Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 28B.50.857 (2026)
Faculty tenure—Decision not to renew probationary appointment, notice by appointing authority, when
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Upon the decision not to renew a probationary faculty appointment, the appointing authority shall notify the probationer of such decision as soon as possible during the regular college year: PROVIDED, That such notice may not be given later than one complete quarter, except summer quarter, before the expiration of the probationary faculty appointment.
Notes:
Intent—Construction—Effective date, application—Severability—1991 c 294: See notes following RCW 28B.50.851.
Severability—1969 ex.s. c 283: See note following RCW 28A.150.050.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1975–1982 · leading case: Washington Educ. Ass'n v. State, 652 P.2d 1347 (Wash. 1982).
Washington Educ. Ass'n v. State, 652 P.2d 1347 (Wash. 1982). “Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the right of the board of trustees or its designated appointing authority not to renew a probationary faculty appointment pursuant to RCW 28B.50.857. New Section. Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of…”
Smith v. Greene, 545 P.2d 550 (Wash. 1976). “” RCW 28B.50.857. The failure of the district to comply with the exact letter of its notice regulation did not prejudice appellant.”
McLachlan v. Tacoma Cmty. Coll., 541 P.2d 1010 (Wash. Ct. App. 1975). “We defer, briefly, the issue of whether the plaintiffs per *374 formed full-time equivalent services for 1971-72, and for purposes of this opinion only, we assume neither Mc-Lachlan nor Wiseman received notice of nonrenewal as required by RCW 28B.”
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