Compliance at FIT

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Academic Affairs; Assistant Dean, Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Key Laws/Regulations:

• SUNY Cross Registration of Full-time Students
• SUNY Community College Service Area
• SUNY Campus Grading Policies and Procedures
• SUNY Data Transparency and Reporting Policy
• TEACH Act
• SUNY Broad-based Fee Waiver Policy

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Finance and Administration; Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration; Controller; Bursar

Key Laws/Regulations:

• GASB No. 75, 76, and 80
• Truth in Lending Act
• Uniform Guidance
• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
• SUNY Audit of Community Colleges, Independent Financial Audit
• Non-Essential State Travel Bans
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Academic Affairs; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dean, School of Business and Technology; Dean, School of Art and Design

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
• Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
• Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
• Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

Responsible Office/Official:

• Senior Manager of Advancement, Development, and Alumni Relations

Key Laws/Regulations:

• FASB Accounting Standards Codification
• Higher Education Act - Foreign Studies and Gifts
• Philanthropy Protection Act
• SUNY Fundraising Reporting
• Pension Protection Act
• Foreign Sources and Gifts

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Human Resource Management and Labor Relations; Director, Office of Disability Services, FIT-ABLE; Affirmative Action Officer/Title IX Coordinator; Office of the President; Vice President for Information Technology

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Rehabilitation Act, Sections 503 and 504
• Cooperative Dialogue
• Accessibility of Web-Based Information and Applications
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

Responsible Office/Official:

• Director, Athletics and Recreation

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
• NJCAA Rules
• Safe Sport Act

Responsible Office/Official:

• Director, Public Safety

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Clery Act
• Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act
• NYS Education Law Article 129-A

Responsible Office/Official:

• General Counsel and Secretary of the College; Vice President for Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

Key Laws/Regulations:

• FIT Board of Trustees Bylaws
• FIT's Employee Ethical Code of Conduct Policy

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Academic Affairs; Executive Director, Grants

Key Laws/Regulations:

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
• Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
• Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA)
• False Claims Act

Responsible Office/Official:

• Affirmative Action Officer/Title IX Coordinator; Vice President for Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Title VII
• Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
• Executive Order 11246
• Age Discrimination Act 
• Equal Employment of Veterans
• NYC/NYS Human Rights Law

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Finance and Administration; Executive Director, Facilities; Director, Residential Life

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
• Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
• Mold Assessment and Remediation
• Hazard Communication Standard

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Finance and Administration; Executive Director, Facilities; Director, Residential Life

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH)
• Kerry Rose Fire Sprinkler Notification Act
• Clean Water Act
• Energy Policy Act

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success; Director, Financial Aid

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Title IV
• Drug Free Schools and Campus Regulations
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
• Ability-to-Benefit (ATB)
• Program Participation Agreement
• Student Right to Know Act

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Retirement income Security Act (ERISA)
• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
• Uniformed Services Employement and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
• The Veterans' Readjustment Benefits Act
• Affordable Care Act
• Equal Pay Provision of the NYS Labor Law
• Executive Orders 13672, 13806
• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
• Wage and Salary History
• Cooperative Dialogue
• Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illness
• Drug-Free Workplace Act

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Human Resource Management and Labor Relations; Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success; Director, International Student Services

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Employment Eligibility Verification
• Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVIS)

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Information Technology/CIO; Vice President for Human Resource Management and Labor Relations; Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success; Vice President for Finance and Administration

Key Laws/Regulations:

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA)
• Electronic Communications Privacy Act
• Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
• SUNY Information Security Policy
• Shield Act

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Academic Affairs; Director, Library

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Copyright Act
• Bayh-Dole Act

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

Key Laws/Regulations:

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Employee Personal Identifying Information (PII)

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success; Director of Records and Registration

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Fair and Accurate Credit Transations Act (FACTA)

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Finance and Administration; Director, Purchasing

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Anti-Kickback Act
• Byrd Amendment
• E-Verify

Responsible Office/Official:

• Legal Affairs and Institutional Controls; General Counsel and Secretary of the College; Director, Policy and Compliance/Records Management Officer

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
• Electronic Signature and Records Act (ESRA)
• Local Government Records Law

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Academic Affairs; Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Common Rule
• National Science Foundation Research Misconduct Policies

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success;  Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success; Dean of Students; Director, Admissions

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Admission of Persons with Prior Felony Convictions
• National Voter Registration Act
• Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)

Responsible Office/Official:

• Vice President for Finance and Administration

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Independent Contractors

Responsible Office/Official:

• Affirmative Action Officer/Title IX Coordinator

Key Laws/Regulations:

• Title IX
• NYS Education Law Article 129-B