The Administrative Services Council (ASC) has reviewed and approved a proposal to rescind the following Administrative Rule (AR):

2.0400.01 Posting of Board of Trustee Meetings

The AR is proposed for rescission as the content essentially restates clauses already contained in the related Board Policy. See Board Policy BD, Board Meetings. 

Please send comments and questions to ASC Chair Catherine Namour at catherine.namour@austincc.edu.

The deadline for comments is Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES UPDATE PROCESS

The college’s administrative rules (AR) are informed by Board policy and need to be updated occasionally due to various reasons, such as changes to administrative or operational practices, organizational structure, laws, or legal codes.

ACC’s shared governance model establishes two councils to review changes to these rules: 

  • Administrative Services Council 
  • Academic and Student Affairs Council

A third council, the Shared Governance Review Council, reviews and makes recommendations to the chancellor with respect to the structure, functions, and membership of councils and committees at ACC.

After a change is proposed to the respective council, it is presented to the ACC community. Employees have at least 20 days to comment on a proposed change. 

After reviewing the feedback, the appropriate council can either send it to the chancellor to be signed or, if there are significant changes, it can be sent out for comment again. 

CLOSED FOR COMMENTS

The Administrative Services Council (ASC) reviewed and approved proposed changes to the following Administrative Rules (AR) and Guidelines/Procedures (G/P) and posted the drafts for comments from ACC employees:

4.0503.02     Accrued Leave
4.0503.02.1  Accrued Leave Guideline/Procedure

–  The AR and G/P have been updated to align with current practices, processes, and procedures.  
–  The changes include the merging of sick leave and personal leave into a single category of accumulated sick/personal leave.

4.0901.01     Employee Freedom from Discrimination
4.0901.01.1  Employee Freedom from Discrimination Guideline/Procedure

–  The G/P is being updated to include recently enacted legislation.  
–  There are no proposed changes to the AR however comments are welcome on that document as well. 

The deadline for comments was September 29, 2023.