POLICY #6.9
SUBJECT: Supplemental and Overload Compensation to Faculty and Academic Administrators
II. REFERENCES
- OMB Circular A-21, section J.10 Compensation for Personal Services
- Southern Utah University Policy 6.0 Definition of Faculty
- Southern Utah University Policy 6.9.1 Faculty and Academic Administrator Consultation and External Employment Activities
- Southern Utah University Policy 6.27 Faculty Workload
- Southern Utah University Policy 6.28 Faculty Professional Responsibility
- Southern Utah University Policy 8.3.8 Supplemental and Overload Compensation for Staff and Non-Academic Administrators
- Southern Utah University Policy 8.5.1 Overtime (non-Exempt Personnel)
- Utah Code
- Utah System of Higher Education
- Utah System of Higher Education
III. DEFINITIONS
- Full-Time: An employment relationship, applicable to faculty and academic administrators with faculty rank, which requires a commitment of 100% of the individual's normal and expected working time and while under appointment. Full-Time employment at 麻豆果冻视频 is generally inconsistent with the acceptance of any other regular employment that interferes with the discharge of the person’s Full-Time service obligations to the University.
- Funds Administered by the University: Funds Administered by the University include general funds, uniform school funds, mineral lease funds, grant and contract funds (SPARC), restricted and unrestricted funds, auxiliary funds, plant funds, 麻豆果冻视频SA funds, development funds, and any other funds under the control of the University that are available for payment of compensation.
- Institutional Base Salary (IBS): An individual’s Institutional Base Salary is the annual compensation that the university pays for an individual’s regular appointment. This includes all salaries paid to the employee as designated in the regular University appointment, exclusive of all overload, supplemental, overtime, etc.
- Instructional Credit Hour (ICH): See Policy 6.27.
- Overload Compensation: The amount of other compensation an employee receives above their base salary and Supplemental Compensation as additional compensation exceeding what is expected as their Full-Time effort.
- Sponsored Research, Contract, or Grant (SPARC): A contractual arrangement with a Federal, state, private, or other non-University agency under which funds are made available and are administered by the University for specified research or training project or program.
- Supplemental Compensation: The amount of other compensation an employee can receive in addition to their IBS within a fiscal year. This only applies to employees that have less than Full-Time, 12-month appointments. An employee may only receive Supplemental Compensation up to a maximum of 12 months and 100% of total effort.
IV. POLICY
- Overload or Supplemental Compensation payable from Funds Administered by the University is permitted only under the conditions specified herein. Any such payments made for any reason, in violation of this policy and procedure, constitute indebtedness from the recipient to the University.
- All Overload or Supplemental Compensation will be paid from the University’s payroll system, subject to applicable withholdings and deductions.
- When a faculty member agrees to teach a course outside of their own department during a regular teaching semester, that course will be scheduled as part of the faculty member's normal teaching load and no Overload or Supplemental Compensation will be paid unless prior arrangement for Overload or Supplemental Compensation has been made between the respective Department Chair, Dean, and Provost’s Office.
- Supplemental Compensation for services performed under separately designated assignments may be paid subject to the following limitations and conditions:
- Compensation must be paid in proportion to the time and effort expended on each assignment and at the same rate for each assignment.
- Supplemental Compensation in relation to SPARC projects will be in compliance with the Federal Office of Management and Budget regulations.
- Faculty Full-Time workload expectations are outlined in Policy 6.27, which constitute the effort for a faculty member or academic administrator’s Institutional Base Salary. Overload assignments and the payment of Overload Compensation for teaching are authorized on a nonpermanent basis if the following conditions are met:
- Overload Compensation is granted when a faculty member or academic administrator teaches in excess of their 100% normal and expected teaching assignment.
- Overload Compensation is based on the prevailing institutional rate per ICH up to a maximum of six (6) ICHs per semester during their regular appointment.
- Total salary payable during the fiscal year to a faculty member or academic administrator may not exceed that employee’s Institutional Base Salary, annualized over a 12-month period unless:
- the employee is performing additional responsibilities outside of the department, or
- the employee is working outside of their primary job expectations.
- Overload Compensation in relation to SPARC projects will be in compliance with the Federal Office of Management and Budget regulations.
- Approval requirements for Overload or Supplemental Compensation for faculty members are as follows:
- Approval chain for work related to the faculty member’s department or program:
- Chair or Program Director;
- Dean or executive of unit; and
- Provost’s Office.
- Approval chain for work outside the faculty member’s department or program:
- Chair or Program Director of work area or unit (initiator);
- Chair or Program Director of faculty member’s department or program;
- Dean or executive of work area or unit;
- Dean or executive of faculty member’s department or program; and
- Provost's Office.
- If any portion of the employee’s total annual compensation is to be paid from sponsored research, contracts, or grants, then prior approval for Overload or Supplemental Compensation related to SPARC projects must be reviewed by the SPARC Office to ensure compliance with Federal Office of Management and Budget regulations.
- Approval chain for work related to the faculty member’s department or program:
VI. QUESTIONS/RESPONSIBLE OFFICE
The responsible office for this Policy is the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.
VII. POLICY ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT DATES
Date Approved: June 3, 1994
Amended: February 5, 1999; July 6, 2011; March 20, 2015