Policies and Procedures

^{Updated 8/18/2025}

Policies and Procedures Legend
p = TCSG Procedure | Local = Augusta Technical College | L = Local Policy | Lp = Local Procedure

Policy:	1.1.	Development, Approval and Review of TCSG Policies and Procedures
Procedure:	1.1p.	Development, Approval and Review of TCSG Policies and Procedures

2. Mission and System of Governance

Policy	2.1.1.	Statement of Equal Opportunity
Procedure:	2.1.1p.	Statement of Equal Opportunity
Local:	2.1.1L.Lp.	Augusta Technical College Policy and Procedure Statement of Equal Opportunity
Policy:	2.1.2.	Mission Statement
Local:	2.1.2L.	Augusta Technical College Mission Statement, Role and Scope, Core Values, and Strategic Priorities
Policy:	2.1.3.	State Board Responsibilities and Authority
Policy:	2.1.4.	State Board Bylaws
Policy:	2.1.5.	State Board Compensation and Expenses
Policy:	2.1.6.	State Board Ethical Responsibilities
Policy:	2.1.7.	President Emeritus Designations
Procedure:	2.1.7p.	President Emeritus Designations
Policy:	2.1.8.	The Naming of College Buildings, Grounds, or Programs
Procedure:	2.1.8p.	The Naming of College Buildings, Grounds, or Programs
Policy:	2.2.1.	Commissioner Responsibilities and Authority
Policy:	2.2.2.	Agency Strategic Planning
Policy:	2.3.1.	Employment of Presidents
Procedure:	2.3.1p.	Employment of Presidents
Policy:	2.3.2.	Responsibilities and Authority of Technical College Presidents
Procedure:	2.3.2p.	Responsibilities and Authority of Technical College Presidents
Policy:	2.3.3.	TCSG College Strategic Planning
Procedure:	2.3.3p.	TCSG College Strategic Planning
Local:	2.3.3L.	Augusta Technical College Policy TCSG College Strategic Planning
Policy:	2.3.4.	Technical College Accreditation
Policy:	2.3.5.	Technical College Substantive Change Reporting
Local:	2.3.5L.	Augusta Technical College Policy Substantive Change Reporting
Policy:	2.3.6.	Accreditation Reporting Standards
Local:	2.3.6L.	Augusta Tech Procedure Accreditation Reporting Standards
Policy:	2.4.1.	Local Board Responsibilities and Authority
Procedure:	2.4.3p.	Local Board Compensation and Expenses
Procedure:	2.4.4p.	Local Board Member Emeritus
Procedure:	2.4.5p.	Approving Technical College Local Board Members

