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The District Board of Trustees (DBoT) adopts and approves rules for the operation of the college.
| Rule number | Description |
|---|---|
| General functions - Chapter 6HX19‑1 | |
| 6Hx19‑1.01 | District Board of Trustees as a Body Corporate |
| 6Hx19‑1.02 | Duties and Powers, District Board of Trustees |
| 6Hx19‑1.03 | Rescinded - Reports of Annual Meetings of the District Board of Trustees |
| 6Hx19‑1.04 | Meetings of the District Board of Trustees |
| 6Hx19‑1.05 | Rescinded - Quorum of the Board of Trustees |
| 6Hx19‑1.06 | Rescinded - Parliamentary Procedure |
| 6Hx19‑1.07 | Official Agenda of Business for Meetings of the District Board of Trustees |
| 6Hx19‑1.08 | Rules of the District Board of Trustees |
| 6Hx19‑1.09 | Legal Counsel |
| 6Hx19‑1.10 | District Board of Trustees: Appointment, Length of Term, Surety Bonds, and Grounds for Dismissal |
| 6Hx19‑1.11 | Conducting Official College Business by the Board, Citizen Involvement |
| 6Hx19‑1.12 | Delegation of Responsibilities and General Powers to the President |
| 6Hx19‑1.13 | Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of the President |
| 6Hx19‑1.14 | President’s Authority to Sign Contracts and Agreements |
| 6Hx19‑1.15 | Succession to Presidential Authority and Responsibilities |
| 6Hx19‑1.16 | College Vision Statement and Mission Statement |
| 6Hx19‑1.17 | Rescinded - College Objectives - Mission Statement |
| 6Hx19‑1.18 | District‑Wide Service |
| 6Hx19‑1.19 | College Seal |
| 6Hx19‑1.20 | College Colors |
| 6Hx19‑1.21 | College Catalog/Student Handbook |
| 6Hx19‑1.22 | College Calendar |
| 6Hx19‑1.23 | Year‑Round Operation |
| 6Hx19‑1.24 | College Accreditation by the Commision on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) |
| 6Hx19‑1.25 | Safety and Emergency Plans |
| 6Hx19‑1.26 | Rescinded - Bonding of Employees and Contractors |
| 6Hx19‑1.27 | Official College Forms |
| 6Hx19‑1.28 | Employment, Dismissal, and Evaluation of the College President |
| 6Hx19‑1.29 | Copyright Compliance |
| 6Hx19‑1.30 | Right to Know Law |
| 6Hx19‑1.31 | Management of College Records |
| 6Hx19-1.32 | Unauthorized Use of the College Name |
| 6Hx19-1.33 | Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Measures |
| 6Hx19-1.34 | Electronic Mail and Voice Mail Policy |
| 6Hx19-1.35 | Notification of Registered Sexual Offenders/Predators |
| 6Hx19-1.36 | Workplace Violence |
| 6Hx19-1.37 | Public Lectures, Displays, Exhibits, and Presentations |
| 6Hx19-1.38 | Intellectual Property |
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| Personnel - Chapter 6HX19‑2 | |
| 6Hx19‑2.01 | Approval of Employment |
| 6Hx19‑2.02 | Rescinded - Position Vacancies |
| 6Hx19‑2.03 | Release of Rosters of College Personnel |
| 6Hx19‑2.04 | Employee Duties and Responsibilities |
| 6Hx19‑2.05 | Assignment and Reassignment of College Personnel |
| 6Hx19‑2.06 | Equal Access and Equal Opportunity Employment |
| 6Hx19‑2.07 | Equal Access‑Equal Opportunity |
| 6Hx19‑2.08 | Required Employee Records |
| 6Hx19‑2.081 | Deleted - Personnel Records |
| 6Hx19‑2.082 | Personnel Requiring a Back X‑Ray |
