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.
Recently Revised Regulations
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.
Effective February 14, 2023, the University revised Policy 7-001: Policy for Research Misconduct. The University added a six-year time limit and “subsequent use exception” for establishing the scope of research misconduct, bringing the policy into alignment with Federal regulations. The University also changed “business” to “calendar” days in defining the review timeline and improved descriptions of the Inquiry stage, faculty appeal timeframe, and process for notifying the Office of General Counsel.
Effective February 14, 2023, the University revised Policy 5-403: Additional Compensation Policy. The changes to the policy were designed to address issues experienced, respond to audit recommendations, document current practices, and remove outdated sections. The policy has been separated into a main policy which covers all university employees, two corresponding rules addressing staff and faculty respectively, and a procedure for each type of approved additional compensation that addresses the specific requirements and procedures.
Effective December 13, 2022, the University revised Policy 5-112: Retirement and Retiree Benefits. The University added eligibility requirements for appointment to emeritus status for administrative officers and created Guideline G5-112A: Appointment of Emeritus Administrative Officers. The University also updated the specific benefits available to all retirees and emeritus retirees to reflect the current benefits and moved the specific lists of benefits from the policy into guidelines - G5-112B: Retirement and Retiree Benefits, Basic Retiree Benefits and G5-112C: Additional Benefits for Emeritus Retirees.
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