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The Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System are listed below.  A complete copy of the Regents' Rules and Regulations is available.

For assistance in locating the placement of a particular subject in the Rules, please contact
Carol Felkel, Secretary to the Board, at (512) 499-4407, cfelkel@utsystem.edu ; or
Kristy Orr, Assistant General Counsel to the Board, at (512) 499-4409, korr@utsystem.edu .

The official copy of the Regents' Rules and Regulations is maintained by the Office of the Board of Regents. The official citation of the Regents’ Rules is as follows: Regents' Rules and Regulations . Do not underline. Italicize "Rules and Regulations" only. Always capitalize the R in Regents. When referencing a single Rule, do not italicize "Rule."

Please send comments and suggestions to bor@utsystem.edu .  

Series

<Any>10000: Board Governance20000: Administration30000: Personnel40000: Academic Issues50000: Student Issues60000: Development70000: Investments80000: Facilities90000: Intellectual Property

10000: Board Governance

Rule 10100	Rule on Rules and Regulations	10100 10100
Rule 10101	Board Authority and Duties	10101 10101
Rule 10102	Chairman and Vice Chairmen	10102 10102
Rule 10201	General Counsel to the Board of Regents	10201 10201
Rule 10401	Policies and Procedures for Board and Standing Committee Meetings	10401 10401
Rule 10402	Committees and Other Appointments	10402 10402
Rule 10403	Board Meeting Accessibility and Public Participation	10403 10403
Rule 10501	Delegation to Act on Behalf of the Board	10501 10501
Rule 10601	Guidelines for the Santa Rita Award	10601 10601
Rule 10701	Policy Against Discrimination	10701 10701
Rule 10801	Policy on Transparency, Accountability, and Access to Information	10801 10801
Rule 10901	Statement of U. T. System Values and Expectations	10901 10901

20000: Administration

Rule 20101	Chancellor	20101 20101
Rule 20102	Appointment of Institutional Administrative Officers	20102 20102
Rule 20201	Presidents	20201 20201
Rule 20202	Cash Compensation for Chief Administrative Officers	20202 20202
Rule 20203	Compensation for Key Executives	20203 20203
Rule 20204	Determining and Documenting the Reasonableness of Compensation	20204 20204
Rule 20205	Expenditures for Travel and Entertainment by Chief Administrators and for the Maintenance of University Residences	20205 20205
Rule 20206	Intercollegiate Athletics	20206 20206
Rule 20301	Honorary Titles and Degrees	20301 20301
Rule 20401	Audit and Compliance Programs	20401 20401
Rule 20402	Provision of Audit and Non-Audit Services by External Audit Firms	20402 20402
Rule 20501	Accounting, Operating Budgets, and Legislative Appropriation Requests	20501 20501
Rule 20601	Aircraft Use	20601 20601
Rule 20701	Use of Historically Underutilized Businesses	20701 20701
Rule 20801	Travel	20801 20801
Rule 20901	Procurement of Goods and Services; Contract Management Handbook	20901 20901

30000: Personnel

Rule 30101	Classified Personnel Pay Plan	30101 30101
Rule 30102	General Appointment Information	30102 30102
Rule 30103	Standards of Conduct	30103 30103
Rule 30104	Conflict of Interest, Conflict of Commitment, and Outside Activities	30104 30104
Rule 30105	Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, and Consensual Relationships	30105 30105
Rule 30106	Nepotism	30106 30106
Rule 30107	Veteran’s Employment Preferences	30107 30107
Rule 30108	Employment Preferences for Former Foster Children	30108 30108
Rule 30112	Training and Education	30112 30112
Rule 30201	Leave Policies	30201 30201
Rule 30202	Employee Benefits	30202 30202
Rule 30203	Sick Leave Pool	30203 30203
Rule 30301	Employment of Retirees	30301 30301
Rule 30401	Employee and Faculty Advisory Councils	30401 30401
Rule 30501	Employee Evaluations	30501 30501
Rule 30601	Discipline and Dismissal of Classified Employees	30601 30601
Rule 30602	Employee Grievance	30602 30602
Rule 31001	Faculty Appointments and Titles	31001 31001
Rule 31002	Notice of Nonrenewal to Nontenured Faculty Members	31002 31002
Rule 31003	Abandonment of Academic Positions or Programs	31003 31003
Rule 31004	Rights and Responsibilities of Faculty Members	31004 31004
Rule 31005	Faculty or Staff Absence	31005 31005
Rule 31006	Academic Workload Requirements	31006 31006
Rule 31007	Tenure	31007 31007
Rule 31008	Termination of a Faculty Member	31008 31008
Rule 31101	Evaluation of Administrators	31101 31101
Rule 31102	Evaluation of Tenured Faculty	31102 31102

