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August 18, 2008

Revised G-28, effective September 1, 2008

Pages 38, 55 (Appendix B) and 56 (Appendix C) of G-28 have been revised to eliminate the reimbursement of meal and incidental expenses (M&IE) for travel of less than 24 hours in duration. See attached memo on the subject.


July 9, 2008

Revised BUS-73, Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Program, effective July 8, 2008

BUS-73 has been revised to include implementation of recommended changes to the Settlement Authorization Request (SAR) process and to clarify responsibilities for the administration and resolution of Workers' Compensation matters. See also memo from Executive Vice President Lapp dated July 8, 2008.


June 30, 2008

Revised G-28, Appendix A, effective July 1, 2008

The new mileage reimbursement rate is 58.5 cents per mile for expenses incurred in connection with the business use of a private automobile. See attached memo on the subject.

Revised G-13, effective July 1, 2008

G-13 has been updated to reflect the new mileage reimbursement rate of 27 cents per mile for driving or shipping an automobile in connection with a move. See attached memo on the subject.


May 20, 2008

Revised G-45, Implementing Requirements on Expenses Incurred in Support of Official Responsibilities of the President and Chancellors, effective May 20, 2008

Appendix C, Tax Guidelines Governing Expenses of an Associate of the President/Chancellor, has been added.


April 23, 2008

Revised G-41, Employee Non-Cash Awards and Other Gifts, effective April 16, 2008

G-41 has been revised to remove the $75 threshold for providing receipts. Now, all non-cash award and gift expenses must be supported by receipts in order to be reimbursed. See also memo on the subject.


April 15, 2008

Revised BUS-23, Insurance Coverage for Students Engaged in Off-Campus Activities, and BUS-74, Business Travel Accident Insurance, effective April 15, 2008

BUS-23 and BUS-74 have been revised to direct members of the University community to the new Business Travel Accident Insurance website: www.uctrips-insurance.org.


April 11, 2008

Revised G-28, Policy and Regulations Governing Travel, effective April 9, 2008

G-28 has been revised. See issuance letter for more details.


March 13, 2008

Revised G-41, Employee Non-Cash Awards and Other Gifts, effective March 12, 2008

G-41 has been revised. See issuance letter for more details.


January 25, 2008

Revised G-24, Appointment of University Notaries Public, effective January 25, 2008

California SB 886, effective 1/1/2008, creates the following new requirements:

- Each applicant for a California Notary commission will be required to submit a 2" x 2" photograph with the application.

- New & renewing Notaries will be required to provide fingerprints for FBI and California DOJ criminal history record checks through the Live Scan fingerprinting process, and separate fees will be charged for each record check.

The new law also eliminates using the sole criterion of "personally known" to verify identity when notarizing a document; adds a power of attorney document to the list of documents that require a thumbprint; creates civil penalties for willful failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address or name change; creates a civil penalty for failure to obtain a thumbprint; and specifies grounds for revocation or suspension of the Notary commission including falsifications and failure to report the theft or loss of a journal.


December 21, 2007

Revised IS-2 and IS-3, effective December 18, 2007

IS-2 and IS-3 have been revised to include the new notification requirement when there is a reasonable belief of unauthorized acquisition resulting from a security breach. See attached memo on the subject.

Revised G-28, Appendix A

The new mileage reimbursement rate, effective January 1, 2008, is 50.5 cents per mile for expenses incurred in connection with the business use of a private automobile. See attached memo on the subject.

Revised G-13, effective January 1, 2008

G-13 has been updated to reflect the new mileage reimbursement rate of 19 cents per mile for driving or shipping an automobile in connection with a move. See attached memo on the subject.


November 28, 2007

Revised BUS-49, Policy for Cash and Cash Equivalents Received, effective November 28, 2007

BUS-49 has been revised to correct the name for PCI Data Security Standards. PCI stands for Payment Card Industry and not Purchase Card Industry.


