WAC 132H-120-220   Responsibility of college discipline committee.  The dean of student services is the college administrator responsible for student discipline. All discipline procedures will be initiated by the dean or his/her designee. The dean shall have the authority to administer the disciplinary action prescribed in this chapter and to convene the college discipline committee. The composition of the college discipline committee shall be as follows: The committee shall be established each fall. It will be composed of the following persons:

     (1) A faculty member appointed by the president of the college.

     (2) A member of the faculty, appointed by the president of the Bellevue Community College Association of Higher Education.

     (3) Two representatives selected by the student services cabinet.

     (4) Three students appointed by the president of the associated students of Bellevue Community College.

     None of the above-named persons shall sit in any case in which he/she has a conflict of interest, is a complainant or witness, has a direct or personal interest, or has acted previously in an advisory capacity. Decisions in this regard, including the selection of alternates, shall be made by the college discipline committee as a whole.

     The college discipline committee chair will be elected by the members of the college discipline committee.

     There shall be a list of alternates provided in the same manner and number in which membership was obtained. The quorum required for a hearing is the chair, one faculty member, one representative of the student services cabinet and one student.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 03-14-015, § 132H-120-220, filed 6/19/03, effective 7/20/03; 02-10-069, § 132H-120-220, filed 4/26/02, effective 5/27/02. Statutory Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW and RCW 28B.50.140. 93-12-008, § 132H-120-220, filed 5/19/93, effective 6/19/93; 92-19-047, § 132H-120-220, filed 9/10/92, effective 10/11/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 86-01-056 (Order 91, Resolution No. 169), § 132H-120-220, filed 12/16/85; Order 16, § 132H-120-220, filed 3/15/73.]