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Comprehensive Administrative Regulations Review

The University has begun the process of conducting an in-depth, comprehensive review of its Administrative Regulations. The purpose of this review is to determine:

1. if a policy is still needed or if it should be combined with another administrative policy;
2. whether the purpose and goal of the policy is still being met;
3. if changes are required to improve the effectiveness or clarity of the policy and procedures; and
4. to ensure that appropriate education, monitoring, and ongoing review of the policy is occurring.

Approach

To accomplish the comprehensive Administrative Regulations review, the President has appointed a campus-wide Regulations Review Committee (RRC) comprised of representatives from key areas of the University. This review will be a conducted in partnership the affected University area or unit (the "policy owner") and the Regulations Review Committee.

Steps

1. Policies for review are identified.
2. A RRC subcommittee initially reviews the regulation to address overall issues (e.g., need for regulation, general reactions to content, high level recommendations).
3. Feedback from the RRC subcommittee is documented and sent to the policy owner and/or stakeholders as appropriate.
4. The policy owner and/or stakeholders review the comments and examine the regulation, with assistance as needed. The policy owner and/or stakeholders then provide comments to the RRC and, in many cases, meet with the RRC subcommittee.
5. Prior to the full RRC meeting, a copy of the revised regulation is sent to RRC members for review.
6. At the full RRC meeting, RRC members provide their feedback and discuss any open issues they might have. Normally the policy owner attends the RRC meeting, unless there are no outstanding issues or questions.
7. The RRC and the policy owner make any remaining enhancements or revisions to the regulation and send the final draft to the Office of Legal Counsel.
8. The Office of Legal Counsel obtains approval from the President or the Board of Trustees, as appropriate. The policy is updated on the web and appropriate communications of the key changes are distributed to the University community.