A revision that has a material effect on employees, students, or KSU operations.

This Policy on Policies, Regulations, and Procedures applies to all such governing documents. However, portions of this policy do not apply to the Faculty Senate Constitution, the Student Government Association (SGA) Constitution, the Staff Senate Constitution, the Faculty Handbook (and policies within its scope), policies governing only the Board of Regents, or policies explicitly required by state or federal law. While the aforementioned documents are not subject to the same creation and approval procedures for most policies and regulations, as outlined in this document, they may not conflict with The Gold Book, policies, or regulations.

Per The Gold Book, the Board of Regents shall not withhold approval of the constitutions and bylaws of KSU's senate bodies unless they conflict with existing policies and regulations.

The Faculty Handbook, and policies and regulations falling within its scope, must be reviewed by the Faculty Senate before submission to the Board of Regents. Other academic policies and regulations do not require Faculty Senate review but should be reviewed by the Faculty Senate before submission to the Board of Regents whenever feasible.

Specific processes for each of the above documents are provided below.

The Faculty Senate is charged with drafting or amending the Faculty Senate Constitution and voting to approve it or amendments to it. Once approved by the Faculty Senate, the Faculty Senate Constitution or amendments to it shall be submitted to the Office of General Counsel for conflicts review. If the document does not conflict with existing policies or regulations, it shall be submitted to the Board of Regents for review and approval.

If a conflict exists, the Faculty Senate shall revise the document so that it complies with existing policies and regulations. Following such revisions, the document shall be submitted to the Board of Regents for review and approval. The same process applies for Faculty Senate bylaws.

The Staff Senate is charged with drafting or amending the Staff Senate Constitution and voting to approve it or amendments to it. Once approved by the Staff Senate, the Staff Senate Constitution or amendments to it shall be submitted to the Office of General Counsel for conflicts review. If the document does not conflict with existing policies or regulations, it shall be submitted to the Board of Regents for review and approval.

If a conflict exists, the Staff Senate shall revise the document so that it complies with existing policies and regulations. Following such revisions, the document shall be submitted to the Board of Regents for review and approval. The same process applies for Staff Senate bylaws.

The SGA is charged with drafting or amending the SGA Constitution and voting to approve it or amendments to it. Once approved by the SGA, the SGA Constitution or amendments to it shall be submitted to the Office of