Enforcements for Pierce College
| Case | Agency | Violation/Result | Penalty Amount | Laws RCW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-022 | Pierce College |
Violation: A Communication/Theater/Film Instructor with Pierce College was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit or gain. Evidence showed that they used their Pierce College email account to send and receive emails with files attached containing bookmarks that were not work related. It was also found that they reformatted their Pierce College computer and re-installed an operating system without authorization to do so. Result: A Final Order was issued on May 23, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $2,000. |
$2,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2022-010 | Pierce College |
Violation: An adjunct faculty member of Pierce College was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Evidence indicated that they used their state laptop to store personal and inappropriate documents, memes, photographs and files. Result: A Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order Granting Board Staff's Motion for Summary Judgment was entered on June 7, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $3,000. |
$3,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2014-080 | Pierce College |
Violation: An employee of Pierce College violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to browse the internet for 875 minutes over 28 days and used their email and instant messaging system for personal use. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on March 18, 2016 imposing a penalty of $2,000. |
$2,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2014-079 | Pierce College |
Violation: An employee of Pierce College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer to browse the internet for 4,500 minutes over 40 days, to send and receive non-work-related email and to print over 1800 pages of non-work-related documents. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on March 18, 2016 imposing a penalty of $3,000. |
$3,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2014-038 | Pierce College |
Violation: An employee with Pierce College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their personal benefit when they used their state computer for two outside organizations. Result: Settlement approved on March 13, 2015 for a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended. |
$2,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2014-037 | Pierce College |
Violation: An employee with Pierce College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their personal benefit when they used their state computer to make purchases, to download and store 124 electronic books and spent 517 minutes over 20 workdays browsing the internet. Result: Settlement approved on March 13, 2015 for a civil penalty of $3,000 with $1,500 suspended. |
$3,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2013-022 | Pierce College |
Violation: A former employee of Pierce College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they hired their spouse as a part-time instructor. Evidence indicated that they hired their spouse to teach classes at Pierce College and they were hired by them to teach classes at Bates Technical College. Result: Settlement approved on January 10, 2014 for a civil penalty of $1,750. |
$1,750 | RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.030, RCW 42.52.070 | |
| 2009-018 | Pierce College |
Violation: A Pierce College employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer for personal benefit. Result: Settlement approved on November 13, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $6,500 with $1,500 suspended. |
$6,500 | RCW 42.52.160 |