November 16, 2007

Rescinded BUS-41, Funding of Student Center Maintenance, Repairs, and Improvements References, effective November 16, 2007

BUS-41 is being rescinded. Student Center indentures are no longer maintained. Currently, student centers, like all other financed projects, are required to maintain a debt service coverage calculated annually at each fiscal year end.

Revised BUS-23, Insurance Coverage for Students Engaged in Off-Campus Activities, and Revised BUS-74, Business Travel Accident Insurance, effective November 8, 2007

BUS-23 and BUS-74 have been revised to reflect the change in insurance provider to ACE USA and to include new registration requirement for out-of-state or foreign country travel.


November 5, 2007

Revised G-24, Appointment of University Notaries Public, effective November 2, 2007

G-24, Section III.D, has been revised to align with the State's guidelines concerning termination of employment.


October 16, 2007

BUS-1, Fine Art Insurance, effective October 15, 2007

BUS-1 has been updated. See issuance letter for more details.

Technical Changes for BUS-63, Insurance Requirements/Certificates of Insurance, effective October 10, 2007

The limits for General Liability, Automobile Liability and Employment Practices Liability Self-Insurance Program and Professional Medical and Hospital Liability Self-Insurance Program have been changed from $7,500,000 to $5,000,000.


Revised BUS-79, Expenditures for Business Meetings, Entertainment, and Other Occasions, effective September 12, 2007

BUS-79 has been updated. See issuance letter for more details.

Revised BUS-29, Management and Control of University Equipment, effective July 1, 2007

BUS-29 has been revised. Please refer to the issuance letter for more information.


Revised BUS-49, Policy for Cash and Cash Equivalents Received, effective August 16, 2007

BUS-49 has been updated. Please refer to the issuance letter for more details.

Revised BUS-63, Appendix D, Insurance Requirements for Construction-Related Contracts/Service Agreements, effective August 17, 2007

Appendix D has been updated.

Revised G-45, Implementing Requirements on Expenses Incurred in Support of Official Responsibilities of the President and Chancellors, effective August 21, 2007

G-45 has been revised to include additional clarification on the type of expenses to be reported. See Issuance Letter for more details.


Revised BUS-43, Part 8, Procurement Card Program, effective August 6, 2007

The revision maintains the controls and integrity of Best in Class program, while assigning the
oversight responsibilities for the program more properly with the Purchasing Managers and Controllers. See announcement letter.

Revised IS-2, Inventory, Classification, and Release of University Electronic Information; Revised IS-3, Electronic Information Security; New IS-11, Identity and Access Management; and New IS-12, Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery

The new and/or revised bulletins reflect best practices and approaches recommended by higher education professional organizations and federal and state regulatory agencies to ensure effective protection of University information assets. See announcement letter.


Revised BUS-74, Business Travel Accident Insurance, July 20, 2007

The bulletin has been updated to reflect the following changes:

- The category “domestic partner” has been added, and benefits eligibility now extends to the spouse or domestic partner and child or children accompanying the eligible individual on a business trip.

- Coverage for Emergency Medical Evacuation and Repatriation has been added, as have benefits for “loss of use” of limbs/appendages, and for injuries leading to coma.

- A benefit has been added in connection with in-use and properly installed seat belts and air bags.

- A new requirement has been specified to effect coverage for eligible individuals operating a general aviation aircraft. Coverage is effected only upon a report to the location Risk Management office and pre-approval by the insurance company. Approval results in the eligible individual’s designation as a “Named UC pilot” for the specified aircraft.


Revised BUS-23, effective June 1, 2007

BUS-23, Insurance Coverage for Students Engaged in Off-Campus Activities, has been revised to reflect the addition of (1) Domestic Partner as beneficiary, (2) paralysis to the coverage for Accidental Death and Dismemberment (now Accidental Death, Dismemberment and Paralysis), and (3) Emergency Medical Evacuation and Repatriation as two new coverage categories.


