Policies

The following policies have been developed to ensure Laurel Ridge is operating consistent with our mission to provide a positive, caring and dynamic learning environment that inspires student success, values diversity and promotes community vitality.

General Policies

VCCS #	Policy #	Policy Name	Effective Date	Revised Date	Related Procedure
	20001-6	Tobacco and Related Products Policy	August 2004	April 2014
	21003	Animals on Campus Policy		May 2023
	20009	Alcoholic Beverages	February 2011
	20002R2	Facility Use Policy	February 2009	July 2015
6.5.1		Expressive Activity
	30005	Sponsored Programs and Grants Management Policy	January 2017	May 2023
	50000	Mission Statement Review	February 2007	January 2023
	51005	Substantive Change Policy	February 2008	April 2023	Procedures for Substantive Change
	62003	Children on Campus Policy	September 2005	February 2007
	14002	Foundation Fundraising by Employees, Students, Board Members Policy	July 2005	March 2008
	14003	Foundation Document Retention Policy	June 2006	March 2008
	14004	Foundation Gift In Kind Policy	June 2005	March 2008
	14005	Foundation Whistleblower Policy	May 2009
	14006	Foundation Gift Acceptance Policy	May 2009
	14007	Event Alcohol Policy	March 2010	March 2010

Academic Policies

Policy #	Policy Name	Effective Date	Revised Date	Related Procedure
30002	Approval of Academic Studies and Research Projects	May 2007	October 2023
51005	Substantive Change Policy	February 2008	April 2023	Procedures for Substantive Change
51006	Distance Education Policy	August 2012	April 2022	Procedures for Distance Education
51007	Copyright Awareness and Compliance Policy	May 2009	December 2014
51008	Faculty Student Engagement Hours	August 2012	April 2023
51009	Coordination of Academic Units by Faculty Leads	March 2022		Procedures for Coordination of Academic Units by Faculty Leads
51010	Grade Policy	March 2022
51011	Credit Hour Policy	March 2022
51012	Academic Honesty Policy	April 2022	May 2023
60001	Academic Calendar Policy	April 2009	November 2016
60003	Transfer Credit Policy (Credit for Prior Learning)	January 2010	November 2016
61001	Learning Resources Center Collection Development Policy	April 2005	April 2022	Procedures for LRC Collection Development

Administrative Policies

VCCS #	Policy #	Policy Name	Effective Date	Revised Date	Related Procedure
	10001	Printing Services Policy	April 2008	October 2016
	11001	Publication Policy	June 1905	August 2007
	12001	Advertising Policy	February 2008	February 2008
	13000	Web Update Policy	November 2008	October 2016
	14001	Facilities Naming Policy	April 2008	August 2022
	20001-6	Tobacco and Related Products Policy	August 2004	April 2014
	20002R2	Facility Use Policy	February 2009	July 2015
	20003	Records Management Policy	March 2010
	20004	Purchasing Policy	May 2010	October 2016
	20005	Energy Use Policy	November 2010	October 2016
	20006	Reduction in Travel Policy	November 2010
	20007	Waste Reduction Policy	January 2011	October 2016
	20008	Water Use Policy	January 2011
	20009	Alcoholic Beverages	February 2011
	21001	Parking Violations and Fines	January 2011	January 2017
	21002	Access Control Policy	January 2011	December 2016
	21003	Animals on Campus Policy		May 2023
	30006	Indirect Cost Reimbursement Policy	January 2017
	30007	Internal Controls	January 2017
	30008	Investment Policy	January 2017
	60000	Food and Beverage Policy	August 2008
	60002	Violence Prevention Committee and Threat Assessment Team	January 2010	July 2023
	60003	College Board Electronic Meetings	June 2022
	61001	Learning Resources Center Collection Development Policy	April 2005	April 2022	Procedures for LRC Collection Development
	61002	Learning Resources Center Fine Policy	April 2005	November 2016
	62005	Posting Policy	April 2008	May 2014
	62007	Registered Sex Offender Policy	November 2008	November 2008
ITS-08-5400	70001	Information Technology Security Policy	February 2009	January 2017
	70002	Remote Network Access	February 2006
Administration II-20		State Vehicle Policy	April 2003	January 2017

Human Resources Policies

Policy #	Policy Name	Effective Date	Revised Date	Related Procedure	Comments
40002	Background Screening Policy	March 2006	February 2017		This policy is the most current, but we do have on the docket for revision given some upcoming changes in onboarding through SSC
40003	Alternate Work Arrangements Policy	January 2010	February 2017		This policy is the most current, but we do have on the docket for revision given our current COOP telework and possible revisions from the state in the year ahead.
40004	Evaluation of Administrative Faculty	February 2006	October 2009		This policy is current.
40005	Return to Work Policy	August 2001	February 2017		This policy is current.
40006	Employee Rewards Program Policy	April 2006	February 2017		This policy is current.
40007	Educational Assistance and Continuous Learning Program	September 2005	May 2021	Educational Assistance Policy Procedures	This policy is the most current, but is on the docket for review in Spring 2021.
40008	Reasonable Accommodation	May 2019			This policy is current.
40009	Substance and Alcohol Abuse	May 2019			This policy is current.
40010	Recruitment and Hiring Policy for Full and Part-time Employees	May 2019			This policy is current, albeit has alot of procedure written into the policy.
40011	Professional Development Policy	November 2004	March 2024		This policy is current.
40012	Lactation Policy	May 2021
40013	Classified Staff Emeritus Policy	April 2022	March 2024
41000	Voluntary Inter-Campus Faculty Transfer	May 2019			This policy is current.
41001	Voluntary Inter-Campus Classified Staff Transfer	April 2022
51010	Evaluation of Faculty for Multi-Year Appointment	April 2022		Evaluation of Faculty for Multi-Year Appointment Procedures

Student Policies

VCCS #	Policy #	Policy Name	Effective Date	Revised Date
	21001	Parking Violations and Fines	January 2011	January 2017
	30003	Attendance / Administrative Deletion Policy	August 2008	April 2023
	30010	Delayed Payment of GI Bill	June 2020
4.3.2.3	30011	Refunds, Credits and Reinstatement as a Result of Military Service	June 2020
4.3.2.5	30012	Return of Unearned Department of Defense Tuition Assistance	June 2020
	60000	Food and Beverage Policy	August 2008
	60003	Transfer Credit Policy (Credit for Prior Learning)	January 2010	January 2017
4.3.2.2	60006	Tuition Refund Appeal for Exceptional Cases	July 2015	April 2023
6.5.3	62001	Student Drug and Alcohol Policy	August 2005
6.5.0.1	62004	Student Complaint Policy	August 2005	February 2023
	62005	Posting Policy	April 2008	May 2014
	62006	Code of Conduct Steering Committee	August 2008
	62007	Registered Sex Offender Policy	November 2008
	62009	Title IX Policy	September 2020	April 2022
6.5.1		Expressive Activity