ARC 2672C

ARC 2672C

REGENTS BOARD[681]

Adopted and Filed

Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code section 262.9(3), the Board of Regents hereby amends Chapter 13, "Iowa State University of Science and Technology Organization and General Rules," Iowa Administrative Code.

This amendment revises 681—13.8(262) to permit the President of Iowa State University to delegate authority to sign contracts through the university's contracting authority policy.

Notice of Intended Action regarding this amendment was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin as ARC 2540C on May 25, 2016. No public comment was received. This amendment is identical to that published under Notice of Intended Action.

The Board of Regents adopted this amendment on July 18, 2016.

A waiver provision is not included. The Board has adopted a uniform waiver rule, which may be found at 681—19.18(17A).

After analysis and review of this rule making, no impact on jobs has been found.

This amendment is intended to implement Iowa Code section 262.9.

This amendment shall become effective on September 21, 2016.

The following amendment is adopted.

Amend rule 681—13.8(262) as follows:

681—13.8(262) Contracting authority.

13.8(1) General delegation. Except for authority retained by the board of regents in the rules adopted under [681] of the Iowa Administrative Code or in the regents policy manual, the board of regents has delegated to the president authority to enter into contracts and agreements. The president has further delegated authority for entering into such contracts and agreements to the senior vice president for business and finance in all cases except the following: as outlined in the university's contracting authority policy. This policy is available for review at the following Web site: http://www.policy.iastate.edu/policy/contracting.

a. Employment contracts and agreements involving deans, directors, department chairs and faculty are signed by the senior vice president and provost.

b. Applications, proposals, grants, contracts and agreements relating to economic development, research and sponsored projects are signed by the senior vice president and provost, vice president for research and economic development or the director of the office of sponsored programs administration.

c. Contracts and agreements relating to educational consortia, joint educational projects, cooperative education, service-learning and internship opportunities, and academic instruction provided to others are signed by the senior vice president and provost.

13.8(2) Specific delegations. Within the limits prescribed by the board of regents, the president, the senior vice president for business and finance, the senior vice president and provost, the vice president for research and economic development, and the director of the office of sponsored programs administration may delegate the authority they have received as provided by the ISU contracting authority policy found in the policy library.

[Filed 7/20/16, effective 9/21/16]

[Published 8/17/16]

Editor's Note: For replacement pages for IAC, see IAC Supplement 8/17/16.