| 12/23/25 |
OP 61.43: Two-Way Radio Program |
Moderate |
| 12/23/25 |
OP 63.04: Delivery Services |
Moderate |
| 12/23/25 |
OP 70.49: Remote Work |
Minor |
| 12/22/25 |
OP 74.05: Institutional Biosafety Committee |
Date changed |
| 12/22/25 |
OP 64.08: Fellowships and Traineeships |
Date changed |
| 12/22/25 |
OP 60.06: Lockout/Tagout Program |
Minor |
| 12/19/25 |
OP 32.21: The Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award |
Minor |
| 12/19/25 |
OP 30.25: Housing and Dining for Students |
Moderate |
| 12/19/25 |
OP 34.01: Undergraduate Admissions |
Removed ending date for test-optional policy; no additional change to OP |
| 12/18/25 |
OP 60.23: Compressed Gas Handling, Storage, and Transportation |
Minor |
| 12/18/25 |
OP 60.18: Temporary Food Service Permit System |
Date changed |
| 12/16/25 |
OP 72.09: Procurement of Goods and Services |
Updated HUB definition; no additional change to OP |
| 12/12/25 |
OP 60.12: Ladder Safety Program |
Major |
| 12/12/25 |
OP 34.26: Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs |
Moderate |
| 12/11/25 |
OP 34.20: Study Abroad Programs |
Moderate |
| 12/11/25 |
OP 34.03: Student Grade Appeal |
Moderate |
| 12/11/25 |
OP 72.09: Procurement of Goods and Services |
Removed references to discontinued OP; no additional change to OP |
| 12/10/25 |
OP 74.08: Allegations of Misconduct in Research, Scholarly, or Creative Activity |
Major |
| 12/5/25 |
OP 70.14: Staff Compensation Policy |
Major; updated title |
| 11/26/25 |
OP 40.12: Concealed Carry of Handguns on Campus |
Minor; renumbered OP (previously OP 10.22) |
| 11/25/25 |
OP 34.06: Sponsorship of Student Activities and Off-Campus Trips |
Moderate |
| 11/25/25 |
OP 61.44: Freedom of Expression |
Minor |
| 11/24/25 |
OP 60.28: Food Handling Program |
Date changed |
| 11/24/25 |
OP 60.26: Tower Climbing |
Minor |
| 11/21/25 |
OP 60.03: Hazardous Material Spills |
Minor |
| 11/7/25 |
OP 34.19: Student Absence for Observance of Religious Holy Day |
Minor |
| 11/6/25 |
OP 40.06: Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act |
Moderate; renumbered OP (previously OP 10.04) |
| 11/4/25 |
OP 34.01: Undergraduate Admissions |
Major |
| 11/4/25 |
OP 02.02: Solicitation of Gifts and Grants from Private Philanthropic Sources |
Minor |
| 10/31/25 |
OP 30.08: Honorary Degrees |
Minor |
| 10/31/25 |
OP 34.16: Visitors in Regularly Scheduled Classes |
Date changed |
| 10/30/25 |
OP 40.10: Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy |
Renumbered OP (previously OP 10.20); no additional change to OP |
| 10/30/25 |
OP 36.07: Authorization for Small Classes |
Date changed |
| 10/30/25 |
OP 61.39: Use of the International Cultural Center |
Minor |
| 10/29/25 |
OP 60.20: Handling and Storing Explosives |
Minor |
| 10/29/25 |
OP 70.48: Wellness Program Leave |
Minor |
| 10/28/25 |
OP 64.10: Graduate Faculty |
Moderate |
| 10/27/25 |
OP 36.01: Adding, Changing, and Deleting Courses |
Minor |
| 10/21/25 |
OP 32.20: Notice of Non-Renewal for Pre-Tenure Tenure-Track Faculty and Non-Tenure-Track
Faculty |
Moderate; updated title |
| 10/20/25 |
