Handbook of Operating Procedures
University Regulations
Revised: September 8, 2009

New Policies

1. Administration: 1.01 - Administrative Officers; 1.02 - Appointment and Evaluation of Vice Presidents, Deans, and Department Chairs; 1.03 - Evaluation of Academic Administrators
2. Faculty and Academics: 2.01 - The Faculty; 2.02 - Faculty Titles and Tenure Status; 2.03 - Emeritus Academic Titles; 2.04 - Faculty Recruitment Policy; 2.05 - Faculty Appointments, Salaries, Payment Plans, Distribution of Checks; 2.06 - Medical Absences and Teaching Continuity; 2.07 - Part-Time Appointment for Tenured Faculty; 2.08 - Appointments to Centers within UTSA; 2.09 - External Joint Appointments: Individuals from Elsewhere at UTSA and UTSA Faculty at Other Institutions; 2.10 - Faculty Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure; 2.11 - Annual Faculty Performance Appraisal for Merit Consideration; 2.12 - Policy on Student Evaluations of Teaching; 2.13 - Termination and Nonreappointment of a Faculty Member; 2.14 - Faculty Workload and Minimum Faculty Teaching Requirements; 2.15 - Textbooks and Other Materials by UTSA Faculty Prescribed for Student Use; 2.16 - Acceptance of Money from Students; 2.17 - Policy Concerning Final Examination; 2.18 - Off-Campus Courses for Credit; 2.19 - Retention of Student Records for Final Grades; 2.20 - Policy on Academic Travel; 2.21 - Academic Program Assessment; 2.22 - Periodic Performance Evaluation of Tenured Faculty; 2.23 - Professional Expectations for Faculty; 2.24 - Third-Year Review; 2.25 - Development Leave Program; 2.26 - Human Research; 2.27 - UTSA Intellectual Property Policy; 2.28 - Procedure for Dealing with Allegations of Misconduct in Science; 2.29 - Teacher Certification Program Process and the Office of Teacher Certification and Placement; 2.30 - Extended Education and the Awarding of Continuing Education Units (CEU's) at UTSA; 2.31 - Policy and Procedures on Library Matters; 2.32 - Administration of Courses Offered in Shortened Format; 2.33 - Faculty Proficiency in English; 2.34 - Faculty Grievance Procedures; 2.36 - Hearing Procedures for Faculty Hearing Panels on Matters Related to Nonreappointment; 2.37 - Scholastic Dishonesty; 2.38 - Academic Program Abandonment Policy; 2.39 - Academic Program Review; 2.40 - Administrative Grade Change/Assignment Policy; 2.41 - Endowed Chairs, Professorships and Faculty Fellowships; 2.42 - Research Space Utilization
3. Staff: 3.01 - Annual Non-Faculty Performance Evaluation Program; 3.02 - Staff Recruitment Policy; 3.03 - Policies and Procedures for Discipline and Dismissal of Personnel; 3.04 - Policies and Procedures for Grievances of Non-Faculty Employees; 3.05 - Policies and Procedures for Reduction in Force; 3.06 - Probationary Period For Classified Employees
4. Personnel - General: 4.01 - Code of Ethics; 4.02 - Rights and Responsibilities; 4.03 - Appointment of Relatives (Nepotism) and Procedures for Complying with Regents' Rules and Regulations for Faculty at UTSA; 4.04 - Salary of Individuals Holding Both Faculty and Administrative Appointments; 4.05 - Outside Employment of UTSA Employees and the Appointment of Employees of Other Texas State Agencies and Public Educational Institutions to Positions at UTSA; 4.06 - Employee Discount Program; 4.07 - Policies and Procedures Regarding Payment of Salary Supplements to University Employees and Non-Standard Payments to Persons who are not Employees of UTSA; 4.08 - Employees as Students; 4.09 - Student Employees; 4.10 - Approved Pay for Personnel Services Paid from University Funds Other than Regents' Budgeted Appointments; 4.11 - Fees for Services; 4.12 - Overtime Payments; 4.13 - Retirement and Modified Service; 4.14 - Separation of Employment for UTSA Personnel; 4.15 - Power to Bind the UT System; 4.16 - Communications with the State Legislature and Other State Agencies; 4.17 - Contact with the Office of General Counsel; 4.18 - Procedures for Handling Legal Processes, Citations, Notices, Demands, etc.; 4.19 - Involvement of the University and University Personnel in Community or Political Affairs; 4.20 - Authorized Leave; 4.22 - University Communications Policies; 4.23 - Registration of Faculty or Staff Organizations; 4.24 - Hiring of Foreign Nationals - replaces AMS 4.1; 4.25 - Deleted and replaced with Policy 4.30 Criminal Background Checks; 4.26 - Sick Leave Pool; 4.27 - State Compensatory Time; 4.28 - Assignments to Downtown Campus; 4.29 - Hours of Work for Staff (Non-Faculty) Employees; 4.30 - Criminal Background Checks; 4.31 - Conflicts of Interest Policy
