Washington Administrative Code › Title 132Q - Spokane, Community Colleges of › Chapter 132Q-136 - Use of district facilities › Section 132Q-136-040 - Limitations

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) District facilities
			 of Washington State Community College District 17 may not be used in ways that
			 substantially obstruct or disrupt educational activities or freedom of movement
			 or other lawful activities on or in district facilities.
(2) District facilities may not be used by
			 groups, including informal groups, which discriminate in their membership or
			 limit participation in activities on the basis of race, creed, color, national
			 origin, sex, marital status, age, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or
			 physical disability.
(3) College
			 personnel or official student organizations may use district facilities to
			 present educational forums regarding ballot propositions and/or candidates who
			 have filed for public office as long as the audience is limited to college
			 personnel and students. However, pursuant to RCW   42.17.130"the use of any of
			 the facilities of a public office or agency, directly or indirectly, for the
			 purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any person to any office or for
			 the promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition" is
			 prohibited.
(4) District facilities
			 may not be used for private or commercial purposes such as sales, advertising,
			 or promotional activities unless such activities are in conjunction with
			 authorized use of facilities by outside groups, fund raising activities
			 directly benefiting the district, or activities fulfilling an educational or
			 service need of the students or college personnel. The sale of any item, the
			 use of any advertising material, or operation of any promotional activity is
			 subject to prior approval of the chancellor or designee.
(5) The distribution of handbills, leaflets,
			 pamphlets and similar materials is not permitted in or on those facilities to
			 which access by the general public is restricted or where such distribution
			 would significantly impinge upon the primary business being
			 conducted.
(6) Charitable
			 solicitation is not permitted in or on those facilities to which access by the
			 general public is restricted or where such solicitation would significantly
			 impinge upon the primary business being conducted.
(7) District facilities may be used by other
			 public or private educational institutions or public agencies only insofar as
			 the intended use of the facilities meets a community need not being fulfilled
			 by District 17 and where such activities do not interfere with the educational
			 programs being offered by District 17 or with the maintenance and repair
			 programs of the district. A user fee, if any, for such use shall be determined
			 by the chancellor or designee.
(8)
			 Organizations or persons other than district personnel or official student
			 organizations may use district facilities only after the procedures pursuant to
			 WAC 132Q-136-050 are completed and
			 appropriate user fees have been paid in full or satisfactory payment
			 arrangements completed.
(9)
			 District 17 reserves the right to require that the district be represented at
			 any use of facilities where the presence of a representative is in the best
			 interest of the district.
(10)
			 District equipment shall be used only when authorized and shall not be removed
			 from any facility unless written authorization for such removal has been
			 obtained prior to use.
(11) No
			 decorations or other application of material to walls, ceiling or floors of any
			 facility shall be permitted if such application will in any way mar, deface or
			 injure the facility. Users shall be responsible for the removal or disposal of
			 any decorations, materials, equipment, furnishings or rubbish that remain in or
			 on any facility following use of the facility. Failure of any user to meet this
			 obligation that results in additional cost to the district shall subject the
			 user to additional charges for such costs.
(12) College property may not be used for
			 camping, defined to include sleeping, carrying on cooking activities, storing
			 personal belongings, or the erection of tents or other shelters or structures
			 used for purposes of personal habitation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 12-09-075, §
										132Q-136-040, filed 4/17/12,
				  effective 5/18/12; 11-20-027, §
										132Q-136-040, filed 9/23/11,
				  effective 10/24/11; 04-10-065, §
										132Q-136-040, filed 4/30/04,
				  effective 5/31/04; 84-19-028 (Resolution No. 22), §
										132Q-136-040, filed
				  9/14/84.