Recently Revised Regulations

In May of 2021, Utah Code Section 53B-2-106, which governs certain responsibilities of the University president and Board of Trustees was amended to remove the required Board of Trustees approval for appointments of faculty and administrative officers. The related changes to the policies have been approved and are effective as of February 8, 2022. The following policies and rules have been updated to reflect this change: Policy 2-002: Board of Trustees Policy 2-003: The President of the University Policy 2-005: Officers of the University Policy 3-005: Board of Trustees' Review of Significant Transactions Rule 5-001A: Personnel Categories from Previous Versions of Policy 5-001 (Repealed) Policy 6-001: Academic Units and Academic Governance – Roles of Faculties, Committees, Councils, and Academic Senate Policy 6-301: Appointments, Annuities, and Retirement Policy 6-302: Appointments of Faculty Policy 6-306: Academic Librarians

P3-100D Gift Card Purchases and Requirements is effective Jan. 15, 2022 and outlines the approvals and controls that must be in place when gift cards are purchased. This procedure applies to all academic and administrative units of the University and to all methods used when purchasing gift cards. Procurement and Contracting Services has also created a number of forms to be used when these purchases occur, as well as documents describing the procedures departments should follow. These documents can be found on the Financial and Business Services' website. Departments that have questions about the procedure, or associated documents, should contact the office responsible for the type of procurement method being used. For PCard questions, please email PCard@purchasing.utah.edu, or call 801-587-7859. For questions regarding the use of UShop, please contact ushop@utah.edu or 801-585-2255

Rule 1-011A establishes policies and guidelines for the operation and use of  body-worn cameras by University of Utah police officers. An interim rule was approved in July, 2021 and this final rule makes some change from the interim rule. Visit the rule's webpage to read the regulation's full text, find information about the policy owner (primary contact for questions about the rule) and officer, and see the rule's legislative history.

This page describes recently enacted and revised regulations. Click on a blog post to read more about revisions and to see the revised regulation. Each regulation has a "legislative history" section at the bottom, which tells you about changes to the regulation. Click the "subscribe" button to be added to a list to receive an email notification when new and revised regulations are published.

Policy 6-407 was revised as an interim policy in July, 2021. This final policy was enacted with no changes from the interim policy. It establishes the University General Student Fees Advisory Board and governs the University's processes for establishing, reviewing, revising, or repealing general student fees. Visit the policy's webpage to read the full text, find information about the policy owner (primary contact for questions about the policy) and policy officer, and review the policy's legislative history.