28B.10.5691 - Campus safety -- Institutional assessments -- Updates -- Reports. - Washington Statutes

Campus safety — Institutional assessments — Updates — Reports.

(1) Each institution of higher education shall take the following actions:

     (a) By October 30, 2008, submit a self-study assessing its ability to facilitate the safety of students, faculty, staff, administration, and visitors on each campus, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of these measures, an assessment of the institution's ability to disseminate information in a timely and efficient manner to students, faculty, and staff, an evaluation of the institution's ability to provide an appropriate level of mental health services, and an action plan and timelines describing plans to maximize program effectiveness for the next two biennia. Four-year institutions shall submit their studies to the higher education coordinating board. Community and technical colleges shall submit their studies to the state board for community and technical colleges.

     (b) By October 30th of each even-numbered year, beginning in 2010, each institution shall submit an update to its [campus safety] plan, including an assessment of the results of activities undertaken under any previous plan to address unmet safety issues, and additional activities, or modifications of current activities, to be undertaken to address remaining safety issues at the institution.

     (2) The higher education coordinating board and the state board for community and technical colleges shall report biennially, beginning December 31, 2010, to the governor and the higher education committees of the house of representatives and the senate on:

     (a) The efforts of each institution and the extent to which it has complied with RCW 28B.10.569 and subsection (1)(b) of this section; and

     (b) Recommendations on measures to assist institutions to ensure and enhance campus safety.

[2008 c 168 § 2.]