3. Administration

Policy:	3.1.1.	Financial Overview
Policy:	3.1.2.	Annual Budget Requests and Operating Budgets
Policy:	3.1.3.	Transfer of Funds Among Technical Colleges
Policy:	3.1.4.	Accounting System
Policy:	3.1.5.	Contract Management
Policy:	3.1.6.	Payroll System
Policy:	3.1.7.	Enterprise Funds
Policy:	3.1.8.	State Board Audit Resolution Process
Policy:	3.1.9.	Bank Accounts
Policy:	3.1.10.	Petty Cash Funds
Policy:	3.1.11.	Georgia Sales and Use Tax
Policy:	3.1.12.	Cooperative Nonprofit Organizations
Policy:	3.1.13.	Debt Collection Contract for Collection of College's Unpaid Accounts
Procedure:	3.1.13p.	Debt Collection Contract for Collection of College's Unpaid Accounts
Policy:	3.1.14.	Indirect Cost Rate
Policy:	3.1.16.	Purchasing
Procedure:	3.1.16p1.	Purchasing Bond-Funded Goods and Services
Procedure:	3.1.16p2.	Purchasing Non-Bond-Funded Goods and Services
Policy:	3.2.1.	Intellectual Property
Procedure:	3.2.2p.	Development of Patentable Devices
Policy:	3.3.1.	DOAS Motor Pool
Procedure:	3.3.1p.	DOAS Motor Pool
Policy:	3.3.2.	Use of Alcoholic Beverages on Campus
Procedure:	3.3.2p.	Use of Alcoholic Beverages on Campus
Policy:	3.3.3.	Tobacco Use
Local:	3.3.3L.	Augusta Technical College Policy Tobacco Use
Policy:	3.3.4.	Records Management
Policy:	3.3.5.	Inventory Management
Policy:	3.3.6	Firearms, Weapons, and Explosives
Policy:	3.3.7.	Severe Inclement Weather
Procedure:	3.3.8p.	Business Email Archiving, Retention, and Investigation Procedures
Procedure:	3.3.9p.	Open Records Request
Policy:	3.3.10.	Environmental Protection
Procedure:	3.3.11p.	Identity Theft Protection
Policy:	3.4.1.	General Policy on Facilities and Real Estate
Policy:	3.4.2.	Use of Campus Facilities
Policy:	3.4.3.	Real Property Acquisitions and Leases
Policy:	3.4.4.	Facilities and Management and Operations
Policy:	3.4.5.	Capital Planning and Construction
Policy:	3.5.1.	Use of Telecommunications Equipment
Procedure:	3.5.1p.1.	Acceptable Computer and Internet Use
Local:	3.5.1Lp.	Augusta Technical College Policy Social Media Use
Procedure:	3.5.1p.2.	HEAO P2P Unauthorized File Sharing
Procedure:	3.5.1p.3.	FTC Safeguards Rule Compliance

