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  Policy Manual
  University of North Texas

   Classification
         Number: Contents

   Date Issued: August, 2000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME II

 

    INTRODUCTION

2. CONTROLLER

3. COMPUTING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER

4. PURCHASING

5. WEB/ INTERNET POLICY

6. BUSINESS SERVICES

7. ADVANCEMENT, ATHLETICS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS

8. PHYSICAL PLANT, FACILITIES

9. POLICE, TRAFFIC, SAFETY

10. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE

11. BOARD OF REGENTS

 

    INTRODUCTION

           Introduction
           References to North Texas State University
           References to Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
           References to Dean of Students

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     2. CONTROLLER

     2.0 Electronic Signatures/ Approvals
     2.0.1 FINANCIAL REPORTING  
              Financial Reporting.
              Accounting Records
              Interdepartmental Orders (IDOs) and Interdepartmental Transfers (IDTs)
              Unclaimed Property
     2.0.2 Broadband Internet Connection Allowance Policy

     2.1 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

     2.1.1 Accounts Payable Functions  
     2.1.2 General Payment Information
              Audit of Claims
              Documentation
              Vendor Identification (Payee) Numbers
              Forms
              Sales Tax
              Distribution of Disbursement
              Merchandise Returns
              Interest Law
              "SPREADSHEET" Newsletter
               Special Handling Request for Payments
               Payment Terms
               Billing Address
       2.1.3 Petty Cash, Demand Deposits, Working Funds
       2.1.4 Memberships
       2.1.5 Subscriptions
       2.1.6 Food Policy
       2.1.7 Prepayments
       2.1.8 Postage
       2.1.9 Internal Revenue Service Regulations -
Payment on Purchase
                Orders (or Check Requests)       
       2.1.10 Department, Project and Grant Identification Holder Responsible  

       2.1.10.1 Cash Handling Controls  

       2.1.11 Registration Fees

       2.1.12 Accounting System Coding Procedures

       2.1.13 Gifts and Honorariums 
       2.1.14 Interagency Payments  

       2.1.15 Travel 
                  Request for Approval to Travel
                  Travel Regulations
                  Request for Approval to Travel
                  Travel Voucher
                  Travel Reimbursements
                  Exceptions for Local Funds
                  Distribution of Meal Per Diem
                  Incidental Expenses
                  Reimbursable
                  Non-reimbursable
                  Team Travel
                  Prospective Employees
                  Travel Management Program - GSC
                  Travel Outside the Continental United States
                  American Express Corporate Card Program
                  General Information
      

       2.1.15.1 Spousal Travel                                                                                                         

       2.1.16 Invoice Processing
                  Invoices
                  Receiving Reports
                  Documentation
       2.1.17 Moving Policy

       2.1.18 Reimbursement to Employees (Non-Travel)

       2.1.19 Designated Headquarters

       2.2 STUDENT ACCOUNTING AND UNIVERSITY CASHIERING SERVICES

       2.2.1 Sales and Receipt of Funds
       2.2.2 Veterans and Dependents Exemptions - (V.T.C.A. Section 54.203)
      
       2.2.4 High School Honor Graduate Exemption (Valedictorian Scholarship)
       2.2.5 Children of Deceased and Missing Military Service Members- Exemption
       2.2.6 Good Neighbor Scholarship - Exemption
       2.2.7 Deaf or Blind Students - Exemption
       2.2.8 Children of Disabled State Employees - Exemption (V.T.C.A. Section 54.204)
       2.2.9 Children of Prisoners of War or Persons Missing in Action - (V.T.C.A. Section 54.209)
                   
       2.2.13 Fee Waivers - Off-Campus Classes
       2.2.14 Faculty/Staff/Retiree/Dependent Educational Scholarships  
       2.2.15 Academic Common Market - (V.T.C.A. , Section 160.07)
       2.2.16 Out of State Tuition Waiver Faculty & Dependents - (V.T.C.A. Section 54.059


       2.2.16.1 Out-of-State Tuition Waiver/Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants & Dependents                      (V.T.C.A. Section 54.063) (Revised 9/22/2009)


       2.2.17 General Property Deposits - (V.T.C.A. Section 54.052)
       2.2.18 Registration Payment Authorizations
       2.2.19 Seminars, Institutes, Faculty Assisted Registrations
       2.2.20 Tuition and Fee Billing
       2.2.21 Returned Checks
                  Definition
                  Notification Procedure
                  Administrative Reinstatement Procedure
                  Withdrawal Appeal Procedure
                   Returned Check Consequences
                   Texas "Bad Check" Laws
       2.2.22 Refunds
                   Departmental Refunds
                   Tuition and Fee Refunds
                   Long Session Withdrawal
                   Summer Withdrawal
                   Withdrawal - Title IV Financial Aid Fund Recipients
       2.2.23 Identification Cards 

