UC Merced Policies and Procedures
Medical Amnesty
Responsible Office: Health and Well-Being
Issued: 08/10/2026 Effective: 08/10/2026
Topical Area: Health and Safety
Description: New Procedure
Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Systems and Information
Responsible Office: Information Technology
Issued: 05/26/2026 Effective: 05/26/2026
Topical Area: Information Technology
Description: New Interim Policy
Communicable Diseases – Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP)
Responsible Office: Occupational Health
Issued: 05/11/2026 Effective: 05/11/2026
Topical Area: Health and Safety
Description: New Procedure
Micromobility Devices: Electric Scooters and E-Bikes
Responsible Office: Chancellor’s Office
Issued: 03/2/2026 Effective: 03/2/2026
Topical Area: Health and Safety
Description: Revised Policy
Consensual Relationships
Responsible Office: Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD)
Issued: 01/16/2026 Effective: 01/16/2026
Topical Area: Personnel Administration
Description: Revised Policy
Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct
Responsible Office: Research Compliance and Integrity
Issued: 12/16/2025 Effective: 1/1/2026
Topical Area: Research Administration
Description: Interim Policy
University of California Policies and Procedures
Immunization Policy
Responsible UCOP Office: UC Health
Issued: 09/14/2026 Effective: 09/14/2026
Description: Revised Policy
Vaccination Programs - With Interim Revisions
Responsible UCOP Office: UC Health
Issued: 09/14/2026 Effective: 09/14/2026
Description: Revised Policy
Disclosure of Financial Interests and Management of Conflicts of Interest, NSF and NASA Awards
Responsible UCOP Office: Research and Innovation
Issued: 11/02/2023 Effective: 08/18/2026
Description: Revised Policy
Sustainable Practices
Responsible UCOP Office: Energy & Sustainability
Issued: 08/04/2026 Effective: 08/04/2026
Description: Revised Policy
PPSM-30: Compensation
Responsible UCOP Office: Systemwide Human Resources
Issued: 08/03/2026 Effective: 08/03/2026
Description: Revised Policy
PPSM-2: Definition of Terms
Responsible UCOP Office: Systemwide Human Resources
Issued: 08/03/2026 Effective: 08/03/2026
Description: Revised Policy
Policy for the University of California's Use of Online Program Management Companies
Responsible UCOP Office: Academic Affairs
Issued: 07/22/2026 Effective: 07/22/2026
Description: Revised Policy
G-28 Travel Regulations
Responsible UCOP Office: UC Controller
Issued: 01/14/2026 Effective: 07/01/2026
Description: Revised Policy
PACAOS-Appendix-H: Student Conduct Investigation and Resolution Framework
Responsible UCOP Office: Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs
Issued: 07/01/2026 Effective: 07/01/2026
Description: Revised Policy
PACAOS- 100: Student Conduct and Discipline
Responsible UCOP Office: Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs
Issued: 07/01/2026 Effective: 07/01/2026
Description: Revised Policy
IMT-1300: Information Technology Accessibility
Responsible UCOP Office: Digital Innovation & Technology
Issued: 06/3/2026 Effective: 03/17/2026
Description: Revised Policy
Education Loan Practices
Responsible UCOP Office: Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs
Issued: 04/30/2026 Effective: 04/30/2026
Description: Revised Policy
Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Investigation and Adjudication Framework for Senate and Non-Senate Faculty Interim Revisions
Responsible UCOP Office: Systemwide Title IX Office in the Systemwide Office of Civil Rights
Issued: 04/14/2026 Effective: 04/14/2026
Description: Technical update to the existing framework
Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Investigation and Adjudication Framework for Staff and Non-Faculty Academic Personnel Interim Revisions
Responsible UCOP Office: Systemwide Title IX Office in the Systemwide Office of Civil Rights
Issued: 04/14/2026 Effective: 04/14/2026
Description: Technical update to the existing framework
Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct
Responsible UCOP Office: RI – Research & Innovation
Issued: 03/19/2026 Effective: 03/19/2026
Description: Revised Policy
IMT-1300: Information Technology Accessibility
Responsible UCOP Office: DigIT – Digital Innovation & Technology
Issued: 03/17/2026 Effective: 03/17/2026
Description: Revised Policy
High Containment Research
Responsible UCOP Office: RK - Risk / EH&S
Issued: 03/11/2026 Effective: 03/11/2026
Description: New Policy
G-28 Travel Regulations
Responsible UCOP Office: UC Controller
Issued: 01/26/2026 Effective: 01/1/2026
Description: Revised Policy
PPSM 2.210 Absence from Work Policy
Responsible UCOP Office: SHR – Systemwide Human Resources
Issued: 01/26/2026 Effective: 01/1/2026
Description: Revised Policy
