The NHMCDD Policy Manual is designed for comprehensive coverage, in one volume, of the policies that govern the District.

ORGANIZATION

Each policy is identified according to an alphabetical code in the upper right corner of the page. The issue date of the policy is noted in the lower left corner with a place for the adoption date. There are seven sections, each devoted to a separate area of College governance:

A - Basic District Foundations

B - Local District Governance

C - Business and Support Services

D - Personnel

E - Instruction

F - Students

G - Community Each section of the Manual is preceded by a Table of Contents that lists the policy topics in that section with their respective codes.

Each section of the policy manual contains policies that are designated (LEGAL), (LOCAL) and (EXHIBITS).

(LEGAL) Policies identified with the indicator (LEGAL) reference relevant sections of state and federal law, including the U.S. and Texas Constitutions, federal and state statutes, the Texas Education Code, Attorney General opinions, Coordinating Board rules and pertinent regulations of other governmental entities. (See ABBREVIATIONS below for an explanation of the legal citations referenced in the policy manual.) The sections marked as (LEGAL) are not policies adopted by the Board. Rather, they are a handy reference to the relevant section of the law.

(LOCAL) Local policies are the policies adopted by the Board. If the manual contains a legally reference relevant to the local policy, both will be assigned the same identifying letters. Some local policies have not specific legally referenced policy, but reflect directives that are included to manage and govern the District.

(EXHIBITS) Exhibits include forms and notices used by the District. They are placed after policies with the same code and have the designation "(E)" in the upper right corner. Multiple exhibits under the same code are usually preceded by a cover page listing the various exhibits.