| 6Hx19‑2.09 | Performance Evaluations |
| 6Hx19‑2.10 | Right to Request Examination |
| 6Hx19‑2.11 | Rescinded - Personal Obligations of Employees |
| 6Hx19‑2.12 | Leave of Absence |
| 6Hx19‑2.121 | Temporary Duty |
| 6Hx19‑2.13 | Authority for Sick Leave |
| 6Hx19‑2.14 | Deleted - Verification of Sick Leave |
| 6Hx19‑2.15 | Administration of Sick Leave with Compensation |
| 6Hx19‑2.151 | Illness or Injury‑in‑the‑Line‑of‑Duty Leave |
| 6Hx19-2.152 | Sick Leave Pool |
| 6Hx19‑2.16 | Military Leave |
| 6Hx19‑2.17 | Deleted - Extent of Leave |
| 6Hx19‑2.171 | Deleted - Leave Without Pay |
| 6Hx19‑2.172 | Sabbatical Leave and Professional Leave |
| 6Hx19‑2.173 | Eligibility for Approved Holiday Pay |
| 6Hx19‑2.18 | Rescinded - Maternity Leave |
| 6Hx19‑2.19 | Vacation Leave |
| 6Hx19-2.191 | Family and Medical Leave Act |
| 6Hx19‑2.20 | Court Related Leave |
| 6Hx19‑2.21 | Rescinded - Other Absences |
| 6Hx19‑2.22 | Deleted - Records of Absence |
| 6Hx19‑2.23 | Dismissal, Return to Annual Contract ‑ Continuing Contract Personnel |
| 6Hx19‑2.231 | Suspension or Dismissal of Contract Employees During the Year |
| 6Hx19‑2.24 | Criteria for Suspension or Dismissal of Employees |
| 6Hx19‑2.25 | Rescinded - Disruptive Activities ‑ Employees |
| 6Hx19‑2.26 | Personnel Definitions |
| 6Hx19‑2.27 | Criteria for Instructional Ranks and Pay Levels of Instructional Personnel |
| 6Hx19‑2.28 | Criteria for Appointment to Instructional Salary Schedule |
| 6Hx19‑2.29 | Classification and Pay Plans for Personnel |
| 6Hx19‑2.30 | Duty Hours for Instructional Personnel |
| 6Hx19‑2.31 | Tutorial Services |
| 6Hx19‑2.32 | Deleted - Changes in Pay Level and Instructional Rank for Instructional Personnel |
| 6Hx19‑2.33 | Outside Employment and Consulting Services |
| 6Hx19‑2.34 | Deleted - Contract Notification and Acceptance |
| 6Hx19‑2.35 | Non‑Issuance of Annual Contract |
| 6Hx19‑2.36 | Supplemental Contracts and Waiver Requests for Supplemental Contracts |
| 6Hx19‑2.37 | Compensation for Preparing Credit‑by‑Examination Tests |
| 6Hx19‑2.38 | Institutional Definitions of “Year of Service,” “Workweek,” and “Work Day” Used to Determine Service for Work Credit |
| 6Hx19‑2.39 | Resolution of Employee/Applicant Grievances |
| 6Hx19‑2.40 | Resignation |
| 6Hx19‑2.41 | Nepotism |
| 6Hx19‑2.42 | Political Involvement |
| 6Hx19‑2.43 | Conflict of Interest |
| 6Hx19‑2.44 | Product Endorsement |
| 6Hx19‑2.45 | Acceptance of Gratuities |
| 6Hx19‑2.46 | Release of Credit Information |
| 6Hx19‑2.47 | Filing of “Statement of Financial Interest” Form |
| 6Hx19‑2.48 | Rescinded - Unemployment Compensation |
| 6Hx19‑2.49 | Ethical Behavior and the Reporting of Suspected Misconduct, Fraud, or Other Illegal Acts in the Workplace |
| 6Hx19‑2.50 | Volunteer Services and Services Compensated by Other Agencies, Businesses, and Organizations |
| 6Hx19‑2.51 | Deleted - Classification Plan |
| 6Hx19‑2.52 | Consideration of Employees for Internal Vacancies |
| 6Hx19‑2.53 | Payment of Accumulated Leave at Retirement or Death |
| 6Hx19-2.531 | Payment Accumulated Vacation (Annual) Leave to Eligible Employees Electing to Participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) |
