LTC Policy & Procedure Manual


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The governing board of Lanier Technical College is the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia. The State Board Policies and TCSG Procedures Manual may be accessed here.

General Provisions

Introduction
1.1 Development, Approval and Review of LTC Policies and Procedures
 
Mission & System of Governance
2.1.1(p)         Statement of Equal Opportunity
2.1.2 Mission Statement
2.1.3 State Board Responsibilities and Authority
2.1.4 State Board Bylaws
2.1.5 State Board Compensation and Expenses
2.1.6 Ethical Responsibilities
2.1.7(p) President Emeritus
2.1.8(p) Naming of Buildings
2.2.1 Commissioner Responsibilities & Authority
2.3.1 Employment of Presidents
2.3.2(p) Responsibilites & Authority of Technical College Presidents
2.3.3lp Strategic Planning
2.3.4p Technical College Accreditation
2.3.4.lp2 Programmatic Accreditation
2.3.5lp Substative Change
2.3.6p Accreditation Reporting Standards
2.4.1 Local Board Responsibilities and Authority
2.4.1lp1 Local Board Bylaws
2.4.1lp2 Local Board Appeals
2.4.3p Local Board Compensation and Expenses
2.4.4p Local Board Member Emeritus
2.4.5p Approving Technical College Local Board Members
2.4.6lp Local Board Ethical Responsibilities
 
Administration
3.1.1 Financial Overview
3.1.2lp Annual Budget
3.1.3 Transfer of Funds Among Technical Colleges
3.1.4lp Accounting System
3.1.5lp Contract Management
3.1.6 Payroll System
3.1.7 Enterprise Funds
3.1.8(p) Audits
3.1.9lp Banking and Checking Accounts
3.1.10 Petty Cash Funds
3.1.11 Georgia Sales and Use Tax
3.1.12 Cooperative Nonprofit Organizations
3.1.13 Personal Checks
3.1.13p Debt Collection Contract for Collection of College's Unpaid Accounts
3.1.14 Indirect Cost Rate
3.1.16 Purchasing
3.1.16p1 Purchasing Bond-Funded Goods and Services
3.1.16p2 Purchasing Non-Bond-Funded Goods and Services
3.1.16lp1 Basic Purchasing
3.1.16lp2 Fundraising Requests
3.1.16lp4 Grants
3.1.16lp5 Internal Controls
3.1.16lp6 Purchasing Cards
3.1.16lp7 Instructional Equipment Maintenance
3.2.1 Intellectual Property
3.2.2p Development of Patentable Devices/Materials or Copyrightable Materials/Media by TCSG/College Personnel or Students
3.2.3p HEOA P2P Unauthorized File Sharing Prevention Compliance
3.3.1 Maintenance for Campus Facilities
3.3.2 Use of Vehicles
3.3.2p DOAS Motor Pool
3.3.2lp1 Student and Staff Vehicles on Campus
3.3.3lp1 Use of Campus Facilities
3.3.3lp2 Visitors on Campus
3.3.4lp1 Acceptable Computer and Internet Use
3.3.4lp2 Email Communication
3.3.4lp3 Copyrighted Materials
3.3.4lp4 BANNER User Account Access
3.3.5lp1 Employee Telephone Use
3.3.5lp2 Use of Personal Mobile Devices (PMD) for Business Communications
3.3.6lp1 Use of Alcoholic Beverages on Campus Guidelines
3.3.6lp2 Culinary Alcohol
3.3.7lp Tobacco-Free Environment
3.3.8 Records Management
3.3.9lp Surplus Property
3.3.10lp1 Firearms, Weapons, and Explosives
3.3.11lp1 Severe Weather and Emergency Closing
3.3.12 Real Property Acquisitions and Leases
3.3.13p Business Email Archiving, Retention and Investigation
3.3.14p Open Records Requests
3.3.15 Environmental Protection
3.3.16p Identify Theft Prevention
3.4.1 Emergency Preparedness, Health, Safety and Security
3.4.1lp1 Emergency Operations Planning
3.4.1p2 Business Continuity Planning
3.4.1p3 Exposure Control Plan
3.4.1p4 Hazard Communication Program Planning and Hazardous Material Inventory
3.4.1p5 Security
3.5.1lp1 Animals on Campus
3.5.1lp2 Solicitation
3.5.1lp3 Skateboards, Rollerblades, Bicycles, and Motorcycles on Campus
 