                   
Students
                    Faculty/Staff
                    Special Identification Cards

       2.2.24 Waiver Refund Request
       2.2.26 Employee Indebtedness Owed to the University
       2.2.27 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families                   (TANF) Program-Tuition and Fee Exemptions(V.T.C.A. 54.212)
       2.2.28 Stipends  
       2.2.29 Emergency Student Loan Program
       2.2.30 Check Cashing
       2.2.31 Accepting Credit Cards
    
        2.3 BUDGETS

        2.3.1 Budget Adjustments 
                 Guidelines for Adjustments to Your Budget
                 Restrictions
                 Salary Savings
      
        2.3.2 Fees Related to Instruction
                 Course Fee
                 Special Service Fees
                 Laboratory Fees
       
        2.3.3 New Accounts
      

        2.4 PAYROLL

        2.4.1 Payroll
                    Payment of Salaries
                    Check Release
                    Electronic Funds Transfer
                    Check Loss
                    Advances
                    IRS Levy
                    Deductions
                    Overpayments
        2.4.2 Employee Forms-Employee Information Forms (W-4 Tax Card)
                    Employee Information Forms (W-4 Tax Card)
                    Position Authorizations
                    Position Authorization Forms HRM-6 and HRM-7
                    Position Authorization Form FIRM-8
                    Foreign National Employees - Additional Requirements
                    Foreign national Information (FM) Form
                    Tax Treaty exemptions
        2.4.3 Timesheets

                    Supplemental Hourly Timesheets
                    Stipends
                    8233 Treaty Exemption
        2.4.4 Payroll Deadlines  
                    Supplemental Deadlines
                    Supplemental Payrolls

       2.5 GRANT ACCOUNTING

              2.5.6 Interagency Contracts
                    Institutional Approvals
                    Administration/Management of Interagency Contracts

   3. COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER

       3.1 Computing Center General Policies       
       3.5 Academic Computing Consulting Policy
       3.6 UNT Information Resources Security Policy        
       3.9 UNT Web Publishing Policy
  
       3.10 University of North Texas Computer Use Policy 
       3.11 Network Connections Policy  

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         4. PURCHASING SERVICES

     4.0  Purchasing Services-(Section 4.0)
         4.0.1 Organization
         4.0.2 Legal Authority
         4.0.3 General Purchasing Information
         4.0.4 Competitive Bidding
         4.0.5 Conflict of Interest
         4.0.6 Disputes or Protests
         4.0.7 Lease of Space
         4.0.8 Dollar Thresholds for Informal Bids Versus Amounts Requiring Formal Bids
         4.0.9 Proprietary or Sole Source Purchases
         4.0.10 Restocking Charges
         4.0.11 Consulting Contracts
         4.0.12 Professional Services Contracts
         4.0.13 Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)
         4.0.14 Account Holder Responsibility
         4.0.15 Advertisements, Classified
         4.0.16 Animals
         4.0.17 Blanket Orders
         4.0.18 Hazardous Materials
         4.0.19 Trade-In of Existing Equipment
         4.0.20 Special Handle Purchase Orders
         4.0.21 Other Related Topics
         4.0.22 Use of Private Consultant Services
         4.0.23 Contracted Workforce - for Contracts Under $10,000  
         4.0.24 Contracted Workforce for Contracts of $10,000 or More 

    4.1 Central Receiving 
          4.1.1 Organization
          4.1.2 Receipt and Inspection of Goods by Central Receiving
          4.1.3 Delivery to Departments by Central Receiving
          4.1.4 Use of Central Receiving Dock
          4.1.5 Goods Delivered Via Work Orders
          4.1.6 Prescheduled Contract Deliveries
          4.1.7 Ordering Departments Receivers
          4.1.8 Freight Collect Shipments
          4.1.9 Damaged Goods

     4.2 Office Supply Center
           4.2.1 Organization
                    Interdepartmental Order (IDO)
                    Special Orders