Revised G-46, effective March 1, 2007

G-46, Guidelines for the Purchase and Use of Cellular Phones and Other Portable Electronic Resources, has been revised to include additional clarifications. See issuance letter for more details.


Revised BUS-28 and BUS-69, effective February 12, 2007; Removal of BUS-35

BUS-28 has been revised to reflect the current coverage that is provided to the University under its Master Property and Excess Insurance Policies.

BUS-69 now includes Auto Physical Damage, Auto Liability and Vehicle Accident Reporting and Claims Procedures. Auto Liability was previously included in BUS-75 and the Vehicle Accident Reporting and Claims Procedures was included in BUS-35.

BUS-35 is no longer needed and BUS-75 is under revision.


Revised G-28, effective January 22, 2007

G-28, Section IV, has been updated to clarify the approval of travel expenses incurred by the Chancellor, including the expenses of the Chancellor's spouse or an equivalent individual. The Bulletin also provides new guidance on the approval of travel expenses incurred by the Vice Chancellors, Deans, and Medical Center Directors.


Revised IS-5 and IS-7, effective December 19, 2006

Both bulletins had gone through extensive revision to accurately reflect current requirements and processes for these functions. See attached memo on the subject.

Revised G-28, Appendix A and Travel Summary

The new mileage reimbursement rate, effective January 1, 2007, is 48.5 cents per mile for expenses incurred in connection with the business use of a private automobile. See attached memo on the subject. Reimbursement for actual M&IE for travel of more than 12 hours but less than 24 hours shall be a maximum of $42. For travel of 24 hours or more, the maximum M&IE reimbursement shall be $64 per day. These M&IE rates are effective October 1, 2006. See attached memo on the subject.

Revised G-13, effective January 1, 2007

G-13 has been updated to reflect the new mileage reimbursement rate of 20 cents per mile for driving or shipping an automobile in connection with a move. See attached memo on the subject.

Revised G-28, Section IV, Approval of Travel Expense Vouchers, and Appendix B, Lodging and M&IE Reimbursement Caps

Section IV has been revised to include new approval requirements for travel expenses incurred by the Campus Chancellor. Appendix B has been updated for the new M&IE rates for CONUS travel. See also September 22, 2006 letters to Chancellors and to Vice Chancellors--Administration.

Revised BUS-79, Section VII Approval of Expenditures, and Appendix B, Maximum Rates for Meals and Light Refreshments, effective October 1, 2006

Section VII has been revised to include new requirements for the approval of entertainment expenditures incurred by the Chancellor. Paragraph B has been updated for new rules on exceptional expenditures. Appendix B has been updated for new maximum rates for meals and light refreshments. See also September 22, 2006 letters to Chancellors and to Vice Chancellors--Administration.


Revised IA-101, Internal Control Standards: Departmental Payrolls, effective April 6, 2006

See issuance letter from the Vice President--Financial Management for details of changes. Note: the online posting of this bulletin has been delayed due to an oversight.


Revised G-45, Implementing Requirements on Expenses Incurred in Support of Official Responsibilities of the President and Chancellors, effective August 1, 2006

The bulletin has been revised to include additional clarifications. See issuance letter from the Provost and Executive Vice President for further details.


Revised G-28, Section XII, Reporting Travel Expenses, effective July 26, 2006

This section has been revised to include information regarding the purchase of travel packages from Internet vendors. See also July 6, 2006 memo from the Vice President--Financial Management.


Revised BUS-55, Financial Feasibility of Projects Requiring Loan Financing, effective April 6, 2006

This bulletin BUS-55 has been updated. Please refer to the issuance letter for detailed information of major changes.


New G-46, Guidelines for Purchase and Use of Cellular Phones and Other Portable Electronic Resources, effective March 14, 2006

This bulletin contains policies and procedures for University purchase and use of cellular phones, personal digital assistants, pagers, and other electronic communication devices used by employees outside the workplace. See also March 14, 2006 issuance letter from the Senior Vice President--Business and Finance.