OP 74.09: Protection of Human Subjects in Research |
Moderate |
| 10/7/25 |
OP 61.40: Advertising Methods for Construction Services Contracts |
Minor |
| 10/7/25 |
OP 10.03: Severe Weather, Energy Curtailment, or Other Emergency Situations |
Minor |
| 10/7/25 |
OP 78.05: Parking for Departments Housed at Off-Campus and Remote Campus Sites |
Moderate |
| 10/7/25 |
OP 78.06: Management of Visitor Park and Pay Spaces |
Moderate |
| 10/7/25 |
OP 79.14: Use of Personally Owned Aircraft and Aircraft Piloted by Texas Tech University
Personnel on Official Business |
Moderate; updated title |
| 10/7/25 |
OP 34.02: Pass-Fail Option |
Date changed |
| 10/2/25 |
OP 78.01: Traffic and Parking Rules and Regulations |
Minor |
| 9/25/25 |
OP 30.25: Housing and Dining for Students |
Moderate |
| 9/25/25 |
OP 76.01: Emergency Management Plans |
Date changed |
| 9/23/25 |
OP 32.25: Tutoring for Payment |
Moderate |
| 9/22/25 |
OP 32.12: Faculty Absence for Observance of Religious Holy Day |
Moderate |
| 9/19/25 |
- OP 79.02: Texas State Travel Management Program
- OP 79.04: Application for Official Travel
- OP 79.06: Transportation Requests
- OP 79.07: Travel Advances
- OP 79.08: Reimbursement of Travel Expenses
|
Discontinued; policies moved to OP 79.01 |
| 9/19/25 |
OP 79.05: International Travel |
Moderate |
| 9/18/25 |
OP 79.10: Travel by Prospective Employees |
Moderate |
| 9/18/25 |
OP 79.03: Use of the State Travel Card |
Major |
| 9/16/25 |
OP 79.01: Travel Authority for Texas Tech University Faculty, Staff, and Students |
Major; updated title |
| 9/12/25 |
OP 61.11: Underground Trenching of Utilities |
Moderate |
| 9/9/25 |
OP 70.13: Workers' Compensation Insurance |
Moderate |
| 9/5/25 |
OP 40.13: Enterprise Risk Management |
NEW |
| 9/1/25 |
OP 40.09: Youth Programs |
Major; updated title and number (previously OP 10.19) |
| 8/29/25 |
OP 40.11: Health Care Compliance and Hybrid Entity Designation |
Renumbered OP (previously OP 10.21) and updated Attachment; no additional change to
OP |
| 8/28/25 |
OP 70.39: Early Return-to-Work, Alternate, and Light Duty Assignments |
Minor |
| 8/27/25 |
OP 34.28: International Partnership Agreements for Students, Faculty, and Researchers |
Date changed |
| 8/26/25 |
OP 70.27: Employment of Student Employees |
Moderate |
| 8/21/25 |
OP 52.06: Project Management Practices |
Updated contact information; no additional change to OP |
| 8/14/25 |
OP 01.08: Organization of Texas Tech University |
Date changed |
| 8/14/25 |
OP 68.01: News Media and Public Relations Policy |
Major; updated title |
| 8/11/25 |
OP 32.13: The Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award |
Moderate |
| 8/8/25 |
OP 79.12: Official Travel of the President and Chancellor |
Minor |
| 8/7/25 |
OP 76.06: Bomb Threat Procedures |
Minor |
| 7/31/25 |
OP 70.22: Employee Deaths |
Minor |
| 7/31/25 |
OP 32.09: Selection of Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professorships |
Moderate |
| 7/31/25 |
OP 80.07: Vehicle Fleet Management Program |
Updated Attachment A; no additional change to OP |
| 7/31/25 |
OP 79.13: University-Related Travel by Motor Vehicle or Commercial, Charter, or Donor