| 6Hx19‑2.54 | Rescinded - Disability |
| 6Hx19‑2.55 | Minimum Professional Requirements for Selection of Instructional Personnel for Continued Employment and Placement on Continuing Contract |
| 6Hx19-2.551 | Requirements for Certification and Recertification |
| 6Hx19‑2.56 | Educational and Workplace Harassment |
| 6Hx19‑2.57 | Extended Medical Leave |
| 6Hx19‑2.58 | Drug and Alcohol Abuse by Employees |
| 6Hx19‑2.59 | Disciplinary Action |
| 6Hx19-2.60 | Deleted - Workplace Drug-Testing Policy |
| 6Hx19-2.61 | Community College Optional Retirement Program (CCORP) |
| 6Hx19-2.62 | Deleted - Course Banking for Faculty |
| 6Hx19-2.63 | Overtime Work by Employees |
| 6Hx19-2.64 | Reduction in Force |
| 6Hx19-2.65 | Information Security |
| 6Hx19-2.66 | Employee Background Checks |
| 6Hx19-2.67 | Faculty and Administrators Emeriti |
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| Curriculum and instruction - Chapter 6HX19‑3 | |
| 6Hx19‑3.01 | Deleted - Degree Programs and Advanced Technical Certificates |
| 6Hx19-3.01 | Instruction and Awards |
| 6Hx19‑3.02 | Deleted - AS Degree Associated Certificate and Technical Certificate Programs |
| 6Hx19‑3.03 | Non-Credit Courses |
| 6Hx19‑3.04 | Academic Freedom |
| 6Hx19‑3.05 | Deleted - Appeals Procedure for Alleged Abridgment of Academic Freedom |
| 6Hx19‑3.06 | Faculty Teaching Load |
| 6Hx19‑3.07 | Faculty Teaching Loads and Supplemental Contract Payments |
| 6Hx19‑3.08 | Technical Programs Advisory and General Advisory Committees |
| 6Hx19‑3.09 | Deleted - General Faculty Meetings |
| 6Hx19‑3.10 | Academic Field Trips |
| 6Hx19‑3.11 | Deleted - Speakers and Instructional Assistants |
| 6Hx19‑3.12 | Acceptance of Transfer Credit |
| 6Hx19‑3.13 | Registration, Drop/Add and Withdrawal Dates |
| 6Hx19‑3.14 | Grading System |
| 6Hx19‑3.15 | Grade Reports |
| 6Hx19‑3.16 | Student Withdrawal from Courses, Grade Forgiveness, and Allowable Number of Course Attempts |
| 6Hx19‑3.17 | Credit‑by‑Examination Tests |
| 6Hx19‑3.18 | Directed Study |
| 6Hx19‑3.19 | Deleted - Examinations |
| 6Hx19‑3.20 | Program/Course Prerequisites and Course Substitutions |
| 6Hx19‑3.21 | Acceleration Mechanisms for Program Completion |
| 6Hx19‑3.22 | Requirements for Graduation and Participation in Commencement Ceremonies |
| 6Hx19‑3.23 | Academic Honors |
| 6Hx19‑3.24 | Deleted - Advanced Placement Credit |
| 6Hx19‑3.25 | Transfer Between Communication and Computation Courses |
| 6Hx19‑3.26 | Deleted - Credit-By-Exam Equivalents |
| 6Hx19‑3.27 | Rescinded - Exit Testing for AA Degree Students |
| 6Hx19‑3.28 | College‑Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), Including Waiver and Alternatives |
| 6Hx19‑3.29 | Writing Requirement, State Board of Education Rule 6A‑10.030 (Gordon Rule) |
| 6Hx19‑3.30 | Common Placement Testing and Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) |
| 6Hx19-3.31 | Deleted - Deletion and Revision of Courses in Catalog and Common Course Numbering System |
| 6Hx19-3.32 | Deleted - College Preparatory and College Credit Course Repeat Limits and Tuition Rates |
