B10: Availability of Policies and Procedures for Inspection

Responsibility for Maintenance: Office of the President 

Date of the most recent changes: June 24, 2025 

I. Policy Statement  

Onondaga Community College shall make its policies and procedures available on the College’s webpage for review by members of the College community, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this policy. 

II. Reason for Policy  

Regulations promulgated by the New York State Department of Education require the College to make its policies available to members of the College’s constituency. This policy provides a procedure under which current and prospective students, faculty, staff, and members of the public can review the various operations and management policies the College has created. 

III. Applicability of the Policy  

All members of the College community should be familiar with this policy. 

IV. Related Documents  

  • Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99 

  • New York Public Officers Law, Article 6 (Freedom of Information Law) 

  • New York Public Officers Law, Article 7 (Open Meetings Law) 

  • New York State Department of Education Regulations, 8 NYCRR Part 604.2 (b)(11) 

V. Contacts   

Subject 

Office Name 

Title or Position 

Telephone Number 

Email/URL 

General Questions Regarding Policy 

Office of the President 

Chief of Staff 

(315) 498-2551 

hartj@sunyocc.edu   

Access to Specific Policies 

Office of the President 

Records Access Officer 

(315) 498-2551 

hartj@sunyocc.edu   

 

VI. Procedures   

Policies are available for Inspection by the College community on the college’s website. This policy applies only to those College policies that have been formally adopted and are in full force ; it does not require the College to create new policies, or descriptions of its informal business practices that have not been codified as formal policy, in response to a request. 

 

If an individual needs assistance locating a policy, he/she should contact the College’s Records Access Officer.  

 

VII. Forms/Online Processes  

 

The College has placed all policies on its web site for the convenience of members of the public:  The Centralized Policy Manual 

 

 

Approved by the OCC Board of Trustees April 3, 2006 

Updated and approved by the Board of Trustees on June 1, 2010 

Updated and approved by the Board of Trustees on June 24, 2025