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All Palm Beach State College Board-approved policies and procedures are available
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Section 1: General Administration
- 1.00: The District Board of Trustees
- 1.02: Meetings of the Board of Trustees
- 1.041: Notice to Amend, Repeal, or Adopt Board Rule
- 1.05: Authority of the President
- 1.051: Employment and Evaluation of the President
- 1.052: District Board of Trustees Self-Evaluation
- 1.06: Appearance before the District Board of Trustees
- 1.11: Operational Guidelines and Procedures
- 1.141: Mission Statement
- 1.24: Public Records
- 1.26: Naming Policy
- 1.29: Conflict of Interest
- 1.30: Identity Theft Prevention Program
- 1.31: Contracting Authority
- 1.32: Alcohol Policy
- 1.34: Anti-Fraud Policy
- 1.34P: Timekeeping and Attendance Procedures
Section 2: Academic Affairs
- 2.001: College Catalog and Approval
- 2.01: Curriculum Control
- 2.02: General Education Program
- 2.03: Academic Freedom
- 2.04: Cultural and Intellectual Environment
- 2.05: Instruction
- 2.051: Collegewide Course Outline and Syllabus
- 2.06: Instructional Program
- 2.07: Administration of the Library Learning Resource Center (LLRC)
- 2.08: Deletion of Courses from Catalog and Statewide Course Numbering System
- 2.11: Instructional Material Selection
- 2.12: Field Trips
- 2.13: Speakers or Guests
- 2.14: Online Course Equivalency
Section 3: Student Affairs
- 3.011: Admission of Students - Associate of Arts Degree Program
- 3.012: Admission of Students - Associate of Science Degree Program
- 3.0121: Admission of Students - Associate in Applied Science Degree Program
- 3.013: Admission of Students - Certificate Program
- 3.014: Admission of Transfer Students
- 3.015: Admission of Students – Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Programs
- 3.021: Readmission of Students
- 3.022: Designated and Undesignated Student Aid Funds
- 3.023: Scholarships and Endowments
- 3.10: Student Handbook
- 3.191: Grading
- 3.211: Standards of Academic Progress
- 3.30: Student Complaints
- 3:30P: Student Complaints Procedures
- 3.35: Disruptive Conduct
- 3.37: Student Activity and Service Fee
- 3.41: Hazing: Suspension of a Student; Suspension of a Student Organization
- 3.42: Accessibility and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
- 3.42P: Accessibility and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Procedures
- 3.43: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- 3.44: College Prep - 100% Payment of Cost
- 3.45: Alternative to Traditional College Preparatory
- 3.46: Awarded Degree Requirement
- 3.47: Intercollegiate Athletics and Intramural Activities
- 3.48: Student Records
- 3.50: Student Loan Practices Code of Conduct
Section 4: Business Affairs
- 4.02: Approval of Expenditures
- 4.03: Deposit of Funds
- 4.031: Electronic Transfer of Funds
- 4.051: Externally funded Grants and Contracts
- 4.06: Food Service
- 4.07: Campus Bookstore
- 4.08: Budget Planning and Preparation
- 4.09: Budgeting Hospitality Funds
- 4.10: Budget Amendments between Organizational Units of a Fund and between Object Codes within a Class of Expenditures
- 4.11: Purchasing
- 4.17: Student Fees
- 4.272: Fees for Parking
- 4.29: Refunds
- 4.30: Other Individual Program Costs
- 4.331: Authorized Travel Expense Reimbursement
- 4.39: Insurance Settlements
- 4.41: Student Accident Insurance
- 4.42: Investment of Funds
- 4.43: Facsimile Signatures
- 4.44: Donations, Gifts, and Contributions
- 4.46: Property Control
- 4.50: Delinquent Accounts
- 4.55: Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act and Prohibition against Contingent Fees
- 4.59: Appraisal of Sites
- 4.60: Surveys of College Sites
- 4.68: Building Code Administration Program Implementation Policy
- 4.681: Florida Fire Prevention Code Administration Program Implementation Policy
- 4.69: Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Grant Program