| 6Hx19-3.33 | College Preparatory Remediation Alternatives |
| 6Hx19-3.34 | Deleted - Academic Grade Relief Option |
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| Physical facilities - Chapter 6HX19‑4 | |
| 6Hx19‑4.01 | Advertising, Bidding, and Awarding Contracts for Construction or Improvement of Facilities |
| 6Hx19‑4.02 | Bonding of Contractors |
| 6Hx19‑4.03 | Selecting Professional Services for Construction |
| 6Hx19‑4.04 | Construction Change Orders |
| 6Hx19‑4.05 | Sanitation and Maintenance |
| 6Hx19‑4.06 | Smoking ‑ The Florida Clean Indoor Air Act |
| 6Hx19‑4.07 | Use of College Equipment |
| 6Hx19‑4.08 | Rescinded - Telephone Service |
| 6Hx19‑4.09 | Rescinded - College Automobiles |
| 6Hx19‑4.10 | Construction Contracts and Payments |
| 6Hx19‑4.11 | Traffic and Parking Regulations |
| 6Hx19‑4.12 | Official Hours of College Operation and Unauthorized Trespass |
| 6Hx19-4.13 | Allocation of Information Technology |
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| Business services - Chapter 6HX19‑5 | |
| 6Hx19‑5.01 | Business Management General |
| 6Hx19‑5.02 | Expenditures |
| 6Hx19‑5.03 | Rescinded - Purchases on State and Other Contracts |
| 6Hx19‑5.04 | Bidding Policy |
| 6Hx19‑5.05 | Insurance and Bonding of College Employees |
| 6Hx19‑5.06 | Workers’ Compensation Insurance |
| 6Hx19‑5.07 | Deleted - Accidental Injury |
| 6Hx19‑5.08 | Refunds of Student Tuition and Fees |
| 6Hx19‑5.09 | Rescinded - Special Refunds |
| 6Hx19‑5.10 | Rescinded - Non‑Refundable Fees |
| 6Hx19‑5.11 | Collection of Money from Students |
| 6Hx19‑5.12 | Returned Checks |
| 6Hx19‑5.13 | Donations of Gifts to the College |
| 6Hx19‑5.14 | Facsimile Signatures |
| 6Hx19‑5.15 | Property Records |
| 6Hx19‑5.16 | Employee Loss of College Property |
| 6Hx19‑5.17 | Disposing of Property |
| 6Hx19‑5.18 | Deleted - Salary Schedules |
| 6Hx19‑5.19 | Deleted - Salary Increments |
| 6Hx19‑5.20 | Petty Cash Fund |
| 6Hx19‑5.21 | Rescinded - Professional Memberships |
| 6Hx19‑5.22 | Rescinded - Vouchers |
| 6Hx19‑5.23 | Rescinded - End of Year Account Closing |
| 6Hx19‑5.24 | Rescinded - Statement of Accounts Paid‑Warrant Register |
| 6Hx19‑5.25 | Budget and Budget Amendments |
| 6Hx19‑5.26 | Investment of Funds |
| 6Hx19‑5.27 | Bank Depositories |
| 6Hx19‑5.28 | Staff and Program Development Funds |
| 6Hx19‑5.29 | Use of Auxiliary Enterprises Funds and Undesignated Gifts |
| 6Hx19‑5.30 | Consultant Services |
| 6Hx19‑5.31 | Retirement Annuity/Deferred Compensation |
| 6Hx19‑5.32 | Authorized Payroll Deductions and Electronic Transfer of Paychecks |
| 6Hx19‑5.33 | Reimbursement for Tuition for Full-Time and Regular Part-Time Employees |
| 6Hx19‑5.34 | Official College Travel |
| 6Hx19‑5.35 | Funds for Student Activities |
| 6Hx19‑5.36 | Delinquent Accounts |
| 6Hx19‑5.37 | Deleted - Proposals and Requests for Grants |
| 6Hx19‑5.38 | Approval and Control of Grants and Contracts |
| 6Hx19‑5.39 | Deleted - Financial Aid Operating Policies |
| 6Hx19‑5.40 | Deleted - Revolving Loan Procedure s |
| 6Hx19‑5.41 | Rescinded - Use of Duplicating Equipment |
| 6Hx19‑5.42 | Mail Service |
