Hi Sheryl, As a general rule, policies are adopted after the review, approval, and 30-day open review processes have been completed (quarterly after the President's Policy Committee has approved them).
That said, there are certainly sensitive policies that have a published implementation date. For example, we have a draft smoke and tobacco-free campus policy under review now that will have an implementation date of 7/1/14. This allows the policy owner time to put out a strong marketing campaign, ensure the wellness programs are ready for an influx of potential future non-smokers, signs to be placed on campus, etc. Our new or significantly changed education policies are typically published between September and April so that the students have an opportunity to participate in the open review process. And yes, depending on the nature of the HR policy, it may be staged either with a future implementation date or time it such that it is available when the actual change is needed. However, there are no policies that are only published once a year as a standard practice. Have a great day! Michele On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 2:36 PM, Rippke, Sheryl L [U CSL] < [email protected]> wrote: > Greetings from frigid central Iowa, > > From poking around the web, it appears that in most cases universities > implement policies as soon after their final approval as they can be > published. Our University Counsel is asking if other universities have a > different approach, such as implementing a new/revised policy only on the > first day of a new fiscal year, etc. > > When do your policies become effective? > Do you treat certain types of policies differently than others? > In particular, are you consistent about when you adopt personnel policies > to avoid the appearance of retaliation? > > Your comments would be most appreciated! > Sheryl > > *Sheryl Rippke, Policy Administrator* > *Office of University Counsel* > 3550 Beardshear Hall > Ames, IA 50014 > 515-294-1385 > *[email protected]* <[email protected]> > *Policy Library* <http://policy.iastate.edu/> > “I’ve* learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget > what you did, * > *but people will never forget how you made them feel." --Maya Angelou* > > > > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the > reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE e-listing of members. If you do NOT > want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual > who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of > their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to > this web address and fill out the form. We will remove you from the list > within 24 hours during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > -- Michele Gross, Director University Policy Program University of Minnesota 356-1 McNamara, 200 Oak street Minneapolis, MN 55454 612-624-8081 http://policy.umn.edu/
