DATE: June 7, 2018
SUBJ ECT: Rescind November 7, 2014 Policy Resolution
FROM: ___ Office of the General Counsel
ACTION ITEM: Yes
BACKGROUND: The Gold Book: Bylaws of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents provides in Article II, Section 2 that the Kentucky State University Board of Regents is to act “as a policy-making body by adopting policy statements of governance and operation of the University, in areas, including, but not limited to, human resources, information technology, public relations and development.” The Gold Book also provides, however, that the Kentucky State University Board of Regents will “[e]ntrust the internal administration of the University to the President in accordance with the duly established governing Board Policies and administrative regulations.”
On November 7, 2014, the Kentucky State University Board of Regents approved a resolution limiting the President’s ability to manage the internal administration of the University by requiring the President to seek board approval before amending operational policies and procedures included in the Human Resources Manual, the Student Handbook, and the Faculty Handbook.
SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES: Kentucky State University is currently preparing for a reaffirmation visit from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Pursuant to SACSCOC's newly adopted Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Section 10, Standard 4(2)(b), a Governing Board must:
[ensure] a clear and appropriate distinction between the policymaking function of the board and the responsibility of the administration and faculty to administer and implement policy. (Board/administrative distinction)
The rationale behind the requirements for Section 10, Standard 4(2)(b), is outlined in the Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditations, published in March 2018. The Resource Manual’s rationale and notes as it relates to Standard 4(2)(b) states as follows: