Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 42.56.375 (2026)
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(1) For the purposes of RCW 28B.112.040 through 28B.112.080 regarding postsecondary educational institutions, personal identifying information in an employee personnel file, student file, investigation file, settlement agreement, or other files held by a postsecondary educational institution that reveals the identity of witnesses to or victims of sexual misconduct committed at the postsecondary educational institution by an employee of the institution are exempt from public disclosure and copying. If the victim or witness indicates a desire for disclosure of the victim's or witness' personal identifying information, such desire shall govern.
(2) For purposes of this section, "witness" does not mean an employee under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct.
[ 2020 c 335 s 7.]
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Findings—Intent—2020 c 335: See note following RCW 28B.112.040.
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Erasmus Baxter V. W. Washington Univ. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021).
Erasmus Baxter V. W. Washington Univ. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “” Further, in 2020, the legislature enacted RCW 42.56.375, the “sexual misconduct in postsecondary educational institutions” section of the PRA, which also 47 Although we need not rely on a legal dictionary to ascertain the “common meaning” of a nontechnical term, we note…”
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