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Operational Policies and Administrative Procedures
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Section 100 - Board Policies
| Title | Policy | ||
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| 101 |
The Legal Authority of the Board of Trustees and its Operating Principles
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| 102 | Meeting of the Board of Trustees | ||
| 103 | Ethical Standards and Conflicts of Interest | ||
| 104 | Code of Ethics for the Board of Trustees | ||
| 105 | Executive Administrator for the Board | ||
| 106 | Vision, Mission, Values | ||
| 107 | Naming of College Buildings |
Section 200 - Administration
| Title | Policy | ||
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| 200 | Executive Administrator for Personnel | ||
| 201 | College Council | ||
| 203 | Definition of an Administrator | ||
| 204 |
Advertisements, Announcements, Speakers, Printed Material
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| 205 | Academic Freedom | ||
| 207 | Fund Raising in the Name of Grays Harbor College | ||
| 208 | Public Records |
Section 300 - Instruction
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| 301 | Degrees and Graduation Requirements | ||||||||||||||
| 302 |
Instruction, Instructional Council, and Executive Administrator
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| 303 | Continuing Education | ||||||||||||||
| 306 | Ungraded Courses | ||||||||||||||
| 307 |
Grays Harbor College Library
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| 310 | Use of Human Subjects | ||||||||||||||
| 312 | Accreditation of Instructional Programs and Services | ||||||||||||||
| 314 |
Copyright
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| 315 | Program Closure - "Teach Out" | ||||||||||||||
| 316 | Advanced Placement Credits | ||||||||||||||
| 317 | Transfer Rights and Responsibilities | ||||||||||||||
| 318 | Reciprocity | ||||||||||||||
| 319 |
Credit for Prior Learning
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| 320 |
Placement Reciprocity
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| 321 | Credit Hour | ||||||||||||||
| 322 |
Student Absences for Holidays of Faith and Conscience
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| 323 |
Veterans Transfer Credit
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| 324 | Washington Reverse Articulation Program (WRAP) | ||||||||||||||
| 325 |
E-Learning (Including Online Learning and Hybrid Courses)
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Section 400 - Student Services / Activities
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| 401 | Admissions | ||||||||||
| 402 |
Student Involvement in Governance
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| 403 |
Student Education Records
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| 404 | Student Services | ||||||||||
| 405 |
Scholastic Standards
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| 406 |
Title IX - Sexual Harassment and Non-Discrimination
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| 407 |
Student Rights and Responsibilities
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| 408 | Campus Speakers | ||||||||||
| 409 |
Budget for Student Activities
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| 410 |
Standards for Progress for Financial Aid Recipients
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| 411 | Alcohol/Substance Abuse Prevention Program | ||||||||||
| 412 | Hazing | ||||||||||
| 413 | Student Residency Status and Non-Resident Tuition Waivers | ||||||||||
| 414 | Basic Skills Tuition Waiver | ||||||||||
| 415 |
Reasonable Accommodations for Students
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Section 500 - Business and Non-Instructional
| Title | Policy | ||||||||||||||
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| 501 |
Business Functions, Delegation of Authority
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| 502 |
Travel
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| 503 |
Accounting and Budgeting
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| 504 |
Cash Control
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| 506 |
Property Management
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| 507 |
Purchasing
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| 508 |
Services, Student, Employee, Citizen
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| 509 | Vending on Campus | ||||||||||||||
| 510 | Research and Service Grants | ||||||||||||||
| 511 |
Accounts Receivable
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| 512 | Business Enterprise Rental Rates | ||||||||||||||
| 513 | Institutional Unemployment Compensation Rate | ||||||||||||||
| 514 | Fee Waivers, Senior Citizens | ||||||||||||||
| 516 |
Use of Facilities and Services
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| 517 | Withholding Services for Outstanding Debts | ||||||||||||||
| 518 | Sales of Goods and Services | ||||||||||||||
| 519 |
Safety on Campus
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| 520 | Coffee and Light Refreshment Policy | ||||||||||||||
| 522 | Textbook Sales | ||||||||||||||
| 523 | Donations of Works of Art to the College | ||||||||||||||
| 524 | Reporting of Loss or Suspected Loss of College Resources | ||||||||||||||
| 525 |
Management and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes
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| 526 | Internal Control | ||||||||||||||
| 529 | Strategic Space Use | ||||||||||||||
| 530 | Emergency Fiscal Reserve |
Section 600 - Faculty and All Personnel
| Title | Policy | ||||||||
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| 601 | Sabbatical Leave and Leave of Absence, Exempt Employees | ||||||||
| 603 | Complaint Procedure - Non Represented Classified Staff and Administrative Exempt Employees | ||||||||
| 607 | Anti-Nepotism, All Employees | ||||||||
| 608 | Maternity Leave, All Employees | ||||||||
| 609 | Preparation of Academic Calendar | ||||||||
| 610 |
Persons of Disability
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| 611 | Annual (Vacation) Leave, Exempt Employees | ||||||||
| 613 |
Personnel, All Employees: Qualifications, Employment, Evaluations
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| 617 |
Personnel Records, Faculty, and Other Exempt
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| 618 |
Professional Organizations, Faculty, and Other Exempt
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| 621 | Tuition and Fee Waivers for All Employees, Full-Time | ||||||||
| 622 |
Granting of Sick Leave, Attendance Incentive Program, and Retirement or Death Sick Leave Payoff - Faculty
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| 627 | Leave, Civil, and Military, All Employees | ||||||||
| 628 | Emeritus Status for Faculty and Administrators | ||||||||
| 629 | Personal Leave Day for Administrative/Exempt Employees | ||||||||
| 630 | Substance Abuse, All Employees | ||||||||
| 631 | Smoking Policy | ||||||||
| 632 |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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| 633 |
Shared Leave
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| 634 | Employee Absences for Holidays of Faith or Conscience | ||||||||
| 636 |
Domestic Violence and the Workplace
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| 650 |
VEBA CTC
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| 651 | Employee Campus Weapons | ||||||||
| 652 | Exempt and Faculty Retiree Re-Employment | ||||||||
| 653 |
Recruiting and Hiring
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| 654 | Tuition and Fee Waiver for Non GHC Classified State Employees | ||||||||
| 655 | Code of Ethics - All Employees |
Section 700 - Classified Personnel
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| 700 |
Non Represented Classified Staff
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| 701 |
Classified Staff Development and Training
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Section 800 - Information Technology
| Title | Policy | ||
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| 800 |
Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources
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| 802 | Mobile Devices | ||
| 803 | Electronic Signature | ||
| 805 |
Accessible Technology and Electronic Content
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| 806 | Print Management |
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