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Process for Policy Review and Revision 

Policy Owners are the individuals responsible for implementing, communicating, reviewing, updating, and monitoring a University Policy and its implementation for compliance and effectiveness.

The Policy Owner is responsible for:

• Reviewing owned policies and identifying needed revisions.
• Drafting proposed policy revisions or new policies, in consultation with impacted stakeholders.
• Sending new and revised policies to legal@fit.edu for review and approval.
• Maintaining associated procedures, guidance, and operational processes related to the policy.
• Identify new policy needs owned by the responsible office. 

The Policy Team (Office of General Counsel) is responsible for:

• Reviewing proposed policies and revisions for consistency, formatting, legal requirements, regulatory compliance, and alignment with university standards.
• Coordinate additional review with policy owner and other stakeholders as needed.
• Assisting the department with policy development, stakeholder engagement, and policy governance questions, as needed.
• Send policies to the appropriate approval authority (President, Provost, General Counsel, CFO) for approval.
• Notify policy owner of approval and update/upload on the policies website. 
• Work with Policy Owner and Web Services to communicate new policy or major changes to staff and faculty as needed. 
• Review and identify new policy needs; recommend edits to current policies. 

Policy Development

Policy development is a collaborative process that may involve multiple stakeholders and subject matter experts. Participation in the drafting, review, coordination, or publication of a policy does not establish policy ownership.

The Office of General Counsel may provide legal, regulatory, compliance, and governance guidance; facilitate policy development and stakeholder review; and assist with drafting and implementation.