WAC 172-121-070   Conduct review officials.  (1) The director of OSRR shall:

     (a) Serve as the primary point of contact for all matters relating to student conduct code violations and proceedings;

     (b) Manage the proceedings as described in this chapter;

     (c) Maintain all records of conduct review proceedings as described in WAC 172-121-080.

     (2) Conduct review officer: The university president shall designate one or more conduct review officers. The director of OSRR may be designated as a conduct review officer. The conduct review officer(s) shall:

     (a) Perform conduct review proceedings under this chapter; and

     (b) Review off-campus incidents of alleged misconduct and make determinations as to whether the conduct involved adversely affects the university community and/or the pursuit of its objectives.

     (3) Student disciplinary council: The student disciplinary council hears cases of conduct code violations as described in WAC 172-121-120. The council also serves as an appeal authority under WAC 172-121-130.

     (a) Council pool: For each academic year, a pool of council members is established based on availability. Appointment of council pool members and their terms of service are as follows:

     (i) Faculty: Three faculty members shall be selected by the faculty senate for three-year terms;

     (ii) Staff: Three university staff members shall be appointed by the university president for three-year terms;

     (iii) Students: Six students shall be appointed by the president of the ASEWU for one-year terms. Student appointments shall be made with the advice and consent of the associated students' legislature, as described in the constitution of the ASEWU. Students holding a position with any of the associated student courts, or who are in any way affiliated with any judicial, quasi-judicial, or advocacy position with the courts of the ASEWU, may not be appointed to the council pool;

     (iv) Nonvoting chair: Two nonvoting chairs shall be elected for a one-year term by members of the council pool. Reelection of chairs is permissible;

     (v) Vacancies: Council pool vacancies shall be filled as needed by the designated appointing authority.

     (b) Session council: When a student disciplinary council is needed for a hearing or an appeal, council members shall be selected from the council pool as follows:

     (i) Composition: A session council shall include, at a minimum, one nonvoting chair, two student members, and two faculty or staff members. The faculty/staff members may be both faculty, both staff, or one faculty and one staff member;

     (ii) Selection: The director of OSRR shall select members from the council pool to serve as the session council. As much as possible, council members should be selected based on their availability;

     (iii) If a nonvoting chair is unavailable, the director of OSRR shall select another member of the council pool to serve as chair;

     (iv) Quorum: Four voting members constitute a quorum;

     (v) Members of the student disciplinary council shall not participate in any case in which they are a defendant, complainant or witness; in which they have a direct or personal interest or bias; or in which they have acted previously in an advisory or adjudicatory capacity;

     (vi) A council member's eligibility to participate in a case may be challenged by parties to the case or by other council members. When such a challenge is made, the session council shall make a decision on the challenge and respond as needed and appropriate; and

     (vii) In the event members of the session council are disqualified or disqualify themselves from a case, a temporary (for that case only) replacement will be appointed by the director of OSRR.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.35.120(12). 09-12-001, § 172-121-070, filed 5/20/09, effective 6/20/09.]