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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia pursuant to the authority set forth under the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Amendments (Act) effective January 2, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-36; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-1202.01(a) and 38-1202.06)(3),(13) (2001 & 2011 Supp.) hereby amends chapter 6 (Campus Life) of subtitle B (University of the District of Columbia) of title 8 (Higher Education) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), as follows, effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. The purpose of the proposed rules is to establish policies and procedures for timely warnings in the event of an emergency.
The substance of the rules adopted herein was published in the D.C. Register on November 18, 2011, at 58 DCR 9881for a period of public comment of not less than thirty (30) days, in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a) (2011 Supp.). No public comments were received by the Board within the public comment period and no changes were made to the rulemaking since it was published as proposed. The Board adopted the rules as final on January 18, 2012. These rules shall go into effect upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 6, CAMPUS LIFE, of subtitle B, UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, of title 8, HIGHER EDUCATION, of the DCMR is amended as follows:
Section 617 is amended to read as follows:
617 TIMELY WARNING
617.1 The University of the District of Columbia is committed to providing students, faculty, and staff timely notification of emergencies that may represent a serious or ongoing threat to the University community.
617.2 The University’s Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management is responsible for the issuance of timely warning procedures in compliance with local and federal law.
617.3 Timely warnings are issued in the event a situation, which arises either on or off campus, constitutes a threat to the University community. The decision to issue a timely warning shall be based on the requirements of §617.4 and other pertinent information on a case by case basis, with due consideration as to the possible risk of compromising law enforcement efforts.
617.4 Timely warnings shall be issued in response to the following crimes:
(a) Murder;
(b) Sex offenses;
(c) Forcible or nonforcible robbery;
(d) Aggravated assault;
(e) Burglary;
(f) Motor vehicle theft;
(g) Manslaughter;
(h) Arson;
(i) Arrests of persons referred for campus disciplinary action for liquor law violations, drug-related violations, and weapons possession; and
(j) In response to certain crimes involving bodily injury to any person, in which the victim is intentionally selected because of the actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability of the victim.
617.5 Methods of dissemination shall include at least two (2) of the following methods:
(a) Electronic distribution through e-mail;
(b) Posting of hard copies in public areas;
(c) Postings via social networking sites;
(d) Text messaging; and
(e) Posting on University websites, including Public Safety and Emergency Management and newsletters.
617.6 Following issuance, Timely Notifications or Crime Alerts shall be posted in conspicuous locations for public view for a period of no less than sixty (60) days.
