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Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-160 - Admissions and registration procedures › Section 132I-160-065 - Registration procedures

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There are two categories of registration procedures. One
				category applies to matriculated students, the other to those enrolled in
				continuing education courses. In both cases, registration is not completed
				until the student submits all required registration materials and pays all
				tuition and fees in full.
(1) The
			 college provides a schedule of dates and times to register.
(2) Currently enrolled and returning students
			 are assigned the first set of registration appointments based on the number of
			 credits earned at Highline College.
(3) Newly admitted students register during
			 open enrollment.
(4) Late
			 registration occurs after the tenth day of classes.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-160-065, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-160-065, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-160 - Admissions and registration procedures › Section 132I-160-090 - Changes in registration

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(1)
			 Changes in schedule: Students may change their course schedule after initial
			 registration. Deadlines for changes are available on-line and on
			 campus.
(2) Dropping a course:
			 Students may drop courses as indicated in the registration calendar available
			 on-line. Classes dropped during the first three weeks of the quarter will not
			 appear on student transcripts. Classes dropped after the third week of the
			 quarter will appear on the student transcript with the designation "W" for
			 withdrawal.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-160-090, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-160-090, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92; Order 013, §
										132I-160-090, filed
				  1/6/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-160 - Admissions and registration procedures › Section 132I-160-100 - Fees

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(1) Tuition and
			 fees are based on residency requirements (WAC
			 132I-160-060)  and upon
			 chapter
			 28B.15 RCW, College and
			 university fees. Tuition is set by the Washington state legislature and is
			 subject to change. The current tuition and fee schedule is available
			 on-line.
(2) Special quarterly
			 fees:
(a) Students who park on-campus must pay
			 a parking fee.
(b) Courses may have
			 additional fees as listed on the web site.
(c) Some testing services charge a fee. A
			 list of these services and fees may be obtained from the testing center or
			 on-line web site.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-160 - Admissions and registration procedures › Section 132I-160-110 - Refunds

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Refunds resulting from official withdrawal from courses will
				be computed as follows for state supported courses:
(1) One hundred percent. The refund will be
			 one hundred percent of the amount paid if an official withdrawal form is
			 received in the registration office before the sixth day of instruction of the
			 quarter for which the fees have been paid. The deadlines vary for summer
			 quarter courses, late-starting courses, or short courses. Deadlines are
			 available from the college web site.
(2) Canceled courses. When Highline College
			 cancels a course, the college will refund the total amount paid for the course
			 unless the student enrolls in a course to replace the canceled course. If the
			 new course is for fewer credits, the college will refund the
			 difference.
(3) Forty percent.
			 Highline College will refund forty percent of the total amount paid if an
			 official withdrawal form is received in the registration office on or after the
			 sixth day of instruction, provided such withdrawal occurs within the first
			 twenty calendar days following the beginning of instruction. The deadlines vary
			 for summer quarter courses, late-starting courses, or short courses. Deadlines
			 are published on the college web site.
(4) Continuing education classes. To obtain
			 refunds for continuing education courses, withdrawals must be received
			 forty-eight hours before the first scheduled course meeting. Other refunds,
			 except for course cancellation, will be made at the discretion of the
			 continuation education director.
(5) Fees considered "nonrefundable" will be
			 so designated in college materials and/or web sites.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-160-110, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.140(13). 95-15-026,
				  §
										132I-160-110, filed 7/11/95,
				  effective 8/11/95. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-160-110, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92; Order 013, §
										132I-160-110, filed
				  1/6/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-160 - Admissions and registration procedures › Section 132I-160-120 - Appeals

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Students have the right to appeal admission and registration
				deadlines and decisions. All appeals must be in writing. Admission and
				registration appeals are submitted in writing to the registrar after the
				student has consulted with the admissions director. Students may expect a
				written response to an appeal within thirty business days. The registrar's
				decision is final.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-160-120, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-160-120, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-168A - Highline College library › Section 132I-168A-010 - Purpose of the library

