Washington Administrative Code › Title 132H - Bellevue College › Chapter 132H-133 - Organization and general operating policies of Community College District VIII › Section 132H-133-050 - Commercial activity policy

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The mission of Community College District VIII, Bellevue
				Community College, is to provide comprehensive educational programs of the
				highest quality as provided for in the Community College Act of 1967. These
				programs will be responsive to the changing needs of the communities and the
				students served by our district and will be accessible to all those seeking to
				continue their education.
To promote the mission of Bellevue Community College it is
				often necessary to engage in commercial activities that provide goods and
				services that meet special needs of students, faculty, staff and members of the
				public participating in college activities and events.
Chapter 28B.63 RCW establishes standards for institutions of
				higher education to follow in conducting commercial activities. The purpose of
				these laws is to require institutions of higher education to define the
				legitimate purposes under which commercial activities may be approved by a
				college or university and to establish mechanisms for review of such
				activities. The purpose of the policy statement and standards that follow is to
				assure that Bellevue Community College pursues commercial activities in
				compliance with chapter 28B.63 RCW and that all commercial activities of the
				college serve the mission of the college.
(1)
Policy statement.
Bellevue
			 Community College may engage in the providing of goods, services, or facilities
			 for a fee only when such are directly and substantially related to the
			 educational mission of the college. Fees charged for goods, services[,] and
			 facilities shall reflect their full direct and indirect costs, including
			 overhead. They shall also take into account the price of such items in the
			 private marketplace.
(2)
Approval and review of commercial activities.
The vice-president
			 of administrative services shall be responsible for the approval of new
			 commercial activities and the periodic review of existing ones. It shall be the
			 responsibility of this officer to assure that each commercial activity meets
			 the criteria established for commercial activities of the college. Proposals
			 for new or altered services shall be approved by the vice-president of
			 administrative services prior to implementation.
(3)
Criteria for commercial activities
			 serving members of the campus community.
Each of the following criteria
			 shall be used in assessing the validity of providing goods or services to
			 members of the campus community:
(a) The goods
			 or services are substantially and directly related to the mission of the
			 college.
(b) Provision of the
			 goods, services or facilities on campus represents a special convenience to the
			 campus community or facilitates extracurricular activities.
(c) Fees charged for the goods, services or
			 facilities shall take into account the full direct and indirect costs,
			 including overhead. They shall also reflect the costs of such items in the
			 private marketplace.
(d) Procedures
			 adequate to the circumstances shall be observed to ensure that the goods and
			 services are provided only to persons who are students, faculty, staff, or
			 invited guests.