5. Students: 5.01 - Responsibilities of the Vice President for Student Affairs; 5.02 - Policies and Regulations Relating to Student Activities; 5.03 - Policy for UTSA Student Publications; 5.04 - Off-Campus Speakers; 5.05 - Certification of Employment for Resident Tuition; 5.06 - On-Campus Interviewing of UTSA Students for Purposes of Employment; 5.07 - Use of University Center Facilities; 5.08 - Returned Checks and Debt of Students; 5.09 - Class Attendance Policies; 5.10 - Procedures Relating to Notice to Students and Collection of Delinquent Tuition and Fee Installment Payments; 5.11 - Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act; 5.12 - Prohibition of Sexual Assault Policy; 5.13 - Posthumous Degrees Policy; 5.14 - Employer/Student Events; 5.15 - Administration of Scholarships; 5.16 - Student Fitness and Performance in the College of Education and Human Development; 5.17 - Student Fitness to Teach Policy; 5.18 - Travel or Events that Involve Students and Other Non-Employee Participants; 5.19 - Mandatory Use of Release/Indemnification Forms
6. Committees: 6.01 - University Committees; 6.02 - UT San Antonio Standing Committees
7. Athletics: 7.01 - Athletic Program; 7.02 - Investigating Potential NCAA Violations
8. Facilities and University Services: 8.01 - Building Space; 8.02 - Inventory Procedures for Furniture and Equipment; 8.03 - Remodeling and/or Alterations to University Facilities; 8.04 - Keys to University Facilities; 8.05 - Use of University Facilities by Outside Groups; 8.06 - Use of Campus Facilities Other than for Regular Classroom Instruction; 8.07 - "Best Value" Procurement; 8.08 - Use of Mail Services on Campus; 8.09 - Administration, Operation, and Recording of State-Owned Vehicles; 8.11 - Selection and Monitoring of Food Service Contractors; 8.12 - Information Resources Use and Security Policy; 8.13 - The Organization and Appropriate Use of the Internet at UTSA
9. General Provisions: 9.01 - Nondiscrimination and Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct; 9.02 - University Policy Concerning Persons with Disabilities; 9.03 - Handbook of Operating Procedures Amendment Approval Process; 9.04 - Consensual Relationships; 9.05 - Occupational Safety and Health Policy; 9.06 - Procedures for Compliance with the Texas Hazard Communication Act; 9.07 - Restrictions Against the Use of Federal Funds for Anyone who has Engaged in Conduct Involving the Use of Force Against the University; 9.08 - Texas Public Information Act; 9.09 - University Posting of Materials; 9.10 - Solicitation of Any Kind and Distribution of Newspapers and Other Materials on the UTSA Campus; 9.11 - Reproduction of Copyright Materials; 9.12 - The Use of the University Name, Seal, Logo, and Athletic Emblem (Roadrunner); 9.13 - Unsupervised Children on Campus; 9.14 - Parking Violations; 9.15 - Campus Closure Due to Weather or Safety Considerations; 9.16 - Use of Alcoholic Beverages; 9.17 - Computer Security; 9.18 - Policy on Drugs and Alcohol; 9.19 - Administration of the Student Deposit Endowment Fund; 9.20 - Guidelines for Managing Endowments; 9.21 - Records Management and Retention; 9.22 - Policy and Guidelines on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Hepatitis B Virus; 9.23 - Procedures Governing Private Gift Solicitation; 9.24 - Energy Management Program; 9.25 - Hazardous Waste Management Program; 9.26 - Historically Underutilized Business Initiative; 9.27 - Guidelines for Internal Audit Committee; 9.28 - Guidelines for Research Centers and Institutes at UTSA - Deleted and replaced with Policy 10.03; 9.29 - Naming of Buildings and Facilities; 9.30 - Policy on Drug and Alcohol Testing (Certain Holders of Commercial Drivers' Licenses); 9.31 - State Employment and Selective Service Registration; 9.32 - Sponsored Programs Administration; 9.33 - Collections Management Policy for the Center for Archaeological Research; 9.34 - Repatriation Policy for the Center for Archaeological Research; 9.35 - Confidentiality of Social Security Numbers (Rules of Conduct); 9.36 - Nonsmoking Policy - replaces AMS 5-1; 9.37 - Peaceful Public Assembly Policy; 9.38 - Guidelines for Service Centers and Institutes at the University of Texas at San Antonio; 9.41 - Affiliated Organizations; 9.42 - Auxiliary Enterprises
10. Research: 10.03 - Guidelines for Research Centers and Institutes at UTSA

Administrative Memorandum Series

1. Administration: 1.1 - Delegation of Authority to Sign
2. Faculty and Academics: 2.1 - Use of Tape Recorders or Recording Devices in Classess and Laboratories; 2.2 - Preparation of the UTSA Course Inventory
4. Personnel - General: 4.1 - Deleted and replaced with Policy 4.24 - Hiring of Foreign Nationals
6. General Provisionss: 6.1 - Handling of Emergencies; 6.2 - Injuries, Emergencies, and Related Matters; 6.3 - Release of the University in Connection with Field Trips, Physical Education Classes, and Intramural Activities; 6.4 - Institutional Memberships; 6.6 - Abandoned and Unclaimed Personal Property