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(1)
			 Highline College library, through its role of supporting free expression and
			 free access to ideas, assists the college in achieving the college's mission of
			 superior education for its diverse community. The library provides both on-site
			 and remote access to information and knowledge. The library endeavors to
			 provide access to books and other materials of value for their wide range of
			 information, interest, viewpoints and enlightenment on the problems and issues
			 of our times. Just as the library's doors remain open to all individuals,
			 regardless of age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion,
			 national origin or socio-political views, so the library's collection remains
			 open to all material regardless of author's age, ability, gender, sexual
			 orientation, race, religion, national origin or socio-political viewpoint.
			 Further, Highline College library, as part of an educational institution in a
			 democratic society, perceives itself as challenger to all attempts at
			 censorship and/or proscription of views of either patron or creator.
(2) The library maintains, and makes
			 available to all users, written policies and procedures on:
(a) Collection development;
(b) Hours of service;
(c) Circulation periods;
(d) Availability of resources;
(e) Borrowing and access;
(f) Fees;
(g) Consideration and complaint processes;
			 and
(h) Protection of library
			 records.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-168A - Highline College library › Section 132I-168A-050 - Library use

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Consistent with a community college as an active and integral
				part of the community, the library's materials and services are a public
				resource available to the surrounding community. Within this principle, the
				library's primary clientele are students, faculty, and staff of Highline
				College. The library also welcomes students from other Washington community and
				technical colleges and the community at large. The resources of the library are
				also available for sharing with other libraries within the state and
				globally.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq. and
				  RCW
				    28B.50.140. 04-23-044, §
										132I-168A-050, filed 11/12/04,
				  effective 12/13/04; Order 012, § 132I-168-050 (codified as WAC
				  132I-168A-050), filed
				  10/31/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-168A - Highline College library › Section 132I-168A-090 - Schedule of fees and charges

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The schedule of fines and charges is posted at the library
				circulation desk and is available through the office of the dean of
				instructional resources. All patrons are subject to uniform application of this
				schedule.
(1) Damage charges. Damage
			 charges for all library materials, regardless of type or classification, will
			 reflect the cost of repair but will not exceed the cost of replacement. Damage
			 charges for special collection materials will be determined by the dean of
			 instructional resources.
(2)
			 Replacement charges are levied for lost or nonreturned items, and for damaged
			 items where the cost of repair exceeds the cost of replacement. Replacement
			 charges are based on the current purchase price of the item plus the
			 item-processing fee outlined in the schedule of fees and charges.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq. and
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 04-23-044, §
										132I-168A-090, filed 11/12/04,
				  effective 12/13/04. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-168A-090, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92; Order 012, § 132I-168-090 (codified as WAC
				  132I-168A-090), filed
				  10/31/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-168A - Highline College library › Section 132I-168A-100 - Appeals of fees and charges

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(1) Library patrons wishing to appeal fees
			 and/or charges assessed by the library may do so by completing library forms
			 found at the circulation desk. Completed forms are to be filed with the
			 director of circulation services at the plaza level circulation desk. Failure
			 to file this form within one day of the assessment of the fine or charge in
			 question or within one day of the time the library patron was made aware of the
			 fee or should have been aware of the fee shall be deemed a waiver of the right
			 to appeal.
(2) Upon receipt of a
			 properly filed request for a brief adjudicative proceeding, the dean of
			 instructional resources shall conduct a hearing. Within ten days of such
			 hearing, the dean shall serve the patron with an initial order either upholding
			 or denying the patron's appeal. Such order shall comply with the requirements
			 of RCW
			   34.05.485 and WAC
			 10-08-210.
(3) If the initial order is considered
			 unsatisfactory, the library patron may file an appeal with the vice-president
			 of academic affairs or his or her designee. Such request shall be made in
			 writing, shall clearly state the grounds for the appeal, and shall be
			 postmarked within twenty-one days of the date of service of the initial order.
			 Failure to file this request within twenty-one days shall be deemed as
			 acceptance of the disposition proposed by the dean.
(4) The vice-president's decision shall be
			 final.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq. and
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 04-23-044, §
										132I-168A-100, filed 11/12/04,
				  effective 12/13/04. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-168A-100, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92; Order 012, § 132I-168-100 (codified as WAC
				  132I-168A-100), filed
				  10/31/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-010 - Access to public records

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This chapter shall be known as Highline College rules on
				public records.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-276-010, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-015 - Records index

