Authority for Official Statements (D-6)
Original Implementation: January 22, 1977
Last Revision: October 22, 2012
The Board of Regents hereby reserves the authority and responsibility for determining matters of policy and official statements concerning any political or other subjects of an obviously controversial nature which represent an official policy, statement, or position of the Board of Regents or of the university. Statements, policies, and positions by the Board of Regents on such matters shall be made by the board through the chair of the board or the president of the university. No regent, officer, faculty or staff member shall have the authority to speak for or issue any public statements on policy for and on behalf of the Board of Regents, or of the university, on such matters without prior approval of the board.
Cross Reference: Board of Regents Rules and Regulations
Responsible for Implementation: President
Contact for Revision: President
Forms: None
Board Committee Assignment: Academic and Student Affairs Committee