Routing new or revised Rules Changes needed Responsible department or ad hoc committee appointed by responsible department drafts or develops rule content Yes No URC forwards the draft to System Policy Implementation and Compliance for a review for legal sufficiency by the Office of General Counsel URC reviews content for consistency with System policies and regulations and University rules and saps. No Legally sufficient Ready for review No Yes Yes No Suggested changes are minor Rule Team members review and forward draft to their University constituents. Rule Team members receive feedback. Rule Team members send feedback to URC for the responsible department to consider. Yes Responsible office confirms changes URC forwards the draft to the President for approval (Provost or VP of responsible department approves revised rules) The new rule draft is submitted to the Provost or VP (revisions submitted to the responsible department) for recommendation to approve. URC posts and distributes upon approval.

Routing minor revisions made to Rules (limited to: changes in statutory code references, titles, and office of responsibility) Responsible department revises rule URC forwards an informational copy to the Rule Team and System Policy Implementation and Compliance URC reviews minor rule revisions for consistency with System policies and regulations and University rules and saps URC forwards the draft to the Provost or VP of the responsible department for approval URC posts and distributes upon approval No Ready for review Yes

Routing new or revised Standard Administrative Procedures (SAPs) Responsible department or ad hoc committee appointed by responsible department drafts or develops SAP content URC forwards an informational copy to the Rule Team URC forwards the draft SAP to the Provost or VP of the responsible department for approval URC reviews content for consistency with System policies and regulations and University rules and other saps. URC posts and distributes upon approval Ready for review No Yes

Routing draft or revisions to System Policies and Regulations URC receives draft or revised draft of System Policy or Regulation and reviews content for applicability and impact to the University. Rule Team members return comments to URC by System’s deadline date URC forwards a University response to the Office of System Policy Implementation and Compliance for consideration URC forwards the draft to the Rule Team for review and distribution Rule Team members review and forward draft to their University constituents

University Rule Team Members Mr. Tom Reber Dr. Karan Watson Ms. Polli Satterwhite Mr. Greg Foxworth Ms. Terry Spang Dr. Doug Slack Dr. Paul Meyer Ms. Penny King Ms. Mary Broussard Ms. Sherylon Carroll Mr. Michael O’Quinn Ms. Karan Chavis Mr. Bill Hearn Ms. Becky Petitt

Contacts: Julie Kuder Annette Wallis Senior Policy Administrator 845-8116 jkuder@tamu.edu Annette Wallis Director of University Compliance 862-7737 a-wallis@tamu.edu