Washington Administrative Code › Title 132L - Centralia College › Chapter 132L-350 - CENTRALIA COLLEGE-STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CODE › Section 132L-350-020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) As used in this chapter, the following
			 words and phrases shall mean:
(a)"ASCC" refers
			 to the associated students of Centralia College, the official student
			 government association.
(b)"Assembly" means any overt activity
			 engaged in by three or more persons, the object of which is to gain publicity,
			 advocate a view, petition for a cause, or disseminate information to any
			 person, persons, or group of persons.
(c)"Board of trustees" or "board" means the
			 board members appointed by the governor of the state of Washington who have
			 final authority for the governance of Centralia College.
(d)"College" means Centralia College, or any
			 additional community college hereafter established with Community College
			 District 12, state of Washington, and collectively, those responsible for its
			 control and operation.
(e) "College
			 community" means trustees, students, employees, and guests on college-owned or
			 controlled facilities.
(f) "College
			 facilities" means and includes any or all property controlled and/or operated
			 by the college.
(g)"College
			 official" includes any person employed by the college performing assigned
			 duties.
(h) "College premises"
			 shall include all campuses of the college, wherever located, and includes all
			 land, buildings, facilities, vehicles, equipment, and other property owned,
			 used, or controlled by the college.
(i) "Complainant" means any person who
			 submits a charge alleging that a student violated the code of student
			 conduct.
(j) "Conduct review
			 officer" is the vice-president of student services or other college
			 administrator designated by the president to be responsible for receiving and
			 reviewing or referring appeals of student disciplinary actions in accordance
			 with the procedures of this code. The president is authorized to reassign any
			 and all of the conduct review officer's duties or responsibilities as set forth
			 in this chapter as may be reasonably necessary.
(k) "Controlled substance" means and includes
			 any drug or substance as defined in chapter 69.50 RCW as now law or hereafter
			 amended.
(l) "Day" means a calendar
			 day, except the effective day, of any provision of this chapter shall be the
			 day following a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
(m) "Disciplinary action" is the process by
			 which the student conduct officer imposes discipline against a student for a
			 violation of the student conduct code.
(n) "Disciplinary appeal" is the process by
			 which an aggrieved student can appeal the discipline imposed by the student
			 code officer. Disciplinary appeals from a suspension in excess of ten
			 instructional days or an expulsion are heard by the student conduct appeals
			 board. Appeals of all other appealable disciplinary action shall be reviewed
			 through brief adjudicative proceedings.
(o) "Faculty member" and "instructor" means
			 any employee of Community College District No. 12 who is employed on a
			 full-time or part-time basis as a teacher, instructor, counselor, or
			 librarian.
(p) "Filing" is the
			 process by which a document is officially delivered to a college official
			 responsible for facilitating a disciplinary review. Unless otherwise provided,
			 filing shall be accomplished by:
(i) Hand
			 delivery of the document to the specified college official or college
			 official's assistant; or
(ii) By
			 sending the document by e-mail and first class mail to the specified college
			 official's office and college email address.
(q) "Living group" means a fraternity,
			 sorority, or other similar off-campus student organization officially
			 recognized by Centralia College.
(r) "President" means the chief executive
			 officer of the college appointed by the board of trustees, and for the purposes
			 of this chapter includes "acting president" or the delegated authority in the
			 absence of the president.
(s) "RCW"
			 means Revised Code of Washington which can be accessed at
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/
.
(t) "Respondent" is the student against whom
			 disciplinary action is initiated.
(u) "Service" is the process by which a
			 document is officially delivered to a party. Unless otherwise provided, service
			 upon a party shall be accomplished by:
(i)
			 Hand delivery of the document to the party; or
(ii) By sending the document by e-mail and by
			 certified mail or first-class mail to the party's last known address.
Service is deemed complete upon hand delivery of the document
				or upon the date the document is e-mailed and deposited in the mail.
(v) "Student" includes
			 all persons taking courses at or through the college, whether on a full-time or
			 part-time basis, and whether such courses are credit courses, noncredit
			 courses, online courses, or otherwise. Persons who withdraw after allegedly
			 violating the code, who are not officially enrolled for particular term but who
			 have a continuing relationship with the college, or who have been notified of
			 their acceptance for admission are considered "students."
(w) "Student conduct officer" is a college
			 administrator designated by the president or vice-president of student services
			 to be responsible for implementing and enforcing the student conduct code. The
			 president or vice-president of student services is authorized to reassign any
			 and all of the student conduct officer's duties or responsibilities as set
			 forth in this chapter as may be reasonably necessary.
(x) "Student group" means a number of
			 students who are not officially recognized as a student organization.
(y) "Student organization" means a number of
			 students who have complied with the formal requirements of college recognition
			 as provided by the ASCC.
(z)
			 "Summary hearing" means a short, concise, and immediate hearing.