Section 132V-305-060 - Responsible employees and reporting responsibilities(1) The college is obligated to address acts of sex-based misconduct (including sexual harassment and/or retaliation) of which a responsible employee knew or should have known occurred. A "responsible employee" is any employee who: (a) Has the authority to take action to redress sex-based misconduct;(b) Has been given the duty of reporting incidents of sex-based misconduct or any other misconduct by students; or(c) Is a student employed by the college who could reasonably believe that they have this responsibility.(2) A responsible employee must report to the Title IX coordinator or designee all relevant details about alleged sex-based misconduct (including sexual harassment and/or retaliation) that the complainant or other person has shared. This includes the name of the alleged respondent, if known, the complainant or other person who experienced or witnessed the alleged sex-based misconduct, others involved in the alleged sex-based misconduct, as well as relevant facts, including the date, time, and location. If the complaint is against the Title IX coordinator, or his or her relative attending or working for the college, the complainant should report the matter directly to the president's office for referral to an alternate designee.(3) A responsible employee should provide the following information to a complainant: (a) The reporting obligations (discussed in subsection (2) of this section) of the responsible employee;(b) Complainant's option to request confidentiality and available confidential resources;(c) Complainant's right to file a Title IX complaint with the college;(d) Complainant's right to report a crime to local law enforcement.(4) For convenience of student complaint reporting, there are college-designated responsible employees and contact information on the college's web site.(5) For a staff complaint of sex-based misconduct (including sexual harassment and/or retaliation) by a student or another staff member, the staff complaint may be reported to the immediate supervisor, with the supervisor report/referral to the Title IX coordinator or designee. A direct report to the Title IX coordinator or designee will be more expeditious in terms of processing the complaint. If the complaint is against the Title IX coordinator, or his or her relative attending or working for the college, the complainant should report the matter directly to the president's office for referral to an alternate designee.Wash. Admin. Code § 132V-305-060
Adopted by WSR 16-03-053, Filed 1/15/2016, effective 2/15/2016