Policies Updated

GRCC has reviewed/updated policies

February 2022

Policy Meeting

11.7 Disposal of Surplus, Used or Obsolete Furniture & Equipment

• Updated link in Procedures

14.2 Firearms, Explosives or Weapons

• Updated “Campus Police” to “GRCC Police” throughout policy

11.19 Lobbying

• No changes

11.20 Supplanting of Federal Funds

• No changes

14.10 Service Animals

• No changes

6.1 Transgender and Non-Binary Equal Opportunity

• Replaced the term “gender non-conforming” with “non-binary” and defined the term “non-binary”.
• Revised the Policy title to reflect that the Policy applies to transgender and non-binary individuals.
• Updated the “Related Documents” Section to place the related College Policies in ascending numerical order and to reference to GRCC Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy.
• Added language to the “Campus Records” section to reflect that students and employees should be aware that, in certain circumstances, the College may be required to use a student or employee’s legal name (rather than their preferred name).
• Added language to the “Campus Records” section to provide resources for student or employee inquiries relating to College documents where legal or preferred names may be used.
• Revised Policy procedures so that the Student Records office is the contact for all student preferred name change requests, email change requests, and/or locker room access update requests.
• Revised Policy procedures so that the Human Resources Information Specialist is the contact for all employee preferred name change requests, email change requests, and/or locker room access update requests.
• Identified the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a resource for transgender or non-binary individuals.
• Numerous formatting changes.  Added or repaired web links for organizations providing resources.
• Added the Registrar as a Policy contact.

The new/revised policies have been added to the College Policies website.