4. human resources

Policy:	4.1.1.	Recruiting and Hiring
Procedure:	4.1.1p1.	Recruitment
Procedure:	4.1.1p2.	Intra System Recruitment
Procedure:	4.1.1p3.	Interviewing and Selection Guidelines
Policy:	4.1.2.	Verifying Employment Eligibility
Procedure:	4.1.2p.	Verifying Identity and Employment Eligibility
Policy:	4.1.2p.a1.	Employment Eligibility Verification Form
Local:	4.1.2.1Lp.	Augusta Technical College Procedure Faculty & Staff Qualifications
Local:	4.1.2.2Lp.	Augusta Technical College Procedure Faculty Credentialing
Policy:	4.1.3.	Job Descriptions
Procedure:	4.1.4p.	Categories of Employment
Policy:	4.1.5.	Verification of Employment
Policy:	4.1.6.	Employment Contracts
Procedure:	4.1.6p.	Employment Contracts
Policy:	4.1.7.	Personnel Files
Procedure:	4.1.7p.	Collection, Retention, and Release of Employment Records
Policy:	4.1.8.	Instructional Staff Work Assignments
Procedure:	4.1.8p.	Instructional Staff Work Assignments
Local:	4.1.8Lp.	Augusta Technical College Faculty Workload Procedure
Policy:	4.1.9.	Background Investigations
Procedure:	4.1.9p.	Background Investigations
Policy:	4.1.10.	Reduction in Force
Procedure:	4.1.10p.	Reduction in Force
Local:	4.1.L.	Augusta Technical College Policy Employee Dress Code
Policy:	4.2.1.	Working Hours, Overtime, and Compensatory Time
Procedure:	4.2.1p.	Working Hours, Overtime, and Compensatory Time
Policy:	4.2.2.	Official Business Hours and Work Schedules
Procedure:	4.2.2p1.	Official Business Hours and Work Schedules
Procedure:	4.2.2p2.	Telework and Alternate Work Locations
Local:	4.2.2Lp.2	Augusta Technical College Procedure Remote Work and Alternate Work Locations
Procedure:	4.3.1p.	Unlawful Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation in Employment
Procedure:	4.3.1p2.	Employee Sexual Harassment Prevention Procedure
Policy:	4.3.2.	Ethics and Standards of Conduct for Employees
Procedure:	4.3.2p1.	Ethical Responsibilities of Employees
Procedure:	4.3.2p2.	Consensual Relationships
Procedure:	4.3.2p3.	Gifts, Honoraria, and Expenses
Procedure:	4.3.2p4.	Standards of Business Conduct
Procedure:	4.3.2p5.	Political Activities and Election Campaigns
Procedure:	4.3.2p6.	Other Employment
Procedure:	4.3.2p7.	Children in the Workplace
Procedure:	4.3.3p.	Workplace Violence
Policy:	4.3.4.	Employment of Relatives
Policy:	4.4.1.	Positive Discipline
Procedure:	4.4.1p.	Positive Discipline
Procedure:	4.4.2p.	Adverse Employment Actions
Policy:	4.4.3.	Employment Complaint Resolution
Procedure:	4.4.3p.	Employment Complaint Resolution
Policy:	4.4.4.	Performance Management
Procedure:	4.4.4p.	Performance Management
Local:	4.4.4L.Lp.	Augusta Technical College Performance Management
Procedure:	4.5.1p.	Family and Medical Leave Act Leave (FMLA)
Policy:	4.5.2.	Leave
Procedure:	4.5.2p1.	Miscellaneous Leave
Procedure:	4.5.2p2.	Leave Donation
Procedure:	4.5.2p3.	Court Leave
Procedure:	4.5.2p4.	Annual, Sick, and Personal Leave
Procedure:	4.5.2p5.	Authorized and Contingent Leaves of Absence Without Pay
Procedure:	4.5.2p6.	Military Leave
Policy:	4.5.3.	Holidays
Procedure:	4.5.3p.	Holidays
Policy:	4.6.1.	Medical and Physical Examination Program (MAPEP)
Procedure:	4.6.1p.	Medical and Physical Examination Program (MAPEP)
Procedure:	4.6.2p.	Reasonable Accommodations in Employment
Policy:	4.7.1.	Travel
Procedure:	4.7.2p.	Driver Qualification
Policy:	4.8.1.	Drug-Free Workplace
Procedure:	4.8.1p1.	Non-Federally-Regulated Drug and Alcohol Testing
Procedure:	4.8.1p2.	Federally-Regulated Drug and Alcohol Testing
Policy:	4.9.1.	Retirement
Procedure:	4.9.1p.	Retirement
Policy:	4.9.2.	Flexible Benefits Programs
Policy:	4.9.3.	Tuition Remission and Reimbursement for Approved Staff Development
Policy:	4.9.4.	Employee Assistance Program
Procedure:	4.9.4p.	Employee Assistance Program
Policy:	4.9.5.	Staff Development
Procedure:	4.9.5p.	Staff Development
Local:	4.9.5L.	Augusta Technical College Policy Professional (Staff) Development
Policy:	4.9.6.	Defense and Indemnification
Procedure:	4.9.6p.	Defense and Indemnification
Policy:	4.9.7.	Payroll Deductions
Procedure:	4.9.7p.	Payroll Deductions
Procedure:	4.9.8p.	Direct Deposit of Pay
Policy:	4.9.9.	Workers' Compensation and Return to Work
Procedure:	4.9.9p.	Workers' Compensation - Reporting an Accident
Policy:	4.9.10.	Promotions