Aircraft |
Updated Attachment A; no additional change to OP |
| 7/30/25 |
OP 75.04: Global Engagement |
NEW |
| 7/21/25 |
OP 80.06: Leased or Loaned Vehicles and Car Allowances |
Minor |
| 7/15/25 |
OP 70.35: Drug and Alcohol Testing for Safety- and Security-Sensitive Positions |
Minor |
| 7/14/25 |
OP 60.17: Laboratory Safety Manual |
Moderate |
| 7/11/25 |
OP 64.07: Graduate Student Appeals |
Date changed |
| 7/11/25 |
OP 34.24: Requirements of Health, Evacuation, and Repatriation Insurance for F-1 and
J-1 Non-Immigrant Students |
Minor |
| 7/10/25 |
OP 60.16: Confined Space Entry Program |
Minor |
| 7/9/25 |
OP 10.05: Intercollegiate Athletics |
Minor |
| 6/30/25 |
OP 72.14: Geophysical Surveys |
Moderate |
| 6/30/25 |
OP 32.16: Faculty Recruitment Procedure |
Minor |
| 6/30/25 |
OP 74.12: Investigator Financial Disclosure Committee |
Moderate |
| 6/30/25 |
OP 74.02: Conduct of Research and Scholarly Activity |
Moderate |
| 6/30/25 |
OP 70.19: Employee Exit Procedures |
Moderate |
| 6/27/25 |
OP 70.07: Optional Retirement Program |
Moderate |
| 6/26/25 |
OP 62.31: Debt Collection |
Minor |
| 6/26/25 |
OP 62.01: Extension of State Credit |
Minor |
| 6/26/25 |
OP 74.07: Identification Cards for Visiting Scholars |
Date changed |
| 6/26/25 |
OP 72.19: Malfunction of Concession Machines |
Major |
| 6/24/25 |
OP 40.03: Sexual Misconduct |
Updated authoritative reference; no additional change to OP |
| 6/16/25 |
OP 32.22: Selection, Appointment, and Review of Endowed Chairs and Professorships |
Moderate |
| 6/16/25 |
OP 34.13: Grades for Military Personnel Ordered to Active Duty |
Minor |
| 6/16/25 |
OP 72.02: Contract Management Procedures |
Minor |
| 6/13/25 |
OP 32.29: Faculty Development Leaves |
Moderate |
| 6/13/25 |
OP 70.24: Communicable and Transmittable Disease Control in the Employee Workforce |
Minor |
| 6/12/25 |
OP 60.29: Departmental Safety Officer Supplemental Compensation |
Minor |
| 5/22/25 |
OP 74.03: Collecting Objects on State or Federal Land |
Date changed |
| 5/21/25 |
OP 30.01: KTXT-FM Radio |
Minor |
| 5/20/25 |
OP 34.21: Enrollment at Institutions Other Than Texas Tech During Disciplinary Suspension |
Date changed |
| 5/19/25 |
OP 60.12: Ladder Safety Program |
Minor |
| 5/14/25 |
OP 02.07: Disclosure of Certain Gifts from Foreign Persons |
Moderate |
| 5/13/25 |
OP 52.05: Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility |
Moderate |
| 5/2/25 |
OP 32.02: Faculty Non-Reappointment, Dismissal, and Tenure Revocation |
Major |
| 4/30/25 |
OP 32.22: Selection, Appointment, and Review of Endowed Chairs and Professorships |
Updated required language in section 2.c; no additional change to OP |
| 4/21/25 |
OP 64.03: Graduate Students Employed as Teaching Assistants and Graduate Part-Time
Instructors |
Moderate |
| 4/21/25 |
OP 70.14: Compensation Policy |
Moderate |
| 4/21/25 |
OP 32.01: Promotion and Tenure Standards and Procedures |
Updated required language in paragraph 5; no additional change to OP |
| 4/21/25 |
OP 32.16: Faculty Recruitment Procedure |
Major |
| 4/18/25 |
