- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The University of California invites comments on proposed revisions to Presidential Policy on Protection of Human Subjects in Research.
This policy describes the responsibilities of the university, its campuses and researchers in protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects who participate in research at UC.
The policy includes the following key revisions:
- An explanation of the ethical principles that the university follows for human subjects research.
- A statement that the university's commitment to human subjects applies to all human subjects research in which the University is engaged, regardless of funding source or the institution that provided the IRB (Institutional Review Board) review.
- An explanation that campuses may replace specific Common Rule requirements with commensurate protections for human subjects when the university is engaged in research that is not subject to the Common Rule (e.g., research that is not federally funded or otherwise subject to federal oversight).
- A description of the responsibilities of the campuses, IRBs, other oversight offices and committees, and researchers for compliance with this policy.
The proposed policy is posted at https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/Administration/Business_Operations/Controller/Administrative_Policies_-_Business_Contracts/Policy_and_administrative_handbooks/ANR_Administrative_Handbook/Recent_Updates/
If you have any questions or if you wish to comment, please contact Robin Sanchez at rgsanchez@ucanr.edu no later than June 3, 2020. Please indicate “Protection of Human Subjects in Research” in the subject line.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Three sections of the UC ANR Policy and Procedure Manual were recently updated as follows.
Section 206, Gifts to UC ANR (https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/291694.pdf) was expanded to include additional information, revised for clarity, and updated for revised UCOP policies and delegations of authority; policy changes were not made.
Section 481, Commodity Research Advisory Committees (https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/67525.pdf) was revised for minor formatting changes; policy changes were not made.
Section 487, UC ANR: A Smoke and Tobacco Free Environment (https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/181051.pdf) was updated to reference UCOP's Smoke and Tobacco Free Environment policy; policy changes were not made.
If you have any questions about the Policy and Procedure Manual, please contact Catherine Montano in Administrative Policies and Business Contracts at cmontano@ucanr.edu.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The University of California invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy: Gender Recognition and Lived Name. It is proposed that the policy be fully implemented by UC campuses and locations by July 1, 2021, and it includes the following key issues:
- The University must provide three equally recognized gender options on university-issued documents and information systems — female, male and nonbinary.
- The University must provide an efficient process for students and employees to retroactively amend their gender designations and lived names on university-issued documents and in information systems.
The legal name of university students, employees, alumni and affiliates, if different than the individual's lived name, must be kept confidential and must not be published on documents or displayed in information systems that do not require a person's legal name.
The proposed policy is posted at https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/Administration/Business_Operations/Controller/Administrative_Policies_-_Business_Contracts/Policy_and_administrative_handbooks/ANR_Administrative_Handbook/Recent_Updates/.
If you have any questions or if you wish to comment, please contact Robin Sanchez at rgsanchez@ucanr.edu, no later than May 15, 2020. Please indicate “Gender Recognition and Lived Name” in the subject line.
- Author: Rachel Lloyd
The University of California invites employee comments on a proposed revision to Presidential Policy Business and Finance Bulletin G-28: Travel Regulations. The proposed policy revision includes the following key issues:
- Incorporate Internal Audit Recommendation to include requirement for documentation to support business or first class travel.
- Incorporate Internal Audit Recommendation to include the need to document the business purpose of each day of travel.
- Addition of a new section within policy that addresses sustainable travel recommendations.
- Gender-neutral language
The proposed policy is posted at https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/Administration/Business_Operations/Controller/Administrative_Policies_-_Business_Contracts/Policy_and_administrative_handbooks/ANR_Administrative_Handbook/Recent_Updates.
If you have any questions or if you wish to comment, please contact Robin Sanchez at rgsanchez@ucanr.edu, no later than May 16, 2020. Please indicate “G-28 Travel Regulations” in the subject line.
- Author: Robin Sanchez
UC invites comments on proposed revisions to Academic Personnel Manual Sections 240 (APM - 240), Deans, and 246 (APM - 246), Faculty Administrators (100% time).
Summarized below are the proposed key revisions that are being distributed for systemwide review:
- To align with previous revisions to APM - 025, Conflict of Commitment and Outside Activities of Faculty Members, language has been added in Sections 240-20-c and 246-20-c to clarify that both uncompensated and compensated activities are reported and count toward the time limit, but that vacation days are deducted only for compensated activities;
- Language has been added to clarify that Deans and Faculty Administrators who hold concurrent Health Sciences Compensation Plan appointments are subject to APM - 670, Health Sciences Compensation Plan, and APM - 671, Conflict of Commitment and Outside Activities of Health Sciences Compensation Plan Participants; and
- Since faculty administrative salaries should be greater than the underlying faculty appointments, the language in Sections 240-18-a(5) and 246-18-a(4) has been revised to refer to the salary of the underlying faculty appointment.
The proposed revisions to APM - 240, Deans, and APM - 246, Faculty Administrators (100% time) are posted under the “Systemwide Review” tab at: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/academic-personnel-policy/policies-under-review/index.html.
If you have any questions or if you wish to comment, please contact Robin Sanchez at rgsanchez@ucanr.edu, no later than March 15, 2020. Please indicate “APM-240/246” in the subject line.