5. academic affairs

Procedure:	5.1.1p.	Academic Freedom
Policy:	5.1.2.	General Program and Program Specific Standards
Local:	5.1.2L.	Augusta Technical College Policy Distance Education
Procedure:	5.1.2p.	Business Affiliation Agreements
Policy:	5.1.3.	Technical Advisory Committees
Local:	5.1.3L.Lp.	Augusta Technical College Policy and Procedure Advisory Committees
Local:	5.1.3L1.	Augusta Technical College Policy Faculty Advisory Council
Local:	5.1.3L2.	Augusta Technical College Policy Faculty Role in Academic Governance
Policy:	5.1.4.	Service Delivery Areas
Policy:	5.1.5.	Technical College Calendars
Policy:	5.1.6.	Structure of Associate Degree, Diploma, and Technical Certificate of Credit Programs
Procedure:	5.1.6p.	Structure of Associate Degree, Diploma, and Technical Certificate of Credit Programs
Procedure:	5.1.7.	Warranty of Degree, Diploma, and Technical Certificate of Credit Graduates
Procedure:	5.1.7p.	Warranty Claim
Policy:	5.1.8.	Articulation and Transfer
Procedure:	5.1.8p.	Articulation and Transfer
Policy:	5.1.9.	Program Approval and Termination
Procedure:	5.1.9p.	Program Approval and Termination
Local:	5.1.9Lp.	Augusta Technical College Procedure Curriculum Program Review
Policy:	5.1.10.	College Campuses
Policy:	5.1.11.	Live Work Projects
Procedure:	5.1.11p.	Live Work Projects
Policy:	5.2.1.	Non-Credit Instruction
Policy:	5.2.2.	Quick Start
Policy:	5.2.3.	Programs for Adult Education
Policy:	5.2.4.	High School Equivalency (HSE) Testing and Diplomas
Procedure:	5.2.4p.1.	Test-Taker Conduct for HSE
Policy:	5.2.5.	Credit-Bearing High School Equivalency and Diploma Programs
Procedure:	5.2.5p.	Credit-Bearing High School Equivalency and Diploma Programs
Policy:	5.2.6.	Student Discipline within Adult Education Programs
Policy:	5.2.7.	Remedies for Program Non-Compliance within Adult Education Programs
Policy:	5.2.8.	Requirements for Establishing GED® or HiSET® Testing Centers
Policy:	5.2.9.	Requirements for Establishing a Career Plush High School Program
Policy:	5.3.1.	Academic Governance
Procedure:	5.3.1p.	Academic Governance

6. student affairs

Procedure:	6.1.1.	Unlawful Harassment and Discrimination of Students
Procedure:	6.1.1p.	Unlawful Harassment and Discrimination of Students
Local:	6.1.1L.Lp	Augusta Technical College Unlawful Harassment and Discrimination of Students
Procedure:	6.1.2p.	Sexual Harassment and Misconduct
Policy:	6.2.1.	Admissions
Procedure:	6.2.1p.	Admissions Requirements
Procedure:	6.2.1p.2	Placement Requirements
Local:	6.2.1L.Lp.	Augusta Technical College Admission Requirements
Policy:	6.2.2.	Residency
Procedure:	6.2.2p.	Residency
Policy:	6.3.1.	Student Records
Procedure:	6.3.1p1.	Student Records
Procedure:	6.3.1p2.	Definition of Directory Information
Procedure:	6.3.2p.	Student Records Retention Schedule
Policy:	6.4.1.	Student Handbooks
Procedure:	6.4.1p.	Summary of Student Notification Requirements
Policy:	6.4.2.	Student Housing
Procedure:	6.4.2p.	Residence Hall Room Entry and Search
Policy:	6.4.3.	National Emergencies
Procedure:	6.4.3p.	National Emergencies
Policy:	6.5.1.	Academic Standards, Evaluations and Appeals
Procedure:	6.5.1p.	Academic Standards, Evaluations and Appeals
Policy:	6.5.2.	Student Grade Point Average
Procedure:	6.5.2p.	Student Grade Point Average
Procedure:	6.5.3p.	Student Grievance
Local:	6.5.3Lp.	Augusta Tech Procedure Student Grievance
Policy:	6.6.1	Student Tuition and Fees
Policy:	6.6.1p.	Student Tuition and Fees
Local:	6.6.1p.a2.Lp	Augusta Technical College Procedure Return of Military Tuition Assistance
Policy:	6.6.2.	Student Activity Fund
Procedure:	6.6.2p.	Student Activity Fund
Local:	6.6.2Lp.	Augusta Tech Procedure Student Activity Fund
Procedure:	6.6.3p.	Student Organization and Club Accounts
Local:	6.6.3Lp.	Augusta Technical College Procedure Student Organizations and Activities
Policy:	6.6.4.	Satisfactory Academic Progress
Policy:	6.7.1.	Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Procedure:	6.7.2p1.	Student Discipline
Procedure:	6.7.2p2.	Model Student Conduct Codes
Policy:	6.8.1.	Field Trips
Procedure:	6.8.1p.	Field Trips
Procedure:	6.8.2.	Student Accident Insurance
Policy:	6.8.3.	Student Athletics
Procedure:	6.8.3p.	Student Athletics
Policy:	6.8.4	Free Speech
Procedure:	6.8.4p	Free Speech