     4.3 Asset Management
           4.3.0 Organization
           4.3.1 Definitions
                    Personal Property
                    Capitalized Assets
                    Controlled Assets
                    Expensed Assets
                    Equipment Held In Trust
           4.3.2 Responsibility
           4.3.3 Tagging of Personal Property
           4.3.4 Annual Physical Inventory
           4.3.5 Adjustments to the Property Inventory
           4.3.6 Gifts-In Kind (Donations)
           4.3.7 Manufactured
           4.3.8 Discover and ADD (Found or Acquired Via Undetermined Sources)
           4.3.9 Transfer or Property
           4.3.10 Disposal of Surplus and Salvage Property
                      Property Transfer
                      Retire to Surplus
                      Retire to Salvage
                      Sale of Surplus/Salvage
                      Disposition of Sale Revenue
                      Disposition of Data Processing Storage Devices
                      Disposal of Abandoned Personal Property
                      Other Disposal Methods
                      Deletions
                      Missing Property
                      Stolen Property
                      Trade-In Property
           4.3.11 Property Liaisons
           4.3.12 Federal Surplus Property Program Acquisition
           4.3.13 Merchandise for Resale Inventory

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5. WEB/ INTERNET POLICIES

5.1 University of North Texas Web Accessibility Policy

5.2 Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility Policy (New 7/13/09)

6. BUSINESS SERVICES

     6.1 UNIVERSITY MAIL SERVICE 
           6.1.1 Services Provided
           6.1.2 Mailing Procedures
           6.1.3 Optional Services
           6.1.4 Domestic Mail
           6.1.5 International Mail
           6.1.6 Campus Standard Mailing Service 
           6.1.7 Distribution of Improperly Addressed USPS Mail 
           6.2 UNIVERSITY PRINTING SERVICES AND COPY CENTERS
           6.3 FACILITIES USE COORDINATION
           6.3.1 Coliseum
           6.6 UNIVERSITY DINING SERVICES
           6.7 UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE
           

           6.8.1.2Americans With Disabilities Act
           6.8.1.5 Union Gallery

           6.8.1.7 Bulletin Boards
           6.8.1.8 Banner Policies  
           6.8.1.10 Reservations and Reservable Space
           6.8.1.11 Use of Information/Vendor Tables
           6.8.1.12 One O'Clock Lounge and Courtyard Programs

           6.8.1.19 Appeals Process    
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7. ADVANCEMENT, ATHLETICS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS

     7.1 UNT Institutional Brand Identity Policy
     7.2 Gifts--Voluntary Support--to the University of North Texas
     7.3 Gifts To/For Endowments   
     7.4 Endowment for Academic Position 
 
     7.6 Endowment Funds  
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8. PHYSICAL PLANT, FACILITIES

     8.1 Access Control
     8.1.1 Procedure for Access Control
     8.1.2 Access Control-Electronic Devices
     8.2 Energy Policy
     8.3 Signs, Posters, and Advertisements
     8.4 Construction Projects   
     8.4.1 University of North Texas Takings Impact Assessment Policy
 
     8.5 Use of University Non-Wireless and Wireless Telephones, Telephone Lines, Fascimile Machines,            and Computers

8.6 Tree Preservation


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9. POLICE, TRAFFIC, SAFETY

     9.1 University Police Enforcement
     9.2 Protection of Buildings and Grounds
     9.3 General University Operations During Absence of the President   
     9.5 Vehicle Operation  

     9.6 University Risk Management Environmental Services Policy
     9.7 Policy for Prohibition of Sexual Assault 

     9.8 Policy on Smoking, Food and Beverages on Campus and in Leased Facilities  

     9.9 Building Code 
     9.10 Disposal of Abandoned Property
     9.11 Risk Management

     9.12 Fraud Policy
   
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10. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE

     10.1 Process for Approving Policies and Procedures
     10.2 Closing of Denton and/or Dallas Campuses Due to Extreme Weather Conditions
     10.3 Physical Facilities - Campus Master Plan
     10.3.1 Real Property Acquisition-  
     10.3.2 Real Property Acquisition-Eminent Domain  
     10.4 Contracts and Agreements   
     10.6 Requests for Information Made Under the Texas Public Information Act Effective
             September 1, 1997      
     10.7 Protected Health Information Privacy Policy
     10.7A Medical Services Transactions and Coding
     10.8 Insurance 
       
     10.10 Records Management and Retention

     10.13 Solicitation Policy
     10.14 UNT Policy on the Use of Alcoholic Beverages   

     10.15 University Policy Statement on Diversity
     10.16 Space Assignment and Mangement Policy


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11. BOARD OF REGENTS Note: This section has been moved to the System Policy Manual except

       11.5 Investment Policy  
     
     

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