40000: Academic Issues

Rule 40101	Faculty Role in Educational Policy Formulation	40101 40101
Rule 40201	Registered Organizations	40201 40201
Rule 40301	General Admission Policy	40301 40301
Rule 40302	Provisional Admission Policy	40302 40302
Rule 40303	Admissions Procedures for U. T. System Institutions	40303 40303
Rule 40304	Affirmative Action Plans	40304 40304
Rule 40305	Coordinated Admission Program	40305 40305
Rule 40306	Summer Enrollment Plan	40306 40306
Rule 40307	Academic Program Approval Standards	40307 40307
Rule 40309	Administration of Courses Offered in Shortened Format	40309 40309
Rule 40310	Accessibility of Teacher Certification Courses	40310 40310
Rule 40311	Graduate Education	40311 40311
Rule 40401	Assessment, Collection, Delegation, and Waiver of Tuition and Fees	40401 40401
Rule 40402	Emergency Student Loan Program for Tuition and Fees	40402 40402
Rule 40403	Fees for Continuing Education Courses	40403 40403
Rule 40404	Tuition Rates for Students Residing in Certain Counties and States and Attending Certain Institutions	40404 40404
Rule 40405	Tuition Rates for Undergraduate Students with Excessive Semester Credit Hours	40405 40405
Rule 40406	Administration of Scholarships	40406 40406
Rule 40407	Texas Public Education Grants/Loan Program	40407 40407
Rule 40501	Speech and Assembly	40501 40501
Rule 40502	Negotiations Related to Disruptive Activities Prohibited	40502 40502
Rule 40601	Institutions Comprising The University of Texas System	40601 40601
Rule 40602	Organized Research Units	40602 40602
Rule 40701	Medical and Hospital Services	40701 40701
Rule 40703	Health Care Risk Management	40703 40703
Rule 40801	Official Seal, Colors, Logo, and Mascot	40801 40801
Rule 40901	Charter Schools	40901 40901
Rule 40902	Guidelines for Cooperative Use of Courses and Facilities with Texas A&M University	40902 40902

50000: Student Issues

Rule 50101	Student Conduct and Discipline	50101 50101
Rule 50201	Student Advisory Council	50201 50201
Rule 50202	Student Organizations	50202 50202
Rule 50203	Participation in Student Government	50203 50203
Rule 50301	Off-Campus Student Housing	50301 50301
Rule 50302	Student Participation in Selection and Monitoring of Food Service Contractors	50302 50302
Rule 50303	Debts of Students	50303 50303
Rule 50304	Student Debit Cards	50304 50304
Rule 50305	Employment of a Student’s Attorney	50305 50305
Rule 50402	Student Health Insurance Requirements	50402 50402
Rule 50501	Liability Insurance for Students	50501 50501
Rule 50601	Student Travel	50601 50601
Rule 50701	Visiting U. T. System Students Program	50701 50701
Rule 50702	Confidentiality and Security of Education Records Subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)	50702 50702
Rule 50801	Student Learning Outcomes Assessment	50801 50801

60000: Development

Rule 60101	Acceptance and Administration of Gifts	60101 60101
Rule 60102	Fees for Endowment Administration and Management	60102 60102
Rule 60103	Guidelines for Acceptance of Gifts of Real Property	60103 60103
Rule 60201	Administration of Fellowships, Scholarships, and Loan Funds	60201 60201
Rule 60202	Endowed Academic Positions	60202 60202
Rule 60301	Development Board of an Institution	60301 60301
Rule 60302	Advisory Councils of an Institution	60302 60302
Rule 60303	Internal Nonprofit Corporations	60303 60303
Rule 60304	External Nonprofit Corporations	60304 60304
Rule 60305	University-Affiliated Foundations	60305 60305
Rule 60306	Use of University Resources	60306 60306

70000: Investments

Rule 70101	Authority to Accept and Manage Assets	70101 70101
Rule 70201	Investment Policies	70201 70201
Rule 70202	Interest Rate Swap Policy	70202 70202
Rule 70301	Matters Relating to Real Property	70301 70301
Rule 70401	Oversight Responsibilities for UTIMCO	70401 70401

80000: Facilities

Rule 80101	Category of Facilities and Authorized Users	80101 80101
Rule 80102	Alcoholic Beverages	80102 80102
Rule 80103	Solicitation	80103 80103
Rule 80104	Use of Facilities	80104 80104
Rule 80105	Joint Sponsorship of the Use of Property or Buildings	80105 80105
Rule 80106	Special Use Facilities	80106 80106
Rule 80107	Filming Motion Pictures or Television Productions	80107 80107
Rule 80108	Use of Facilities for Weddings	80108 80108
Rule 80109	Parking and Traffic Regulations	80109 80109
Rule 80110	Protection of Artificial Bodies of Water and Other Property	80110 80110
Rule 80111	Smoke Free or Tobacco Free Policies	80111 80111
Rule 80112	Residential Conference Centers	80112 80112
Rule 80201	Disposal of U. T. System Property	80201 80201
Rule 80301	Capital Improvement Program	80301 80301
Rule 80302	Building Committees	80302 80302
Rule 80303	Use of the Available University Fund	80303 80303
Rule 80305	Debt Policy	80305 80305
Rule 80307	Naming Policy	80307 80307
Rule 80308	Inscriptions on Building Plaques	80308 80308
Rule 80401	Prevailing Wage Rates	80401 80401
Rule 80402	Major Construction and Repair and Rehabilitation Projects	80402 80402
Rule 80403	Minor Construction and Repair and Rehabilitation Projects	80403 80403
Rule 80404	Institutional Management of Major Construction and Repair and Rehabilitation Projects	80404 80404
Rule 80601	Property and Casualty Insurance and Surety Bonds	80601 80601
Rule 80702	Indirect Cost Recoveries	80702 80702
Rule 80801	Flags	80801 80801
Rule 80901	Constitutional and Legislative Restrictions on Capital Improvements	80901 80901

90000: Intellectual Property

Rule 90101	Intellectual Property: Preamble, Scope, Authority	90101 90101