POLICY TITLE: Policy on Policies

VOLUME, SECTION & NUMBER: 5.1.0

ENTITIES AFFECTED: Employees Students Vendors Visitors

ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY: The Kentucky State University Board of Regents Office of General Counsel

APPROVED BY: The Kentucky State University Board of Regents

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 16, 2024

REVISED FROM: July 15, 2022, Version of Policy

Pursuant to KRS 164.350(2), each university's governing board has the power and duty to "adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the governance of" its institution. Similarly, Article II, Section 2(l) of The Gold Book states that "[t]he Board of Regents acts] as a policy-making body by adopting policy statements of governance and operations."

As such, the Kentucky State University Board of Regents (“Board of Regents”) has declared that the University shall be governed by Board-adopted policies (“policies”) and University-adopted procedures (“procedures”). It is the expectation of the Board of Regents that the President and University Administration develop a system of procedures that either implements policies or aids in the management of the University’s routine operations. By way of this Policy on Policies, the Board of Regents hereby establishes the process for the development, adoption, and management of all policies. The Board retains full policy-making authority and delegates to the President the authority to approve internally developed procedures, as well as policies on an interim basis only.