OP 60.15: Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Environment |
Date changed |
| 4/18/25 |
OP 61.06: Teaching Space Renovation or Usage Changes |
Updated Attachment A; no additional change to OP |
| 4/17/25 |
OP 70.05: Eligibility for Insurance and Other Benefits |
Moderate |
| 4/15/25 |
OP 10.11: Ethics Policy |
Moderate |
| 4/14/25 |
OP 40.01: Equal Employment Opportunity Policy |
Moderate; updated title |
| 4/14/25 |
OP 79.08: Reimbursement of Travel Expenses |
Updated contact information in section 10; no additional change to OP |
| 4/10/25 |
OP 52.04: Information Technology (IT) Security |
Major |
| 4/9/25 |
OP 32.32: Performance Evaluations of Faculty |
Minor |
| 4/9/25 |
OP 30.12: Publication and Online Posting of Official Publications and Academic Calendar |
Minor |
| 4/8/25 |
OP 70.27: Employment of Student Employees |
Moderate |
| 4/8/25 |
OP 70.11: Appointment of Staff Employees |
Moderate |
| 4/2/25 |
OP 70.03: Staff Recruitment |
Moderate |
| 4/2/25 |
OP 70.12: Performance Management |
Moderate |
| 3/31/25 |
OP 70.10: Non-Faculty Employee Complaint Procedures |
Moderate |
| 3/28/25 |
OP 60.30: Hot Work Permit Process |
NEW |
| 3/20/25 |
OP 70.34: Service Excellence Leave Award |
Moderate |
| 3/13/25 |
OP 72.05: Expenditures for Official Functions, Business Meetings, and Entertainment |
Updated link to guide on purchasing beverages; no additional change to OP |
| 3/13/25 |
OP 62.12: Foreign Sources and Transactions Reporting |
NEW |
| 3/13/25 |
OP 72.17: Procurement of Independent Contractors |
Moderate |
| 3/12/25 |
OP 10.21: Health Care Compliance and Hybrid Entity Designation |
Updated Attachment; no additional change to OP |
| 3/12/25 |
OP 40.05: Pregnancy and Parental Status |
NEW |
| 3/11/25 |
OP 72.03: Conflicts of Interest Relating to Purchasing, Payments, and Contracts |
Moderate |
| 3/10/25 |
OP 64.01: Admission to the Graduate School |
Moderate |
| 3/5/25 |
OP 61.40: Advertising Methods for Construction Services Contracts |
Moderate |
| 2/25/25 |
OP 40.03: Sexual Misconduct |
Updated contact information; no additional change to OP |
| 2/25/25 |
OP 72.09: Procurement of Goods and Services |
Moderate |
| 2/24/25 |
OP 64.04: Academic Probation, Suspension, and Dismissal of Graduate Students |
Date changed |
| 2/24/25 |
OP 72.16: Memberships |
Moderate |
| 2/21/25 |
OP 52.01: Information Technology (IT) Operations |
Moderate |
| 2/20/25 |
OP 01.01: Preparation of Agenda for Board of Regents' Meetings |
Minor |
| 2/17/25 |
OP 61.26: United Supermarkets Arena Marquee |
Minor |
| 1/31/25 |
OP 36.04: Adding, Changing, and Deleting Programs and Making Administrative Unit Changes |
Major; updated title |
| 1/31/25 |
OP 36.01: Adding, Changing, and Deleting Courses |
Major; updated title |
| 1/31/25 |
OP 61.23: Use of University Classrooms for Academic Scheduling |
Moderate |
| 1/27/25 |
OP 70.41: Employee Training and Development |
Minor |
| 1/27/25 |
OP 70.29: Employee Tuition Assistance Program |
Moderate |
| 1/24/25 |
OP 70.33: Employee Assistance Program |
Moderate |
| 1/23/25 |
OP 10.03: Severe Weather, Energy Curtailment, or Other Emergency Situations |
