needed before the standard process can be completed. An Interim Policy must carry an expiration date and will be allowed to expire without additional action, be extended one more time for a specified period upon special permission from the President, or be replaced by a standard University Policy.
Non-substantive Policy Revisions: A revision that, as implemented, would be limited in scope to either a small number of employees or would be insignificant in the operations of a particular department. A revision that does not have a material effect on the behavior of employees or operations of the university. Examples would be grammatical clarifications, changes to employee titles or contact information, corrections of misspellings, or website/link corrections.
Policy Template: Document that sets the standard for how all policies will be written and organized.
Policy/Procedure Proposal Form: Document to be completed by the policy-sponsoring administrator and/or his/her designee describing the justification for developing/revising a policy and the impact of such on the University.
President's Council: The executive body of the University's governance system and the advisory body to the President. Members may include, but is not limited to Vice-Presidents, General Counsel, and the Athletics Director.
Shared Governance: As it relates to this Policy, a joint effort of the university community for the development of University Policies.
Sponsoring Administrator and/or Policy Sponsor: A member of the President's Cabinet with a direct reporting line to the President whose authority covers the subject matter of the policy.
Substantive Policy Revisions: A revision that, as implemented, would result in a significant material change to university operations or the nature of behavior of a significant number of employees.
University: Kentucky State University
University Policy: Policy that applies institutional-wide and is directly tied to the legal compliance of the University.
University Policies Committee: A working committee in which the members are selected with approval and input from the President, representing stakeholders campus-wide, including but not limited to: Academic Affairs, Finance and Administration, Student Engagement, Brand Identity and University Relations, Athletics, etc. The Committee is tasked with facilitating the development, revision, and accessibility of policies and/or procedures to ensure uniformity, consistency and appropriate guide operations in a legal and principled manner
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