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A records index of all documents as required by law shall be
				maintained by the college.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-276-015, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-017 - Definitions

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(1) "Public record"
			 includes any written information relating to the conduct of government or the
			 performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used
			 or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or
			 characteristics.
(2) "Writing"
			 means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, e-mail,
			 electronically maintained documents and every other means of recording any form
			 of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds
			 or symbols, combination thereof and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes,
			 photographic films and prints, magnetic or punched cards, disks, drums and
			 other documents.
(3) Highline
			 College is an agency organized by statute pursuant to
			 chapter
			 28B.50 RCW and shall
			 hereinafter be referred to as the "college."
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-276-017, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-020 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to ensure compliance by
				Highline College with chapter 42.17 RCW while at the same time preserving the
				orderly operation of the community college district and the privacy of the
				students and employees of the college.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-276-020, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-030 - Request for documents - Procedure

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(1) For purposes of compliance with chapter
			 1, Laws of 1973, a records officer shall be designated by the college
			 president. The duties of the records officer may include, but are not limited
			 to, the implementation of the college's rules and regulations regarding release
			 of public records, coordinating college staff in this regard, and generally
			 insuring compliance by the staff with the public records disclosure
			 requirements.
(2) All documents
			 which are public records as defined by chapter 42.17 RCW are presumptively
			 available for public access, except as restricted by WAC
			 132I-276-050. Any person wishing
			 to inspect a public record shall submit a written request to the public records
			 officer. The request must include the following information:
(a) The name of the person requesting the
			 record;
(b) The calendar date on
			 which the request was made;
(c) The
			 period of time for which information is requested;
(d) The nature and description of the
			 request;
(e) In all cases in which
			 a member of the public is making a request, it shall be the obligation of the
			 public records officer or staff member to whom the request is made, to assist
			 the member of the public in appropriately identifying the public record
			 requested.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-045 - Review of denials of public records request

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(1) Any person who objects to the denial of a
			 request for a public record may petition, in writing, for prompt review of such
			 decision.
(2) The written request
			 by a person requesting review of a decision denying a public record shall be
			 submitted to the president or his designee.
(3) Within two business days after receiving
			 the written request for review of a decision denying a public record, the
			 president or his or her designee, shall complete such review.
(4) During the course of the review the
			 president or his or her designee shall consider the obligations of the district
			 to fully comply with the intent of
			 chapter
			 42.56 RCW insofar which
			 requires providing full public access to official records, but shall also
			 consider both the exemptions provided in
			 chapter
			 42.56 RCW and the
			 provisions of the statute which require the college to protect public records
			 from damage or disorganization, prevent excessive interference with essential
			 functions of the agency, and prevent any unreasonable invasion of personal
			 privacy by deleting identifying details.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-276-045, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-276-045, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-050 - Exemptions

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(1) The college
			 reserves the right to withhold documents or redact information that is exempt
			 from disclosure under the provisions of
			 chapter
			 42.56 RCW or any other
			 applicable laws.
(2) The college
			 reserves the right to redact information from public records in any case where
			 such information is exempt from disclosure. A reasonable time shall be allowed
			 for redacting the exempt information. Responses to requests for public records
			 that contain redacted documents shall be accompanied by an exemption log that
			 identifies the redacted document and contains a written statement describing
			 the applicable exemption, the legal citation to the exemption, and a brief
			 description of how the exemption applies to the redacted information.
(3) All denials of requests for public
			 records, whether in part or in whole, must be accompanied by an exemption log
			 containing a description of the document (including the type of record, the
			 number of pages, its date and unless otherwise protected, the name of its
			 author and recipient) a written statement describing the applicable exemption,
			 the legal citation to the exemption, and a brief description of how the
			 exemption applies to the record being withheld or redacted. Where use of any
			 identifying features whatever would reveal protected content, records may be
			 designated by a numbered sequence.
(4) The release or disclosure of student
			 educational records is governed by federal regulation, Family Educational
			 Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Separate and different standards and procedures
			 may apply to requests for student educational records.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-276-050, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-276-050, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-060 - Copying

