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The accused has five (5) business days after receipt of written
notice of the charge(s) to request a hearing before the Disciplinary
Hearing Committee. Failure to request such a hearing in writing
within this five-day period, or failure to appear at such hearing will
constitute a waiver of his or her right to a hearing pursuant to these
procedures. Unless the hearing may result in expulsion, the
accused is not entitled to representation by counsel. If the accused
wishes to be represented by counsel at an expulsion hearing, the
accused shall provide written notice in the request for hearing of
the intention to be represented. If the accused is a minor, he or she
shall be entitled to be accompanied by his or her parent or
guardian at any hearing before the Disciplinary Hearing Committee;
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The Disciplinary Hearing Committee shall be chaired by the dean
of student services, or his or her designee who will serve as the
hearing officer and have as members one representative from each
of the following groups: the Academic Senate, the Classified
Employees, the Student Senate, and college management;
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If the accused requests a hearing, the dean of student services, or
his or her designee shall schedule a disciplinary hearing to take
place within 15 business days of the receipt by him or her of the
written request for a hearing;
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The dean of student services or his or her designee shall give the
accused and members of the Disciplinary Hearing Committee
written notice of the time, place and date set for the hearing;and
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If the accused does not request a hearing, the dean of student
services, or his or her designee may finalize the disciplinary action
with the exception of expulsion, which must be recommended to
the vice president of student and community advancement. If the
vice president determines that expulsion is appropriate, he or she
will recommend expulsion to the Board of Trustees for final
approval.
How Hearing is to be Conducted
The public shall be excluded from this hearing.
The hearing shall be recorded by either an audio recording or stenographic
recording.
The hearing officer may conduct the hearing in any manner he or she
deems appropriate, provided the accused is given the opportunity to
confront the witnesses testifying against him or her and to offer the
statements of any supporting witnesses.
If the Disciplinary Hearing Committee finds adequate support for the
charge(s), it shall take appropriate disciplinary action pursuant to Section I.C
of this procedure.
When the Disciplinary Hearing Committee reaches a decision, the accused
shall be given written notice in a timely manner of the decision, the
disciplinary action, if any, to be taken, and the right to appeal the decision to
the vice president of student and community advancement.
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