- 4.72: Direct Support Organization, Use of Resources
- 4.73: Anti Fraud
Section 5: Human Resources
- 5.02: Vacation Time for 12-month Employees
- 5.02P: Vacation Time Procedure
- 5.021: Payout of Vacation and Sick Time
- 5.021P: Procedure for Payout of Vacation and Sick Time
- 5.03: Sick Leave for Full-time Employees
- 5.03P: Procedure for Use of Sick Leave
- 5.031: Sick Leave Pool
- 5.031P: Sick Leave Pool Procedure
- 5.07: Workers' Compensation and Illness in Line of Duty Leave
- 5.07P: Workers Compensation and Illness in Line of Duty Procedure
- 5.08: Military Leave
- 5.09: Leave for Personal Reasons
- 5.10: Leave of Absence for Purpose of Campaigning for Office
- 5.11: Temporary Duty Elsewhere
- 5.11P: Temporary Duty Elsewhere Procedure
- 5.12: Holidays, Spring Break, Winter Break, and Other Paid Non-Duty Days
- 5.13: Extended Medical Leave of Absence
- 5.131: Family Medical Leave
- 5.132: Paid Parental Leave
- 5.14: Employee Benefit Plans
- 5.18: Nepotism
- 5.19: Disruptive Conduct
- 5.21: Recruiting and Hiring of Employees
- 5.25: Criteria for Academic and Professional Preparation for Full and Part-time Faculty
- 5.28: In-Service Training
- 5.301: Employee Classification and Compensation Program
- 5.36: One Year's Experience Defined (Bargaining Unit)
- 5.371: Educational Leave for Non-faculty Employees
- 5.38: Leave for Court Purposes
- 5.39: Professional Leave and Extended Professional Leave
- 5.42: Performance Appraisal of Full-time and Part-time Employees
- 5.42P: Procedure for Performance Appraisals
- 5.43: Termination of Employment of Continuing Contract Employees due to Consolidation, Reorganization or Reduction of College Programs
- 5.44: Grounds for Discipline and Termination of Employment
- 5.45: Employee Contracts
- 5.47: Alternate Worksite Program
- 5.47P: Alternate Worksite Implementation Procedure
- 5.48: Unauthorized Absence from Duty/Job Abandonment
- 5.491: Written Complaint Policy and Procedure
- 5.50: Effect of Promotions on Continuing Contracts
- 5.51: Participation of Faculty in Community Activities
- 5.60: Commencement
- 5.67: Reference and Background Checks
- 5.74: Authorization of Overtime Pay
- 5.76: Waiver of Tuition Fees for Employees and Their Eligible Dependents
- 5.78: Outside Employment
- 5.82: AIDS Rule
- 5.84: Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace
- 5.86: Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Policy and Complaint Procedure
- 5.86P-1: Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Grievance Process
- 5.86P-2: Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process
- 5.87: Consensual Relationships
- 5.88: Four-Year College/University Tuition Reimbursement
- 5.89: Degree Recognition
- 5.90: Ethics Policy
- 5.91: Domestic Violence Leave
- 5.92: Instructional Personnel Availability to Students
- 5.93: Probationary Observation Period
Section 6: Information Services
- 6.01: Information Security Policy
- 6.02: Data Classification and Handling Policy
- 6.03: Security Awareness and Training Policy
- 6.04: Information Security Incident Management Policy
- 6.05: Password Management Policy
- 6.06: Systems Change Control Policy
- 6.07: Acceptable Use of Information Technology
- 6.08: Data Governance Policy
- 6.09: Acceptable Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Section 7: Safety and Risk Management
- 7.01: Minors on Campus
- 7.02: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse, Abandonment, and Neglect
- 7.03: Sexual Assault
- 7.04: Compliance with Federal Crime Awareness & Campus Security Act of 1990
- 7.05: Trespassing and Interference with the College's Educational Mission
- 7.06: Weapons and Firearms
- 7.07: Smoking, Vaping, and the Use of Tobacco and/or Tobacco Products
- 7.08: Sexual Predator or Offender Information Notification/Publication
- 7.09: Insurance Requirements for Architects, Engineers, Planners, and Contractors
- 7.10: Safety, Health, and Environmental Policy
- 7.11: Video Surveillance