Regent policy update: Revisions relate to naming facilities, equal pay, more

The Board of Regents last week approved revisions to several policies.

Regents approve revisions to regent policies 2.F and 11.F, effective Feb. 10, 2022

The board formally approved revisions to Regent Policy 2.F: Board Meetings (formerly Posting of Meetings) and 11.F:  Benefits.

• Regent Policy 2.F: Board Meetings revisions will incorporate best governance practices for agenda-setting for the board. Click here for a full summary of changes.
• Regent Policy 11.F: Benefits revisions will provide additions to the retirement plans and savings programs; provide better clarification on the University of Colorado’s post-retirement benefits; and will add a section for employees who are terminated for cause resulting in ineligibility of post-retirement health and welfare benefits. Click here for a full summary of changes.

For more detailed information, go to https://www.cu.edu/regents/rlpreview#tabs-2.

Revisions to policies on naming of university facilities and programmatic units approved

The Office of Policy and Efficiency (OPE) announces revisions to Regent Policy 14.J: Naming University Facilities and a new administrative policy statement 3004-Functional and Honorary Naming of University Facilities and Programmatic Units, effective Feb. 10, 2022.

As part of the formal review of regent laws and policies, revisions were proposed to Regent Policy 14.J: Naming University Facilities which would include moving some provisions to a new administrative policy statement: 3004-Functional and Honorary Naming of University Facilities and Programmatic Units; updating definitions; adding to the criteria used to evaluate honorary naming opportunities; and creating a process to change or discontinue honorary namings.

For more detailed information, go to https://www.cu.edu/ope/aps/latest-changes and https://www.cu.edu/regents/rlpreview#tabs-2. 

Regents approve revisions to equal pay-related policies

The Board of Regents formally approved conforming revisions to the following policies for compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act:

• Policy 3.C:  Searches for Administrators and Guidelines for the Appointment of Chief Officers of the University
• Policy 3.E:  Appointments of Officers of the University and Officers of the Administration
• Policy 3.F:  Evaluations for Officers of the University and Officers of the Administration
• Policy 6.B:  Staff Recruitment
• Policy 6.C:  Appointments of Staff
• Policy 10.E:  Compensation Principles (formerly Salary Review to Determine Inequities)
• Policy 11.B:  Faculty Salary
• Policy 11.C:  University Staff Salary

In 2019, Colorado passed the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2021. The law is designed to reduce the compensation gap that exists based on sex, or sex plus another protected status, between workers doing substantially similar work.

Each Colorado employer is responsible for implementing practices and procedures required by the act to achieve equity in employee compensation. Over the past year, existing university and campus policies and procedures have been reviewed and revised to ensure compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

These changes were approved by the Board of Regents at its Feb. 10, 2022, meeting and will be made retroactive to Jan. 1, 2021. 

For more detailed information, go to https://www.cu.edu/regents/rlpreview#tabs-2.