Greetings from the State of Washington. By far and large, our policies become effective upon adoption unless otherwise noted. When we do postpone the effective date, it is usually because a significant change in conduct or process needs to happen and we want to allow an appropriate time for that change to happen. Unless the policy change addresses a safety or health issue.
Regards, Jack Zeigler * DES Policy and Rules Manager * Legal Services Office * 360.407.9209 Washington Department of Enterprise Services * 1500 Jefferson Street SE, Olympia, WA 98504-1410 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rippke, Sheryl L [U CSL] Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 12:37 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [acupa-l] Timing of Adopting New Policies 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]<mailto:[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
