TABLE OF CONTENTS AGREEMENT... 1 I. RECOGNITION... 1 II. NON-DISCRIMINATION... 1 III. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE... 1 A. Maintenance of Rights and Benefits... 1 B. Outside Employment... 2 C. Exemption From Tuition... 3 D. Legal Representation... 3 E. Faculty Evaluation... 4 F. Teaching Assignments and Equivalencies... 4 G. Political Leave... 4 H. Leave Sharing... 4 IV. DUTY PERIOD... 5 V. LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY... 5 A. Sabbatical Leaves... 5 B. Study Leaves... 7 C. Vacation Leaves... 8 D. Sick Leaves... 12 E. Bereavement Leave... 15 F. Family Leave... 16 G. Holidays... 17 H. Leave for Jury or Witness Duty... 17 VI. LEAVES WITHOUT PAY... 18 A. Leave Without Pay for Professional Improvement... 18 B. Leave Without Pay for Personal Reasons... 18 C. Substance Dependency Rehabilitation Leave... 19 D. Applications... 19 VII. FACULTY TRAVEL... 20 A. Professional Meetings... 20 B. Per Diem... 20 C. Reimbursement for Per Diem Related Expenses Exceeding the Per Diem Rate... 21 D. [Untitled]... 21 E. Travel Occurring on Same Island... 21 F. Mileage Reimbursement... 21 G. Subsidized Parking at University Campuses... 21
ii VIII. ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY... 22 A. Academic Freedom... 22 B. Responsibility... 22 C. Procedure for Dealing With Alleged Infringements... 22 D. Advisory Committee on Academic Freedom... 23 E. Procedure for Dealing with Alleged Breach of Professional Ethics and/or Conflicts of Interest in Research or Scholarship... 23 IX. DEPARTMENT OR DIVISION PROCEDURES GOVERNING TENURE, PROMOTION, AND CONTRACT RENEWAL... 24 A. Departmental Procedures... 24 B. Minimum Requirements for Departmental Procedures... 24 C. Review of Procedures... 24 D. Amendments of Procedures... 24 X. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS... 25 General Scope... 25 A. Classroom Lectures and the Recording of Presentations... 25 B. Distance Learning and Multimedia Presentations... 25 C. Patents and Copyrights... 26 D. Review and Amendment... 26 XI. TENURE AND SERVICE... 26 A. Definitions... 26 B. Probationary Period... 26 C. Tenure Application, Review, and Notification... 29 D. Effective Dates for Tenure... 29 E. Personnel for Whom Tenure is not Applicable... 30 F. Prior Service... 30 G. Leaves of Absence During Probationary Period... 31 H. Broken Service... 31 I. Appointment to Administrative Duties... 31 J. Locus and Transfer of Tenure Within the University of Hawaii... 32 K. Tenure Evaluation Procedures... 33 L. Negative Tenure Actions... 36 M. Notice of Resignation and Non-Renewal of Limited Term Contracts... 39 XII. RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS DURING PROBATIONARY PERIOD... 39 A. General... 39 B. Procedures... 39 C. Non-Reappointment, Statement of Reasons... 40 D. Non-Grievability... 40 XIII. PROMOTION... 40 A. General... 40 B. Procedures for Recommending Promotion... 40 C. Salary Upon Promotion... 41 D. Negative Recommendation... 41 E. Promotion Review Panel (PRP)... 42 F. Review by Promotion Review Panel Upon Request of Faculty Member... 43
iii G. Review By Promotion Review Panel Upon Referral by the President... 43 H. Function of Promotion Review Panel... 43 I. Panel of Referees... 44 J. Referee Review of Procedural Matters... 44 K. Confidentiality of Proceedings... 46 L. Conclusion of Process... 46 XIV. FACULTY PERSONNEL PANEL... 46 A. Function... 46 B. Membership... 46 C. Exclusion Option... 46 D. Representation of FPP Members on TPRC s... 47 XV. RETRENCHMENT... 47 A. General... 47 B. Consultation on Retrenchment... 47 C. Order of Retrenchment... 47 D. Notice to Faculty... 48 E. Placement of Retrenched Faculty... 48 F. Employment Rights of Retrenched Tenured Faculty... 48 G. Notice of Vacancies... 