/6/08, effective 3/8/08; 07-11-030, § 504-26-405, filed 5/8/07, effective 6/8/07; 06-23-159, § 504-26-405, filed 11/22/06, effective 12/23/06.]
WAC 504-26-407 Review of decision. (1) A decision reached by the university conduct board or a sanction imposed by the student conduct officer may be appealed by the complainant or accused student(s) in the manner prescribed in the decision letter containing the university's decision and sanctions. Such appeal must be made within twenty-one days of the date of the decision letter.
(3) The university appeals board shall review the record and all information provided by the parties and make determinations based on the following:
(4) The appeal board's decision shall be personally delivered or mailed via U.S. mail to the student. Such decision shall be delivered or mailed to the last known address of the accused student(s). It is the student's responsibility to maintain a correct and updated address with the registrar. The university appeal board's decision letter is the final order and shall advise the student or student organization that judicial review may be available. If the appeal board does not provide the student with a response within twenty days after the request for appeal is received, the request for appeal is deemed denied.
(6) For cases involving expulsion or loss of recognition, the university president or designee may review a decision of the appeals board by providing written notice to the student or student organization no later than ten calendar days from the date the appeals board decision is signed.
(c) If the complainant or accused student and/or the student conduct officer or designee wish to explain their views of the matter to the ((appeals board)) president or designee, they shall do so in writing.
(7) Students may petition to delay the date that the final order of the university becomes effective by directing a petition to the chair of the appeals board, or the president or designee, as applicable, within ten calendar days of the date the order was personally delivered to the student or placed in the U.S. mail. The chair, or the president or designee, as applicable, shall have authority to decide whether to grant or deny the request.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.150. 11-11-031, § 504-26-407, filed 5/11/11, effective 6/11/11; 08-05-001, § 504-26-407, filed 2/6/08, effective 3/8/08; 07-11-030, § 504-26-407, filed 5/8/07, effective 6/8/07; 06-23-159, § 504-26-407, filed 11/22/06, effective 12/23/06.]