Recently Revised Regulations

Effective August 8, 2023, the University revised Policy 3-110: Lease or Rental of Real Property for University Use to delete information about leasing equipment. Requirements for leasing equipment were moved to Rule R3-100E: Restricted Purchases and Special Procurement in 2022.

Effective June 12, 2023, the University revised Rule R3-030D: International Travel Safety and Insurance to clarify existing requirements for registering international travel and enrolling in insurance, to change the name of the International Travel Safety Review Committee to the Global Travel Oversight Committee, and to update the committee's responsibilities. For more information about international travel, see the Office of Global Engagement's Global Travel Safety website and Frequently Asked Questions and Travel & Reimbursement Services website.

On June 13, 2023, the Board of Trustees approved revisions to Policy 6-400, which will take effect on August 15, 2023. These changes include the creation of an informal resolution process, updates to the behaviors that constitute violations of the behavior standards, amnesty for students who seek medical attention or report a violent act, the addition of a section describing student responsibilities, and a change to the role of the Student Behavior Committee. In addition to the policy changes, the University created Procedure P6-400A: Procedures for Addressing Violations of Student Behavior Standards and Guideline G6-400A: Hazing Guidelines. Finally, the University moved requirements related to academic conduct, professional and ethical conduct, student records, and appeals of academic actions out of Policy 6-400 and into new and existing policies including: - Policy 6-410: Student Academic Performance, Academic Conduct, and Professional and Ethical Conduct -Policy 6-411: Student Records -Policy 6-100: Instruction and Evaluation For a detailed description of the policy changes, see the legislative history included with each policy.

Effective April 11, 2023, the University revised Policy 6-313: Terminations and Program Discontinuance to recognize the order in which faculty terminations in times of financial exigency will be processed. This change better reflects the current faculty categories of adjunct, visiting, career-line, and tenure-line faculty. 

Effective April 11, 2023, the University revised Policy 5-211: University Independent Personnel Boards and Procedures for Complaints Under the Utah Protection of Public Employees Act in response to a change in Utah state law. The revised policy changes the types of complaints to which the policy applies from complaints of "adverse action" to complaints of "retaliatory action" and clarifies the process for responding to complaints.