The Bylaws and Regulations of the LSU Board of Supervisors describe general system-wide policies for appointment and employment including appointment, promotion and tenure (Chapter II) [1] , leave (Chapter III) [2] , insurance and retirement (Chapter IV) [3] and how institutions may adjust staffing in case of financial exigency (Chapter V, Section 13) [4] . The LSU System has also published a number of Permanent Memoranda that address various conditions of hiring and employment for university faculty and staff. These include:

PM 05 [5] - Holiday Schedule
PM 11 [6] - Outside Employment of University Employees
PM 12 [7] - Educational Privileges for Full Time Nonacademic & Other Academic Employees
PM 19 [8] - Determination of Teaching Loads and Proper Utilization of Facilities
PM 20 [9] - Leave Policies for Academic & Unclassified & Classified Personnel
PM 23 [10] - Ranks, Provisions & Policies Governing Appointments and Promotion of Academic Staff
PM 33 [11] - Drug Free Workplace and Drug Testing Policy
PM 34 [12] - Procedure for Reviewing Disability Retirement Claims Under the Optional Retirement Plan
PM 35 [13] - Review of Faculty Ranks
PM 41 [14] - Salary Cost Distribution and Conversion of Salaries
PM 55 [15] - Equal Opportunity Policy
PM 64 [16] - Intellectual Property - Distribution of Royalties and Other Matters
PM 67 [17] - Contracts Between the University and its Faculty Members
PM 69 [18] - Delegation of Authority to Execute Personnel Actions
PM 70 [19] - Return to work Policy for Employees on Workers’ Compensation

The Bylaws and Regulations as well as all of the Permanent Memoranda are available on the website of the LSU System and at LSUA in the Office of the Chancellor and Human Resource Management.

In addition, LSUA has also established a number of policies relative to recruitment, selection and employment of faculty and staff. These policies are published in the LSUA Faculty Handbook [20] and are available from the Chancellor’s Office, Human Resource Management, or on the LSUA website. Relevant policies include:

PS 202 [21] - Selection, Retention, Promotion, Tenure, and Annual Review and Termination of Faculty
PS 203 [22] - Performance, Evaluation of Vice Chancellors, Deans, Department Chairs, Non-classified (Professional and Administrative) and Non-teaching Academic Personnel
PS 209 [23] - Teaching Load Policy
PS 210 [24] - Minimum Class Size
PS 211 [25] - Salary Scale for Part-time Faculty
PS 212 [26] - Leave Policies and Procedures
PS 213 [27] - Professional Ethics
PS 214 [28] - Environmental Health and Cleanliness in Teaching Facilities
PS 219 [29] - Policy for Submission of Applications for External Funding
PS 220 [30] - Policy for Dealing with Financial Exigency
PS 222 [31] - Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Policy
PS 223 [32] - Maternity Leave
PS 224 [33] - Sexual Harassment
PS 225 [34] - Planning and Assessment
PS 227 [35] - Illegal Use of Drugs or Alcohol Policy
PS 230 [36] - Policy for Persons with Disabilities
PS 232 [37] - Competency in Oral and Written Communications
PS 233 [38] - Part Time Faculty
PS 235 [39] - Endowed Professorships
PS 236 [40] - Annual Faculty and Non-classified Salary Evaluation
PS 238 [41] - Faculty Workloads
PS 245 [42] - Duties, Responsibilities, Compensation and Teaching Loads for Academic Department Heads
PS 248 [43] - Duties, Responsibilities, Compensation and Teaching Loads for Academic Deans
PS 249 [44] - Administrative Appointments

LSUA firmly supports affirmative action and equal opportunity standards as set forth in the university’s Affirmative Action Plan. The university’s Affirmative Action Plan [45] requires that all applicants receive fair consideration for employment and that all employees are treated fairly with regard to recruitment, promotions, demotions, transfers, layoffs, terminations, rates of pay and other forms of compensation, tenure, selection for training and other employment practices.

Regulations for the appointment and employment of classified employees are prescribed in the Louisiana Department of Civil Service Rules [46] , which is available on the department’s website and at the LSUA Human Resource Management office. Applicable portions include:

Chapter 04 [47] - Classified and Unclassified Positions
Chapter 05 [48] - Classification Plan – Allocation of Positions, reallocations, job corrections, job specifications and job evaluations
Chapter 06 [49] - Pay Rules
Chapter 07 [50] - Examination of Eligible List and Types of Appointments
Chapter 08 [51] - Certification of Eligible Applicants and types of Appointments
Chapter 09 [52] - Probationary Period
Chapter 10 [53] - Performance Planning and Review
Chapter 11 [54] - Hours of Work and types of Leave
Chapter 12 [55] - Disciplinary Actions and Resignations
Chapter 13 [56] - Civil Service Appeals
Chapter 14 [57] - Prohibited Activities
Chapter 17 [58] - Layoff Avoidance Measures, Layoffs, and Post Layoffs
Chapter 21 [59] - Overtime and Overtime Compensation

Guidelines for implementation of these regulations at LSUA are found in LSUA’s Employment Procedures for Classified Positions [60] , an internal document used by Human Resource Management.

Similarly, the department of Human Resource Management has established General Guidelines for Hiring Faculty and Unclassified/Professional Staff for internal use by departmental staff [61] , and the Provost and Chancellor developed the Faculty Employment Procedure [62] .