7. Public Safety

Policy:	7.1.1.	Technical College System of Georgia Department of Public Safety
Procedure:	7.1.1.p1.	Mutual Aid
Procedure:	7.1.1.p2.	Clery Act Compliance
Policy:	7.1.2.	Retiring Law Enforcement Officer Retention of Weapon and Badge
Procedure:	7.1.3p.	Behavorial Intervention Teams
Policy:	7.2.1.	Emergency Preparedness Health and Safety
Procedure:	7.2.1.p1.	Emergency Operations Planning
Procedure:	7.2.1.p2.	Business Continuity Planning
Procedure:	7.2.1.p3.	Exposure Control Planning
Procedure:	7.2.1.p4.	Hazard Communication Planning
Policy:	7.3.1.	TCSG Department of Public Safety SOP
Procedure:	7.3.1.p1.	SOP Chapter 1 - Introduction and General Provisions
Procedure:	7.3.1.p2.	SOP Chapter 2 - Agency Goals
Procedure:	7.3.1.p3.	SOP Chapter 3 - Organization and Administration
Procedure:	7.3.1.p4.	SOP Chapter 4 - Training
Procedure:	7.3.1.p5.	SOP Chapter 5 - Conduct
Procedure:	7.3.1.p6.	SOP Chapter 6 - Uniform Dress Code
Procedure:	7.3.1.p7.	SOP Chapter 7 - Arrests
Procedure:	7.3.1.p8.	SOP Chapter 8 - Property and Evidence
Procedure:	7.3.1.p9.	SOP Chapter 9 - Juveniles
Procedure:	7.3.1.p10.	SOP Chapter 10 - Missing Persons
Procedure:	7.3.1.p11.	SOP Chapter 11 - Consular and Diplomatic Immunity
Procedure:	7.3.1.p12.	SOP Chapter 12 - Mental Health Crisis and Persons of Diminished Capacity
Procedure:	7.3.1.p13.	SOP Chapter 13 - Search and Seizure
Procedure:	7.3.1.p14.	SOP Chapter 14 - Firearms
Procedure:	7.3.1.p15.	SOP Chapter 15 - Use of Force
Procedure:	7.3.1.p16.	SOP Chapter 16 - Vehicle Operations
Procedure:	7.3.1.p17.	SOP Chapter 17 - Communications
Procedure:	7.3.1.p18.	SOP Chapter 18 - Records Information Management
Procedure:	7.3.1.p19.	SOP Chapter 19 - Patrol Vehicle Videos, Body-Worn Cameras, and Electronic Devices
Procedure:	7.3.1.p20.	SOP Chapter 20 - Unmanned Aerial Systems
Procedure:	7.3.1.p21.	SOP Chapter 21 - Patrol Function
Procedure:	7.3.1.p22.	SOP Chapter 22 - Investigative Function
Procedure:	7.3.1.p23.	SOP Chapter 23 - Bias-Based Profiling
Procedure:	7.3.1.p24.	SOP Chapter 24 - Unusual Occurrences and Tactical Responses
Procedure:	7.3.1.p24.a1.	Appendix TCSG Building Emergency Plan
Procedure:	7.3.1.p25.	SOP Chapter 25 - Bloodborne/Airborne Pathogens and Other Infectious Diseases

General guidelines

General Guidelines for Interpretation	Statute O.C.G.A § 20-4-11	Powers of Board
Statute:	O.C.G.A § 20-4-11	Powers of Board
Statute:	O.C.G.A § 20-4-14	TCSG Powers and Duties

Policies and Procedures Legend p = TCSG Procedure | Local = Augusta Technical College | L = Local Policy | Lp = Local Procedure

Policies and Procedures Legend
p = TCSG Procedure | Local = Augusta Technical College | L = Local Policy | Lp = Local Procedure