Compliance Committee

Texas Tech University operates in a complex, dynamic, highly competitive, and regulated environment, at both the federal and state level. To assist the University’s senior leadership in its responsibilities relating to operational compliance with applicable legal requirements and sound ethical standards, President Schovanec has reestablished the compliance committee, which will provide oversight and support of compliance efforts in conjunction with the compliance officer. The committee will meet no less frequently than every quarter.

The committee shall assure that Texas Tech University has an effective compliance program and complies with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as well as with reporting requirements. The compliance program will ensure that Texas Tech operates as an ethical and compliant organization.

The chief compliance officer shall have ultimate responsibility for operating the compliance program, with the support and assistance of the compliance committee, which will consist of representatives from major departments and compliance areas. The committee may appoint subcommittees and ad hoc members, each to serve at the pleasure of the committee, to assist and advise the committee in carrying out this charge. While the ad hoc members of the committee are not entitled to vote on matters formally considered by the committee, the ad hoc members shall be entitled to call a meeting of the committee and, further, to have any matter included on the agenda of any meeting of the committee. The committee shall designate the proper manner for calling meetings and the setting of agendas.

The committee shall receive regular reports from the compliance officer and other campus compliance officials regarding the discharge of duties, including, but not limited to, the status of internal compliance programs and processes and reported violations of the compliance program and the response to any such alleged violations.

The committee shall have the authority to recommend any investigations it deems appropriate related to the operation of the compliance program. The committee shall provide periodic reports to the executive cabinet or, upon request, to the board of directors.

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Composition

The compliance committee comprises the following positions:

• Compliance officer
• Assistant compliance officer
• General counsel
• Senior associate vice president of human resources
• Athletics compliance officer
• Clery compliance officer
• Title IX deputy coordinator
• Chief information officer or designee
• Director of emergency management
• Chief of police
• Dean of students
• Director of equal opportunity
• Assistant vice president of enrollment management
• Associate vice president of research
• Associate vice president of research operations
• President, ex officio
• And such other positions appointed by the President

 

In addition to the Compliance Committee, there are several active subcommittees:

• Academic Integrity Committee (Athletics)
• Admissions Review Committee
• Campus Safety Committee
• Clery Compliance
• Emergency Removal Committee
• Privacy and Security Committee