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No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records.
				The college will charge twenty-five cents per page for providing copies of
				public records. This charge applies to scanning documents into a PDR or other
				electronic formats, as well as paper copies. This charge is intended to
				reimburse the college for its actual costs arising from the copying or scanning
				of requested public records. If a particular request for copies requires an
				unusually large amount of time, or the use of any equipment not readily
				available, the college reserves the right to charge for copies at a rate
				sufficient to cover any additional costs. The college reserves the right to
				require a ten percent advance payment of estimated copy or scanning costs
				before commencing copying or scanning. The college reserves the right to
				produce copies of documents on a partial or installment basis and charge for
				each part of the request as it is provided. If an installment of a records
				request is not claimed or reviewed, the college is not obligated to fulfill the
				balance of the request.
When electronic records are provided on electronic media such
				as CDs or DVDs, the college may recover the cost of producing the media.
The college may recover the cost of packaging and mailing
				requested records.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-276-060, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-276-060, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-080 - Office hours

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For purposes of this chapter, the regular office hours of
				Highline College are available on the college web site.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-276-080, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-276-080, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-100 - Public records Form 1

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Community College District IX
Public Records Form 1
To: . . . . . . . . . . ..
The applicant requests inspection of the following
							 documents:
1. . . . . . . . . . . ..
2. . . . . . . . . . . ..
3. . . . . . . . . . . ..
The applicant agrees to return the documents unharmed
							 and in an orderly fashion.
Signed . . . . . . . . . . ..
Address . . . . . . . . . . ..
This form must be presented to the records officer or
							 their secretary.
Disposition:
. . . . . . . . . . ..
The requested document is available for
							 inspection.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
The college is not in possession of such a
							 document.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
Please clarify precisely what documents are being
							 requested as it cannot be determined from your application what documents are
							 desired.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
The requested is denied because the document
							 is:
. . . . . . . . . . ..
(a)
Personal information in a file maintained for a
							 student of this institution.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
(b)
Personal information in a file maintained for an
							 employee of the district disclosure of which would violate the employee's right
							 to privacy.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
(c)
A preliminary draft, note, recommendation, or
							 interagency memorandum in which opinions are expressed or policies formulated
							 or recommended, which document has not been publicly cited by this agency in
							 connection with an agency action.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
(d)
A record which is relevant to a controversy to which
							 this agency is a party which record would not be available to another party
							 under the rules of pretrial discovery.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
(e)
The document contains personal information which,
							 when deleted, can be released, and such deletions will be completed by . . . .
							 . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . ..
(f)
Other.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . ..
Signed . . . . . . . . . . ..
Title . . . . . . . . . . ..
A refusal to make a record available for inspection
							 may be appealed to the president.
Received: . . . . . . . . . . ..
Returned: . . . . . . . . . . ..
Demand: . . . . . . . . . . ..
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-276-100, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-276 - Access to public records › Section 132I-276-110 - Public records Form 2

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Community College District IX
Public Records Form 2
To: . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
The applicant has been denied inspection of a
							 document which is possessed by Community College District IX. The denial was
							 made following submission of Form 1 (attached hereto).
The applicant appeals the disposition made on Form 1
							 and requests you to review this denial prior to the close of the second
							 business day following the denial of the request.
Signed . . . . . . . . . . ..
Address . . . . . . . . . . ..
This form must be presented to the secretary of the
							 president. The appellant understands the president is not available until . . .
							 . . . . . . ., and agrees to an extension of the return until . . . . . . . .
							 . ..
Signed . . . . . . . . . . ..
Disposition:
. . . . . . . . . . ..
Inspection of the documents is granted.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
Inspection will be granted following deletion of
							 personal material in the requested documents.
. . . . . . . . . . ..
Inspection of the documents is denied because
Signed . . . . . . . . . . ..
Title . . . . . . . . . . ..
Received: . . . . . . . . . . ..
Returned: . . . . . . . . . . ..
Demand: . . . . . . . . . . ..
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-276-110, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-280 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 › Section 132I-280-010 - Confidentiality of student records