| 6Hx19‑5.43 | Rescinded - Use of Telephones |
| 6Hx19‑5.44 | Rescinded - Fee Waivers for Employees and Immediate Family |
| 6Hx19‑5.45 | Auxiliary Enterprises |
| 6Hx19‑5.46 | Rescinded - District Board of Trustees Scholarships and Mini‑Scholarships |
| 6Hx19‑5.47 | Scholarship Fund |
| 6Hx19-5.48 | State Employee Fee Waivers |
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| Student services ‑ Chapter 6HX19‑6 | |
| 6Hx19‑6.01 | Student Admission to the College |
| 6Hx19‑6.02 | Classification of Students |
| 6Hx19‑6.03 | Student Fees |
| 6Hx19‑6.04 | Florida Residents for Purposes of Assessing Student Fees |
| 6Hx19‑6.05 | Financial Aid |
| 6Hx19‑6.06 | Financial Aid Budget |
| 6Hx19‑6.07 | Fee Waivers |
| 6Hx19‑6.08 | Deferment of Fees for Veterans |
| 6Hx19‑6.09 | Deleted - Standards of Academic Progress |
| 6Hx19‑6.10 | Official Student Records |
| 6Hx19‑6.11 | Privacy of Student Records |
| 6Hx19‑6.12 | Deleted - Release of Rosters of Students |
| 6Hx19‑6.13 | Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Policy |
| 6Hx19‑6.14 | Rescinded - Disruptive Activities ‑ Students |
| 6Hx19‑6.15 | Student Dismissal ‑ Health Programs |
| 6Hx19‑6.16 | Loitering or Soliciting on College Property |
| 6Hx19‑6.17 | Rescinded - Disciplinary Procedures |
| 6Hx19‑6.18 | Class Attendance and Administrative Withdrawal |
| 6Hx19‑6.19 | Ticket Sales |
| 6Hx19‑6.20 | Fund Raising Activities |
| 6Hx19‑6.21 | Emergency Notification of Students |
| 6Hx19‑6.22 | Medical Services for Students |
| 6Hx19‑6.23 | Student Housing |
| 6Hx19‑6.24 | Student Publications |
| 6Hx19‑6.25 | International Students |
| 6Hx19‑6.26 | Veteran Progress and Probation |
| 6Hx19‑6.27 | Consequences of Student’s Unmet Financial Obligations |
| 6Hx19‑6.28 | Rescinded - Grievance Procedure for CETA Participants |
| 6Hx19‑6.29 | Student Grievance Policy |
| 6Hx19‑6.30 | Associate in Arts Degree Eligibility |
| 6Hx19‑6.31 | Administration of Student Repayments of Federal Title IV Financial Aid |
| 6Hx19‑6.32 | Chartering of and Suspension of a Student Club/Organization |
| 6Hx19‑6.33 | Rescinded - Attendance by Senior Citizens (60+) |
| 6Hx19‑6.34 | Anti-Hazing Policy |
| 6Hx19‑6.35 | Educational Equity |
| 6Hx19‑6.36 | Acquired Immune Deficiency (AIDS) Policy |
| 6Hx19‑6.37 | Observance of Religious Holidays |
| 6Hx19‑6.38 | Deferment of Tuition, Fees, and Payment for Books for Recipients of Federal or State Financial Aid |
| 6Hx19‑6.39 | Drug and Alcohol Abuse by Students |
| 6Hx19-6.40 | Accommodations for Students with Disabilities |
| 6Hx19-6.41 | Student Ombudsman |
| 6Hx19-6.42 | Travel for Athletic Teams and Student Organizations |
| 6Hx19-6.43 | Financial Aid Standards of Academic Progress |
| Community relations ‑ Chapter 6HX19‑7 | |
| 6Hx19‑7.01 | College Direct‑Support Organizations |
| 6Hx19‑7.02 | Alumni Association |
| 6Hx19‑7.03 | Publications |
| 6Hx19‑7.04 | Release of Official Information |
| 6Hx19‑7.05 | Rescinded - Purging Mailing Lists |
| 6Hx19‑7.06 | Naming of College Facilities |
| College catalog ‑ Chapter 6HX19‑8 | |
| 6Hx19‑8.0 | College Catalog (published separately) |