Human Resources
4.1.1 Recruiting and Hiring
4.1.1p1 Recruitment
4.1.1p2 Intra System Recruitment
4.1.1p3 Interviewing and Selection Guidelines
4.1.1lp4 Hiring, Interruption, & Termination of Part-Time Adjunct Faculty, Tutors, & Lab Assistants
4.1.1lp5 Reassignment & Appointment
4.1.1lp6 Full-time Faculty and Staff Teaching on an Adjunct Basis
4.1.1lp7 Posting Employment Opportunities (Career Services)
4.1.1lp8 Processes for Scheduling Part-Time Adjunct Faculty, Tutors, & Lab Assistants
4.1.2 Verifying Employment Eligibility
4.1.2p Verifying Identity and Employment Eligibility
4.1.3lp1 Job Descriptions
4.1.4p Categories of Employment
4.1.5 Verification of Employment
4.1.6 Employment Contracts
4.1.7 Personnel Files
4.1.7lp1 Collection, Retention and Release of Employment Records
4.1.7lp2 Employee Transcripts And Credentials
4.1.8lp1 Instructional Staff Work Assignments
4.1.9(p) Background Investigations
4.3.1p Unlawful Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation in Employment
4.3.2 Ethics and Standards of Conduct for Employees
4.3.2p1 Ethical Responsibilities of Employees
4.3.2p1 Consensual Relationships
4.3.2p3 Gifts, Honoraria, and Expenses
4.3.2p4 Standards of Business Conduct
4.3.2p5 Political Activity and Election Campaigns
4.3.2p6 Other Employement
4.3.2p7 Children in the Workplace
4.3.2lp1 Employee Dress Guidelines
4.3.3 Workplace Violence
4.3.4 Employment of Relatives
4.4.1lp Positive Discipline
4.4.2p Adverse Employment Actions
4.4.3 Employee Complaint Resolution
4.4.4 Performance Management
4.4.4lp1 Evaluation of Part-Time Hourly Employees
4.4.4lp2 Instructional Evaluation
4.5.1p Family and Medical Leave Act Leave [FMLA]
4.5.2 Leave
4.5.2p1 Miscellaneous Leave
4.5.2p2 Leave Donation
4.5.2p3 Court Leave
4.5.2p4 Annual, Sick, and Personal Leave
4.5.2p5 Authorized and Contingent Leaves of Absence Without Pay
4.5.2p6 Military Leave
4.5.3(p) Holidays
4.6.1 Medical and Physical Examinations
4.6.2p Reasonable Accommodations in Employment
4.7.1 Travel
4.7.2p Driver Qualification
4.8.1 Drug-Free Campus
4.8.1p1p2 Drug and Alcohol Testing
4.9.1p1 Retirement
4.9.2 Flexibile Benefits
4.9.3 Tuition Remission and Reimbursement for Approved Staff Development
4.9.4p Employee Assistance Program
4.9.5(p) Staff Development
4.9.5p2 Faculty Development
4.9.6 Defense and Indemnification
4.9.7(p) Payroll Deductions
4.9.8p Direct Deposit of Pay
4.9.9 Workers' Compensation and Return to Work
4.9.9p Workers' Compensation - Reporting an Accident
 
Academic Affairs
5.1.1p Academic Freedom
5.1.2 General Program and Program Specific Standards
5.1.2p Business Affiliation Agreements
5.1.2lp1 Faculty Credentials
5.1.3lp1 Program Directors & Division Chairs
5.1.3lp Program Advisory Committees
5.1.4 Service Delivery Area
5.1.5lp College Calendar
5.1.6 Structure of Associate Degree, Diploma, and Technical Certificate of Credit Programs
5.1.7(p) Warranty of Degree, Diploma, and Technical Certificate of Credit Graduates
5.1.8(p) Articulation and Transfer
5.1.9lp1 New Program Approval
5.1.9lp2 New Program Submission
5.1.10(p) College Campuses
5.1.11lp Live Work
5.1.12lp1 Library General Use Requirements
5.1.12lp2 Library Community Patrons
5.1.12lp3 Library Collection
5.1.13lp1 Instructor Absences
5.1.14lp1 Learning Support
5.1.15lp1 Test Proctoring
5.1.16lp1 Tutoring Services
5.1.17lp1 Course Prequisite Time Limits
5.1.18lp1 Work Ethics Instruction
5.2.1 Non-Credit Instruction
5.2.2 Quick Start
5.2.3 Adult Education
5.2.3lp1 Adult Education Program Application Fee Waiver
5.2.3lp2 Adult Education Assessment
5.2.3lp3 Local Adult Education Assessment
5.2.4 General Education Development (GED®) Testing and Diplomas
5.3.1(p) Academic Governance
5.3.1lp1 Faculty Role in Governance
 
