Washington Administrative Code › Title 132E - Everett Community College › Chapter 132E-122 - Student rights and responsibilities › Section 132E-122-060 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purposes of this conduct code, the following definitions
				apply.
(1)
"Advisor"
is a
			 person selected by a complainant or a respondent to provide support and guidance
			 in hearings under this conduct code.
(2)
"Allegation of misconduct"
is
			 any report of an alleged violation of this conduct code, which may include, but
			 is not limited to, a police report, an incident report, a witness statement,
			 other documentation, or a verbal report or written statement from a complainant
			 or a third party.
(3)
"Attorney"
is a person permitted to practice law in the state of
			 Washington.
(4)
"Business
			 day"
means a weekday, including during the summer, and excludes weekends
			 and college holidays, and/or college closures.
(5)
"College community"
includes
			 all college students and employees. It also includes guests of and visitors to
			 the college during the time they are present on college premises.
(6)
"College official"
is an
			 employee of the college performing their assigned administrative, professional,
			 or para-professional duties.
(7)
"College premises"
includes all campuses and electronic presences of
			 the college, wherever located, and includes all land, buildings, facilities,
			 vehicles, equipment, computer systems, web sites, and other property owned, used,
			 or controlled by the college.
(8)
"Complaint"
is a description of facts that allege violation of the
			 conduct code.
(9)
"Complainant"
is any person who is the alleged victim of prohibited
			 conduct, whether or not such person has made an actual complaint.
(10)
"Conduct officer"
or
"student conduct officer"
is the college official designated by the
			 college to be responsible for initiating disciplinary action for alleged
			 violations of this code.
(11)
"Disciplinary action"
means the decision of the designated college
			 official regarding alleged violations of the student code of conduct and includes
			 any disciplinary sanction imposed for such violations. Disciplinary action does
			 not include summary suspension.
(12)
"FERPA"
refers to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy
			 Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) and its implementing regulations (34 C.F.R. Part
			 99).
(13)
"Filing and
			 services."
(a)
"Filing"
means the delivery to the designated college official of any document that is
			 required to be filed under this code. A document is filed by hand delivering it
			 or mailing it to the college official (or the official's assistant) at the
			 official's office address. Filing is completed upon actual receipt during office
			 hours at the office of the designated official.
(b)
"Service"
means the delivery
			 to a party of any document that is required to be served under this code. A
			 document is served by hand delivering it to the party or by mailing it to the
			 party's address of record. Service is complete when the document is hand
			 delivered or actually deposited in the mail.
(c)
"Electronic filing and
			 services."
Unless otherwise provided, filing or services may be
			 accomplished by electronic mail.