Moderate |
| 1/23/25 |
OP 10.22: Concealed Carry of Handguns on Campus |
Moderate |
| 1/23/25 |
OP 52.06: Project Management Practices |
Moderate |
| 1/22/25 |
OP 10.21: Health Care Compliance and Hybrid Entity Designation |
Moderate |
| 1/17/25 |
OP 80.05: Refueling Procedure for University-Owned Vehicles |
Major |
| 1/15/25 |
OP 80.01: Painting University Vehicles and Equipment |
Moderate |
| 1/10/25 |
OP 60.24: Bloodborne Pathogen Protection Program |
Major |
| 12/19/24 |
OP 34.22: Establishing Reasonable Accommodation for Students with Disabilities |
Minor |
| 12/11/24 |
OP 34.09: Degree Requirements |
Moderate |
| 12/11/24 |
OP 30.19: Texas Tech University Press |
Moderate |
| 12/10/24 |
OP 30.25: Housing and Dining for Students |
Moderate |
| 12/10/24 |
OP 72.04: Contract Administration |
Moderate |
| 12/9/24 |
OP 30.05: Office of the Provost Non-Credit Activities |
Major |
| 12/6/24 |
OP 61.17: Texas Tech University Feral Cat Colony |
Moderate |
| 12/6/24 |
OP 74.01: Office of Research Services |
Major |
| 11/8/24 |
OP 74.15: TTU Policy on Prostitution and Sex Trafficking |
Date changed |
| 11/7/24 |
OP 40.02: Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy and Complaint Procedure |
Minor |
| 10/25/24 |
OP 72.11: Payment of Purchase Orders |
Moderate |
| 10/24/24 |
OP 70.08: Nepotism |
Minor |
| 10/24/24 |
OP 70.26: Length of Service Awards |
Moderate |
| 10/24/24 |
OP 70.21: Volunteer Workers |
Moderate |
| 10/23/24 |
OP 30.02: Centralized Scholarship Office |
Minor |
| 10/16/24 |
OP 32.15: Faculty Leave of Absence |
Major |
| 10/10/24 |
OP 32.23: Concurrent Teaching Employment |
Discontinued; policies moved to OP 32.07 |
| 10/9/24 |
OP 32.07: Other Employment, Faculty Consulting, and Public Offices |
Major |
| 10/9/24 |
OP 32.06: Faculty Responsibilities |
Moderate; updated title |
| 10/8/24 |
OP 61.47: University Identification |
Moderate |
| 10/4/24 |
OP 78.08: Supplemental Parking Access |
Minor |
| 10/4/24 |
OP 78.04: Contractor Parking |
Minor |
| 10/2/24 |
OP 76.03: Texas Tech Police |
Date changed |
| 9/26/24 |
OP 30.25: Housing and Dining for Students |
Changed Exemption Form to Exemption Application and updated hyperlink; no additional change to OP |
| 9/24/24 |
OP 64.11: Insurance Coverage of Graduate Student Employees |
Moderate |
| 9/24/24 |
OP 40.03: Sexual Misconduct |
Minor |
| 9/18/24 |
OP 32.17: Faculty Appointments and Titles |
Major |
| 9/12/24 |
OP 60.07: Storm Water Compliance Program |
Date changed |
| 9/10/24 |
OP 70.34: Service Excellence Leave Award |
Date changed |
| 9/10/24 |
OP 77.01: Diploma Reorder |
Minor |
| 9/9/24 |
OP 70.27: Employment of Student Employees |
Moderate |
| 9/9/24 |
OP 64.03: Graduate Students Employed as Teaching Assistants and Graduate Part-time
Instructors |
Major |
| 9/6/24 |
OP 34.12: Grading Procedures, Including Academic Integrity |
Moderate |
| 9/6/24 |
OP 64.02: Graduate Enrollment Policy |
Minor |
| 9/6/24 |
OP 34.05: Student Withdrawal from Classes |
Major |
| 9/5/24 |
OP 34.29: Administrative Withdrawals |
Moderate |
| 9/4/24 |
OP 30.09: Academic Freedom and Artistic Expression |
Major |