Revised BUS-63, Insurance Requirements/Certificates of Insurance, effective January 26, 2006

BUS-63 has been updated to provide greater clarity on University insurance requirements and to include a newly developed matrix with suggested coverage limits for vendors.


Revised G-13, G-28 Appendix A, and G-28 Travel Summary, effective January 1, 2006

G-28 has been updated to reflect the new mileage reimbursement rate of 44.5 cents per mile. The mileage reimbursement rate for relocation (G-13) is now 18 cents per mile. See also December 9 , 2005 memo.


New G-45, Implementing Requirements on Expenses Incurred in Support of Official Responsibilities of the President and Chancellors, effective for expenses incurred on or after November 1, 2005

G-45 was developed to provide greater clarify, consistency and guidance in support of The Regents Policy on University-Provided Housing. See also December 15, 2005 issuance letter from the Senior Vice President, Business & Finance.


Revised G-13, G-28 Appendix A, and G-28 Travel Summary, effective September 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005

G-28 has been updated to reflect the new mileage reimbursement rate of 48.5 cents per mile. The mileage reimbursement rate for relocation (G-13) is now 22 cents per mile. See also September 12, 2005 memo.


Revised G-24, Appointment of University Notaries Public, effective July 1, 2005

This Bulletin has been revised to reflect a State requirement that as of July 1, 2005, all California Notary commission applicants must successfully pass a six-hour course of instruction, and, upon each subsequent renewal take a three-hour course, on the functions and duties of a Notary Public. The new Bulletin removes the reference to obtaining notary bonds from Jardine/Aon Insurance Brokers, which no longer provides this service to the University.


Revised BUS-43, Part 7, Employee-Vendor Relationships, effective July 1, 2005

BUS-43, Part 7 has been revised to reflect changes to the Public Contract Code. The changes prohibit some former employees from contracting to provide goods or services to the University within defined time periods, with special provisions for retirees. The changes allow contracts with current employees who have teaching or research responsibilities, upon determinations made by location Materiel Managers. Domestic partners have been added to the definition of Near Relative. See also June 24, 2005 issuance letter.


Updated G-32, Reimbursement for Overtime Meals, effective June 28, 2005

G-32 has been updated to reflect current personnel programs.

Updated BUS-29, Management and Control of University Equipment, effective June 14, 2005

BUS-29 has been updated to reflect change in inventorial equipment threshold value from $1,500 to $5,000. See also June 14, 2005 issuance letter.

Rescinded BUS-53, Reprographic Services, effective June 10, 2005

BUS-53 has been rescinded. Information on permitted uses of copyrighted works can now be found on the Copyright Education Website.


Revised BUS-79, Expenditures for Entertainment, Business Meetings, and Other Occasions, effective May 1, 2005

See April 19, 2005 letter from Senior Vice President, Business and Finance for additional information.

Applicability of Information Practices Act to Student Records - RMP-8 Interim Update

In the April 19, 2005 letter, Associate Vice President--Information Resources and Communications announces an interim update to Business and Finance Bulletin RMP-8 to clarify that the California Information Practices Act does apply to student records. A project to revise RMP-7 (“Privacy of and Access to Information Responsibilities”) and RMP-8 is currently underway by the University Records Management Committee, in conjunction with Information Practices Coordinators from each campus.


Revised Mileage Reimbursement Rates in G-28, effective March 1, 2005, plus minor technical changes to sections I, III, V, VIII, Appendix B, and Appendix C.

Page 19 (Section VII) and page 46 (Appendix A) of G-28 have been revised to: (1) eliminate the current reimbursement rate for a traveler with a physical disability and replace it with the current standard rate of 40.5 cents per mile, (2) increase the reimbursement rate for the business use of a loaned automobile from 12 cents per mile to 23.5 cents per mile, and (3) to increase the reimbursement rate for the business use of a privately-owned aircraft from 85 cents to 99.5 cents per mile. Travel Policy Summary has also been revised accordingly.