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The college continually receives requests from outside sources
				for information about students, both past and present. The staff and faculty of
				the college are reminded that
				20 U.S.C
				1232(g) the Family
				Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 directs the college to adopt a
				policy on student education records to insure that information contained in
				such records is treated in a responsible manner with due regard to the personal
				nature of the information contained in those records. In order to prevent
				embarrassment or possible legal involvement of the college and its employees
				because of improper disclosure of information, it is important that college
				policy be implemented in the release of such information.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-280-010, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-280 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 › Section 132I-280-015 - Definition of a student

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A student is defined as any person who is or has been
				officially registered at Highline College and with respect to whom the college
				maintains education records or personally identifiable
				information.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				    28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-280-015, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-280 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 › Section 132I-280-020 - Education records - Student's right to inspect

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(1) A student has the right to inspect and
			 review his or her education records.
(a) For
			 purposes of this section the term "education records" means those records,
			 files, documents, and other materials which contain information directly
			 related to a student.
(b) The term
			 "education records" does not include:
(i)
			 Records of instructional, supervisory, and administrative personnel which exist
			 solely for the use of the maker and which are not accessible or revealed to any
			 other person except a substitute.
(ii) In the case of persons who are employed
			 by an educational institution but who are not attending that institution,
			 records made and maintained in the normal course of business which relate
			 exclusively to such person in that person's capacity as an employee and are not
			 available for any other use.
(iii)
			 Records on a student which are created or maintained by a physician,
			 psychiatrist, psychologist, or other recognized professional or
			 paraprofessional capacity, or assisting in that capacity and which are created,
			 maintained, or used only in connection with the treatment of the student, and
			 are not available to anyone other than persons providing such treatment;
			 provided, however, that such records can be personally reviewed by a physician
			 or other appropriate professional of the student's choice.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-280 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 › Section 132I-280-025 - Requests and appeal procedures

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(1) A request by a student for review of
			 information should be made in writing to the college individual or office
			 having custody of the particular record.
(2) An individual or office must respond to a
			 request for education records within a reasonable period of time, but in no
			 case more than thirty days after the request has been made. A college
			 individual or office which is unable to comply with a student's request within
			 the above-stated time period shall inform the student of that fact and the
			 reasons in writing.
(3)
(a) A student who feels that his or her
			 request has not been properly answered by a particular individual or office or
			 who feels that the information contained in those records is incorrect should
			 contact the appropriate dean responsible for the individual or office for
			 mediation.
(b) In cases where a
			 student remains dissatisfied after consulting with the appropriate dean the
			 student may then request a hearing by the president or his or her designee(s).
			 Following the hearing, the hearing officer shall render his or her decision
			 within a reasonable period of time. In all cases the decision of the hearing
			 officer shall be final.
(c) In no
			 case shall any request for review by a student be considered by the college
			 which has not been filed with that body in writing within ninety days from the
			 date of the initial request to the custodian of the record.
(d) The college shall not review any matter
			 regarding the appropriateness of official academic grades beyond that provided
			 for in WAC
			 132I-120-427, et seq.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-280 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 › Section 132I-280-030 - Release of personally identifiable records

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(1) The college shall not permit access to or
			 the release of education records or personally identifiable information
			 contained therein, other than "directory information" without the written
			 consent of the student, to any party other than the following:
(a) College staff, faculty, and students when
			 officially appointed to a faculty council or administrative committee, when the
			 information is required for a legitimate educational interest within the
			 performance of their responsibilities to the college, with the understanding
			 that its use will be strictly limited to the performance of those
			 responsibilities.
(b) Federal and
			 state officials requiring access to education records in connection with the
			 audit and evaluation or a federally or state-supported education program or in
			 connection with the enforcement of the federal or state legal requirements
			 which relate to such programs. In such cases the information required shall be
			 protected by the federal or state official in a manner which will not permit
			 the personal identification of students and their parents to other than those
			 officials and such personally identifiable data shall be destroyed when no
			 longer needed for such audit, evaluation, or enforcement of legal
			 requirements.
(c) Agencies or
			 individuals requesting information in connection with a student's application
			 for, or receipt of financial aid.
(d) Organizations conducting studies for or
			 on behalf of the college for purposes of developing, validating, or
			 administering predictive tests, administering student aid programs, and
			 improving instruction, if such studies are conducted in such a manner as will
			 not permit the personal identification of students by persons other than
			 representatives of such organizations, and such information will be destroyed
			 when no longer needed for the purposes for which it was provided.
(e) Accrediting organizations in order to
			 carry out their accrediting functions.
(f) Any person or entity designated by
			 judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena, upon condition that the student is
			 notified of all such orders or subpoenas in advance of the compliance
			 therewith. Any college individual(s) or office(s) receiving a subpoena or
			 judicial order for education records shall immediately notify the assistant
			 attorney general for the college before releasing the documents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-280 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 › Section 132I-280-035 - College records

