5720 Sexual Offender Notification

Initial Date of Approval: 4/22/09

Revision Date(s): 

Administrative Responsibility: Vice President of Student Services

PURPOSE

To provide college community members with timely and accurate information in compliance with federal and state laws about sex offenders who are currently attending the college.

REFERENCES

• RCW 4.24.550 Sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Release of information to public—Website.
• RCW 9A.44.130 Registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Procedures—Definition—Penalties.
• Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act (section 1601 of Public Law 106-386)
• House Bill 2786, Chapter 98, Laws of 2008 (Wash.)

POLICY

It shall be the policy of the college to conform to the state law RCW 4.24.550 to share relevant information about sexual predators to faculty, staff, students and general public on or about the college site.

PROCEDURES

The extent of public disclosure of relevant and necessary information will be rationally related to: (a) The level of risk posed by the offender to the community; (b) the location where the offender resides, expects to reside, or is regularly found; and (c) the need of the affected community members for information to enhance their individual and collective safety.

Once the institution determines the presence of sexual offenders, they will follow the guidelines set out in RCW 4.24.550 for public notification. These guidelines follow the risk levels set by the Washington State Department of Corrections.