Student Affairs
6.1.1(p) Unlawful Harassment and Discrimination of Students
6.1.2p Sexual Harassment and Misconduct
6.2.1(p) Admissions & Assessment
6.2.1lp1 Alternate Placement Means (COVID-19)
6.2.1p2 Admissions Categories
6.2.1p3 Admissions Process
6.2.1p4 Admissions Process for International Students
6.2.1p5 Assessment
6.2.1p6 Competitive Admissions
6.2.1lp1 No Shows
6.2.1lp3 Academic Dismissal Waivers
6.2.1lp4 Credit Hour Enrollment
6.2.1lp6 Withdrawal
6.2.1lp7 Hardship Withdrawals
6.2.1lp8 Readmission
6.2.1lp9 Re-testing
6.2.2(p) Determination of Residency
6.2.2p2 Residency Requirements for Graduation
6.2.2lp1 Waiver of Out-of-State/Out-of-Country Tuition
6.3.1(p) Student Records
6.3.1p Directory Information
6.3.1lp1 Review of Student Records
6.3.2p Student Records Retention Schedule
6.3.2lp1 Credit Program Records Retention
6.3.2lp2 Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
6.3.2lp3 Protecting the Privacy of Distance Education Students
6.3.2lp3b Student Complaint Process for Out-of-State Online Students
6.3.2lp4 Double Majors
6.3.2lp5 Dual Enrollment
6.4.1(p) College Catalogs
6.4.2 Student Housing
6.4.3(p) National Emergencies
6.4.3p1 Emergency Procedures
6.5.1 Academic Standards, Evaluations and Appeals
6.5.1p Grade Appeals
6.5.2 Student Grade Point Average
6.5.2p1 Grade Point Calculation
6.5.2p2 Grading
6.5.2lp1 Plagiarism
6.5.2lp2 Academic Standing
6.5.3p Student Grievance
6.6.1(p) Student Tuition & Fees
6.6.2p Student Activity Fund
6.6.3p Student Organization/Club Accounts
6.6.4 Satisfactory Academic Progress for Students on Federal/State Financial Aid
6.7.2p1 Student Discipine
6.7.2p2 Model Student Conduct Code
6.8.1p Field Trips
6.8.2 Student Accident Insurance
6.8.3(p) Student Athletics
 
Public Safety
7.1.1 Public Safety
7.1.2 Public Safety Standard Operating Procedure Manual
7.1.2lp1 Public Safety: Introduction and General Provisions
7.1.2p2 Public Safety: Agency Goals
7.1.2p3 Public Safety: Organization and Administration
7.1.2lp4 Public Safety: Training
7.1.2lp5 Public Safety: Code of Conduct
7.1.2lp6 Public Safety: Dress Code
7.1.2lp7 Public Safety: Arrests
7.1.2lp8 Public Safety: Property and Evidence
7.1.2lp9 Public Safety: Juveniles
7.1.2lp10 Public Safety: Missing Persons
7.1.2lp11 Public Safety: Consular and Diplomatic Immunity
7.1.2lp12 Public Safety: Mental Health Crisis and Persons of Diminished Capacity
7.1.2lp13 Public Safety: Search and Seizure
7.1.2lp14 Public Safety: Firearms
7.1.2lp15 Public Safety: Use of Force
7.1.2lp16 Public Safety: Vehicle Operations
7.1.2lp17 Public Safety: Communications
7.1.2lp18 Public Safety: Records Information Management
7.1.2lp19 Public Safety: Patrol Vehicle Videos, Body-Worn Cameras, and Electronig Devices
7.1.2lp20 Public Safety: Unmaned Aerial Systems
7.1.2lp21 Public Safety: Patrol Functions
7.1.2lp22 Public Safety: Investigative Functions
7.1.2lp23 Pubic Safety: Bias-Based Profiling
7.1.2lp24 Public Safety: Unusual Occurrences and Tactical Responses
7.1.2lp25 Public Safety: Bloodborne/Airborne Pathogens and Other Infectious Diseases

Organizational Chart

See also: State Board Policies and TCSG Procedures Manual

For questions or suggestions about this manual, or to report broken links, contact the LTC Policy Coordinator.