48 H. Reappointment of Retrenched Faculty... 49 I. Resolution of Disputes Regarding Qualifications... 49 J. Status of Reappointed Faculty... 49 K. Restrictions on Hiring New Faculty... 50 L. Exclusions... 50 XVI. REPRESENTATION RIGHTS... 50 XVII. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS... 51 A. General... 51 B. Suspension or Discharge... 51 C. Other Disciplinary Actions... 53 XVIII. PERSONNEL FILES... 54 XIX. ADEQUATE SECURITY, HEALTH AND SAFETY... 55 XX. SALARIES... 55 A. Salary Adjustments... 55 B. Entitlement (Resignation, Termination, Retirement)... 56 C. Lecturer Fee Schedule... 56 D. Non-Credit Fee Schedule... 56 E. Overload... 56 F. Special Salary Adjustments... 58
iv XXI. HEALTH FUND CONTRIBUTIONS... 58 A. Effective July 1 for Years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998... 58 B. Definitions and Formula... 59 XXII. COMPENSATION FOR ACADEMIC CHAIRS... 59 XXIII. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE... 60 A. Definition... 60 B. General... 60 C. Procedures... 60 D. Class Grievance... 62 XXIV. RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYER... 63 XXV. SAVINGS CLAUSE... 63 XXVI. ENTIRETY AND MODIFICATION... 63 XXVII. CONFLICT... 63 XXVIII. NO STRIKE OR LOCKOUT... 63 XXIX. DURATION... 64 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES REFERENCE SECTION R-1 Appendix T, Temporary Disability... 1 R-2 Board of Regents Policy 9-15, Evaluation of Board of Regents Appointments... 2 R-3 Board of Regents Policy 9-16, Teaching Assignments for Instruction Faculty... 3 R-4 Board of Regents Policy 9-5, Political Activity... 5 R-5 Administrative Procedure A9.470, Leave Sharing... 6 R-6 Appendix S, Community College Sick Leave Policy... 16 R-7 Administrative Procedure A9.350, Application for Transfer of Vacation and Sick Leave Credit or Payment in Lieu of Vacation... 26 R-8 UH Form 1, Application for Leave of Absence... 31 R-9 Act 154, State of Hawaii Family Leave Law... 32 R-10 University of Hawaii Patent and Copyright Policy... 41 R-11 Executive Policy E5.500, Administration of the Patent and Copyright Policy... 44 R-12 Administrative Procedure A5.500, Procedures for Invention Identification, Disclosure,and Reports Under State Funding... 53 R-13 Administrative Procedure A5.501, Procedures for Copyright of Work Produced for Hire... 55 R-14 Administrative Procedure A5.502, Procedures for Invention Identification, Disclosure, and Reports Under Extramural Contract Patent Clauses... 57
v R-15 Appendix, Salary Schedules... 60 Community College 9-Month Instructional Personnel (Schedule C)... 61 Community College 11-Month Instructional Personnel (Schedule C)... 61 UH-Hilo and UH-West Oahu 9-Month Instructional Personnel (Schedule I)... 62 UH-Hilo and UH-West Oahu 11-Month Instructional, Research & Specialist Personnel (Schedule I,R,S)... 62 UH-Manoa 9-Month Instructional Personnel (Schedule I)... 63 UH-Manoa 11-Month Instruction, Research & Specialist Personnel (Schedule I,R,S)... 63 UH-Manoa School of Law 9-Month Instructional Faculty (Schedule J)... 64 UH-Manoa School of Law 11-Month Instructional Faculty (Schedule J)... 64 UH-Manoa School of Medicine 11-Month Clinical Faculty (Schedule I-M)... 65 UH-Manoa 11-Month County Extension Agents & County Home Economists (Schedule A)... 65 UH-Hilo & UH-West Oahu 11-Month Librarians (Schedule B)... 66 UH-Manoa 11-Month Librarians (Schedule B)... 66 R-16 Administrative Procedure A9.075, Personnel Records... 67 R-17 Joint Memorandum of Agreement on the Procedures for Special Salary Adjustments, July 1, 1994... 70 Joint Memorandum of Agreement Relating to the Calculation of Overload Compensation, January 8, 1997... 73 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Future Need... 74 INDEX... Index 1-12