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All college individuals or offices having custody of education
				records will develop procedures in accord with WAC
				132I-280-010 through
				132I-280-040. Any supplementary
				regulations found necessary by departments will be filed with the college which
				will be responsible for periodic review of policy and procedures.
No records shall be kept that reflect a student's political or
				ideological beliefs or associations.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-280-035, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-280 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 › Section 132I-280-040 - Review of records requests and requests to amend

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(1) The registrar shall be responsible for
			 reviewing unusual requests for information and for assisting in the
			 interpretation of these rules.
(2)
(a) A student who believes that information
			 contained in his or her educational records is inaccurate or misleading or
			 violates his or her privacy may request that the college amend these
			 records.
(b) The college shall
			 decide within ten working days of a student's request to amend records whether
			 or not it will amend those records.
(c) If the college decides to refuse to amend
			 the educational records of the student according to his or her request, it
			 shall so inform the student of the refusal and advise the student of the right
			 to a hearing.
(d) The student
			 feeling aggrieved by a denial of his or her request to amend educational
			 records may file an appeal requesting a formal adjudicative proceeding before
			 the president or their designee.
(e) If, at the conclusion of the hearing
			 process, the college still declines to amend the student's educational records,
			 the student may place a statement in his or her educational records explaining
			 that he or she feels that the records are erroneous and setting out the reasons
			 for this belief. This statement shall be retained as long as the disputed
			 information is on file and shall be forwarded with this information any time it
			 is disclosed to an outside agency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-310 - Nonacademic complaints against college employees › Section 132I-310-010 - Purpose and definition

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The purpose of this procedure is to provide guidelines that
				promote constructive dialogue, understanding, and informal resolution of
				complaints and concerns that arise against college employees outside the
				instructional setting. This process also provides an avenue for formal
				procedures should an informal approach be ineffective. A complaint is hereby
				defined as a statement that expresses a complainant's dissatisfaction with the
				performance or action of a college employee, which the complainant believes to
				be unfair or inconsistent with college policy or procedures.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-310-010, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-310 - Nonacademic complaints against college employees › Section 132I-310-015 - Exclusions of complaint process

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This procedure is not to be used where other procedures are
				required for the resolution of specific categories of complaints or appeals.
				Student concerns covered by existing college policy or procedures (e.g.,
				complaints against faculty members section 807 of the HCEA/HCC negotiated
				agreement) are excluded from this complaint process and should be brought to
				the attention of the appropriate college official.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-310-015, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-310 - Nonacademic complaints against college employees › Section 132I-310-020 - Time limitations

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Anyone wishing to express a complaint, as previously defined,
				should do so no later than ten business days from the time the complainant knew
				or reasonably should have known of the concern. Timely initiation of a
				complaint rests with the complainant.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-310-020, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-310 - Nonacademic complaints against college employees › Section 132I-310-040 - Complainant assistance

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At any time during the complaint process, a complainant may
				request that the executive director of human resources or his or her designee
				assign a college employee to provide the complainant with guidance and
				assistance with the complaint process.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140. 12-16-111, §
										132I-310-040, filed 8/1/12,
				  effective 9/1/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-325 - SEPA rules › Section 132I-325-010 - Implementation of State Environmental Policy Act

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(1) It shall be the policy of Community
			 College District No. 9 that all actions taken by the district shall comply with
			 the provisions of
			 chapter
			 43.21C RCW (State
			 environmental policy, chapters 197-11 and 131-24 WAC, as presently enacted or
			 hereafter amended).
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-325-010, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-400 - Loss of eligibility-Student athletic participation › Section 132I-400-010 - Grounds for ineligibility

