In the last legislative session, several updates were made to ESST. As a result, there are a few changes that need to be made to the ESST policy to comply with the law. As the changes to the law are already in effect.
The purpose of the administrative policy Student Services Fee is to outline the non-governance level elements of the Student Services Fee that are not addressed within the Tuition and Fees Board of Regents policy. The administrative policy provides rationale for the purpose of the fee, how and to whom it is assessed, identifies unallowable uses, and defines a set of common procedures that all campuses will utilize when administering the fee.
The creation of this policy is taking place at the same time as review of the Board of Regents Policy: Tuition and Fees and Student Services Fee, which are being combined.
The policy also provides a baseline, or minimum standard, for assessing the fee on all campuses in the system. This allows for consistency among campuses and in the experiences of students and departments who benefit from the funds.
Beyond the baseline standard, campuses have the autonomy to determine procedures that work for their particular campus and student population.
Rename to “Excused Absences and Makeup Work” and removed references to "legitimate"
Added guiding principles.
Removed reference to "single episode medical absence" in response to the documentation for medical absences being a self-report form (Health centers across the system are not providing absence notes to students).
Updated list of excused circumstances to reflect feedback received during consultation.
Removed specific reference to voting as not being an excused absence; added FAQ about voting.
Updated policy statement to include reference to excused absences.
Added a reference to the “travel” letter for student athletes in Makeup Work 2.b.
Consistently referred to Disability Resource Centers as DR/C.
Reworded Excused Circumstances
Revised and reorganized the FAQs into categories for searchability