To address that concern, we will provide an opportunity for expedited evaluation of a
new or vacant administrative position not previously determined to be SAAO if the
following conditions pertain:
The position is believed to meet the requirements of the board’s SAAO
definitions (policy adopted November 13, 1998, Administrative
The position has been fully approved for filling;
The position urgently needs to be filled; and
The request for expedited consideration has been submitted at least 45
calendar days in advance of the date established for beginning
recruitment of applicants. [*Such expedited treatment will not be available
with respect to any period including the month of either August or
December when the Board of Governors does not meet.]
In any case in which you choose to invoke this expedited procedure, the request should
be addressed to Vice President Carroll with all pertinent information upon which a
sound evaluation could be based, including a detailed position description and an
organizational chart that displays the relationship of the position to other officers and
employees of the campus, up to and including the chancellor. Following administrative
review, the question will be submitted to the Board of Governors at its next meeting.
We will make every effort to insure that this process provides you with a prompt
Please note that other established procedures may serve to shorten, lengthen or avoid
altogether the waiting period entailed in determining whether the occupant of a
position is eligible for ORP enrollment:
With respect to previously recognized SAAO positions at a campus (e.g.,
vice chancellors, associate and assistant vice chancellors, deans, associate
and assistant deans, as well as “other” generic or campus-specific
positions that previously have been determined to meet the SAAO
definitions), no submission or evaluation designed to establish ORP
eligibility is required; occupants of such positions qualify automatically.