Correction to Page 45 of BUS-43, Part 8 - Procurement Card Program

The threshold for inventorial equipment should have been $5,000, effective July 1, 2004.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin IS-3, effective February 8, 2005

The revised bulletin includes new HIPAA requirements and guidelines for protecting University information assets and for complying with recent regulatory mandates to safeguard electronic information.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin G-13, effective January 1, 2005

G-13, Policy and Regulations Governing Moving and Relocation, was revised to incorporate an increase in the reimbursement rate for driving or shipping an automobile in connection with a move or relocation from 14 cents to 15 cents per mile.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin G-28, effective January 1, 2005

G-28, Policy and Regulations Governing Travel, Appendix A, was revised to reflect an increase in the standard reimbursement rate to 40.5 cents per mile for the use of a private automobile.


Revised RMP-1, University Records Management Program, effective September 2004

RMP-1 has been reissued with several minor technical corrections that were necessitated by the recent revision to RMP-2, Records Retention and Disposition.


Revised RMP-2, Records Retention and Disposition, effective September 2004

In this revision, emphasis has shifted from procedures to principles, and from centralized to decentralized processes that are more in line with the way the University does business today. Also, the concept of the "records lifecycle" has been introduced, highlighting the need for attention to records beginning with their creation, and the important contributions of Records Coordinators and University Archivists on each campus.


Revised G-28, G-28 Travel Summary, and G-13, effective January 1, 2004

BFB G-28 has been updated to reflect the new mileage reimbursement rate of 37.5 cents per mile. The mileage reimbursement rate for relocation (BFB G-13) is now 14 cents per mile.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin effective February 5, 2004

BUS-43, Materiel Management, has been revised to include a new section, Part 8, setting forth the policy and procedures for the Procurement Card Program. This section replaces the information that was formerly found in Accounting Manual chapter D-371-76, Use of Procurement Cards for Low-Value Purchases.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin effective September 4, 2003

RMP-1, University Records Management Program, has been revised to update language, position titles, and responsibilities and to emphasize the applicability of the records management program to records stored on all types of media. In addition, the Bulletin adopts new terminology to better accommodate non-paper records.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin effective May 16, 2003

BUS-2, Tax-Free Alcohol Permits, Records, and Operations, was revised to reflect the change in reporting created on January 24, 2003, when the responsibility for regulating and taxing alcohol was transferred to the Department of the Treasury, Tax and Trade Bureau.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin effective April 29, 2003

IS-3, Electronic Information Security, was revised to reflect the requirement for notification in instances of security breaches involving personal information data, which will become effective July 1, 2003. IS-3 has also been revised to reflect language changes regarding password requirements.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin effective February 14, 2003

BUS-75, General Liability, Automobile Liability and Employment Practices Liability Self-Insurance Program, renames and supersedes BUS-75, General Automobile Liability Self-Insurance Program. The revised Bulletin reflects the current practice of defending employment practice liability lawsuits and clarifies management procedures currently in place.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin effective February 1, 2003

G-44, Guidelines on Accepting Equity When Licensing University Technology, was revised to reflect the implementation of a new "rule-based" equity disposition management model for securities resulting from campus/Laboratory licensing-related transactions.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin effective January 1, 2003

G-13, Policy & Regulations Governing Moving & Relocation, was revised to reflect a decrease in the standard reimbursement rate per mile for driving or shipping an automobile in connection with a move or relocation to 12 cents per mile.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin effective January 1, 2003

G-28, Policy and Regulations Governing Travel, was revised to reflect a revision of the definition of "incidental expenses" for purposes of the meal and incidental expenses (M&IE) portion of the federal per diem rates.


Revised Business and Finance Bulletin effective January 1, 2003

G-28, Policy and Regulations Governing Travel, Appendix A, was revised to reflect a decrease in the standard reimbursement rate to 36 cents per mile for the use of a private automobile.

 

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