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Any student found by the college to have violated
				chapter
				69.41 RCW by virtue of a
				criminal conviction or otherwise insofar as it prohibits the possession, use,
				or sale of legend drugs, including anabolic steroids, will be disqualified from
				participation in any school-sponsored athletic event or
				activity.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-400-010, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-400 - Loss of eligibility-Student athletic participation › Section 132I-400-020 - Suspension procedure - Right to hearing

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Any student notified of a claimed violation of WAC
				132I-400-010 shall have the
				right to a brief adjudicative hearing if a written request for such a hearing
				is received by the dean of students within twenty-one days of receipt of a
				declaration of further athletic ineligibility. If no written request is
				received within twenty-one days after receipt of the declaration of athletic
				ineligibility, the student will be deemed to have waived any right to a brief
				adjudicative hearing and will be declared ineligible from further participation
				in school-sponsored athletic events for the remainder of the school
				year.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-400-020, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-400 - Loss of eligibility-Student athletic participation › Section 132I-400-030 - Suspension procedure - Hearing

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If a timely written request for a hearing is made, the dean of
				students shall designate a hearing officer who shall be a college officer who
				is not involved with the athletic program to conduct the brief adjudicative
				hearing. The hearing officer shall promptly conduct the hearing and permit
				affected parties to explain both the college's view of the matter and the
				student's view of the matter. The brief adjudicative proceeding shall be
				conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act,
				RCW
				  34.05.482 through
				34.05.494.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-400-030, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-400 - Loss of eligibility-Student athletic participation › Section 132I-400-040 - Decision

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(1) The college
			 official who acts as hearing officer shall issue a written decision which shall
			 include a brief statement of the reasons for the decisions and a notice that
			 judicial review may be available. All documents presented, considered, or
			 prepared by the hearing officer shall be maintained as the official record of
			 the brief administrative proceeding. A decision must be promptly rendered after
			 the conclusion of the brief adjudicative hearing and in no event later than
			 twenty days after the request for hearing is received by the dean of
			 students.
(2) The student may
			 appeal the hearing officer's decision to the president, in accordance with the
			 procedures set forth in WAC
			 132I-120-450. The president's
			 decision shall be final.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-400-040, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132I - Highline College › Chapter 132I-500 - Severability › Section 132I-500-010 - Severability

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If any provision of this title or its application to any person
				or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title or the application
				of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not
				affected.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW et seq.,
				  RCW
				  28B.50.100 and
				  28B.50.140. 92-15-115, §
										132I-500-010, filed 7/21/92,
				  effective 8/21/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132J - Green River College › Chapter 132J-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 132J-108-010 - Adoption of model rules of procedure

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The model rules of procedure adopted by the chief
				administrative law judge pursuant to
				RCW
				  34.05.250, as now or hereafter amended, are
				hereby adopted for use at this institution. Those rules may be found at chapter
				10-08 WAC. Other procedural rules adopted in this title are supplementary to
				the model rules of procedure. In the case of a conflict between the model rules
				of procedure and procedural rules adopted in this title, the procedural rules
				adopted by this institution shall govern. Rules adopted at this institution
				prior to July 1, 1989, remain in full force and effect unless specifically
				repealed or amended.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140(13),
				  34.05.220 and
				  34.05.250. 90-22-067, §
										132J-108-010, filed 11/5/90,
				  effective 12/6/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 132J - Green River College › Chapter 132J-108 - Practice and procedure › Section 132J-108-020 - Appointment of presiding officers

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The presiding officer for an adjudicative proceeding shall be
				designated by rule or, in the absence of an applicable rule or effective
				designation, appointed by the president or president's designee. The presiding
				officer shall be an administrative law judge, a member in good standing of the
				Washington State Bar Association, a panel of individuals, the president or his
				or her designee, or any combination of the above. Where more than one
				individual is designated to be the presiding officer, one person shall be
				designated by the president or president's designee to make decisions
				concerning discovery, closure, means of recording adjudicative proceedings, and
				similar matters.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.50.140(13). 93-04-022,
				  §
										132J-108-020, filed 1/27/93,
				  effective 2/27/93. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.140(13),
				  34.05.220 and
				  34.05.250. 90-22-067, §
										132J-108-020, filed 11/5/90,
				  effective 12/6/90.