Rachel, Here’s a link to our “policy on policies” regarding policy approval and distribution: http://public.wsu.edu/~forms/HTML/EPM/EP5_Policy_Approval_and_Distribution.htm
I think one of the main sticking points is that not all administrative departments regularly review their published policies and procedures for needed updates, which is a requirement of this policy. My department, which publishes the administrative policy/procedure manuals, is very small (just two employees) with additional responsibilities for forms design/distribution and records management. When time permits we try to assist by contacting departments to review old existing policies, but with hundreds of sections in our manuals, we rely on the departments to notify us when changes are needed. Hope this helps — Deb ------------------------- Deb Bartlett Director Office of Procedures, Records, and Forms Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-1225 Phone: 509-335-2004 Fax: 509-335-3969 Email: dba...@wsu.edu From: "Burlage, Rachel" <rachel.burl...@untsystem.edu<mailto:rachel.burl...@untsystem.edu>> Reply-To: Association of College and University Policy Administrators <acup...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:acup...@list.cornell.edu>> Date: Monday, April 4, 2016 at 12:53 PM Subject: Policy approval processes Good afternoon, I am working to establish our formal policy routing and approval process. I manage our Regulations (govern all institutions) and our System Administration Policies (just this institution). I would greatly appreciate any links to institutional websites that give an overview of your policy process and any feedback you may have about what works and what is a sticking point. This process was managed by our Office of General Counsel for years and was never really formalized, so I’m starting from a mostly blank slate. Thank you very much, Rachel G. Rachel Burlage, JD Policy Manager UNT System Business Support Services (940) 369-5673
