Board of Trustees Meeting

Location

Hybrid Meeting Format: offering both in-person and virtual meeting access

Minutes

Attendees

Board of Trustees: Chair Johnson, Trustee Bowman, Trustee Exstrom, Trustee Swenson 

Executive Cabinet: Danielle Slota, Emily Lardner, Jamilyn Penn, Melanie Lawson

Assistant Attorney General: Bruce Marvin 

Study Session call to order: 8:05 a.m.

Opportunity for public comment

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Action items

• Action item a. Request for approval to file for emergency rule changes to the Highline College Student Conduct Code in alignment with 2024 federal regulation changes and creation of a new chapter of Highline College WAC to maintain the current Title IX process for reported incidents of behavior occurring prior to August 1, 2024.

Trustee Bowman moved for the following: 

MOTION

Following consultation with the Office of Student Conduct and the Office of Title IX, and the support of Acting Co-Presidents Drs. Emily Lardner and Jamilyn Penn, 

I MOVE to approve the addition of 

new sections to the Highline College Student Conduct Code to add an amnesty section, and

maintain previous Supplemental discipline procedures for cases involving Title IX sexual

harassment for incident prior to August 1, 2024 : WAC 132I-126-060, 132I-127-505,

132I-127-515, 132I-127-525, 132I-127-535, 132I-127-545, 132I-127- 555, 132I-127- 565,

132I-127-575, 132I-127-585

And to 

Repeal sections of the Highline College Student Conduct Code that contain out of date Title IX

information and process: WAC 132I-126-400, 132I-126-410, 132I-126-420, 132I-126-430,

132I-126-505, 132I-126-515, 132I-126-525, 132I-126-535, 132I-126-545, 132I-126-555,

132I-126-565, 132I-126-575, 132I-126-585

And to 

amend the Highline College Student Conduct Code to integrate sex-based harassment

processes and information with the most up to date Title IX information, clarify portions of code, and update language to current best practices : WAC 132I-126-010, 132I-126-030, 132I-126-040, 132I-126-050, 132I-126-100, 132I-126-125, 132I-126-200, 132I-126-220, 132I-126-230, 132I-126-240, 132I-126-260, 132I-126-270, 132I-126-280, 132I-126-290, 132I-126-300, 132I-126-350 through the emergency rule-making order (CR-103E, RCW 34.05.360) for 120 days commencing on November 19, 2024.

Trustee Exstrom seconded. Motion passed.

Executive Session

Entered Executive Session at 8:15 a.m. until 9 a.m. Meeting extended to 10 a.m.

The Board, as and when deemed necessary, may call an Executive Session for appropriate purposes under the Open Meetings Act.

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General Session was adjourned: 11:54 a.m.

Minutes Signed and Approved

The meeting minutes from July 22, 2024, were approved and signed into record by Chair Johnson and Acting President Dr. Penn on Sep. 12, 2024

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