FlU Student Handbook 2017-2018 - page 130

Policies & Regulations
3. Hearing Officer’s Recommended Order. The
hearing officer shall issue a recommended
order within twenty-five (25) days of the close
of the hearing. In rendering a recommended
order, the hearing officer shall consider only
such evidence as was offered at the hearing.
The hearing officer shall include in the
recommended order a summary of the evidence
presented and the reasons for his or her
recommendations. The original report shall be
filed with the Vice-President and a copy of the
recommended order shall be sent to the student
or the parents of a dependent student and to
the custodian of records. Upon receipt, the Vice-
President shall have ten (10) days in which to
issue a final determination on the issues raised
in the appeal. If a determination is made that
the information in the education record does not
require correction, then the student or a parent
of a dependent student shall have the right to
place a statement in the record commenting
that the information has been challenged and
the reason for the challenge.
7. The University will charge the following fees.
Fees for furnishing copies of student records and
reports, or any material included therein:
a) Copies of official transcripts – Ten dollars ($10.00).
b) Copies of all other educational records – Fifteen
cents ($.15) per page for copying, plus any
administrative costs incurred for search, retrieval
and mailing.
8. The University shall provide notification
annually to students of their rights relating to
education records, including the right to file
complaints, the procedures to be followed
in order to exercise such rights, the types
of information entered in the education
records maintained by the University, and
the University’s policy to support the law.
Notifications are published in the University
catalog, the Student Handbook and the Fall
semester class schedule.
9. Waiver of Right of Access.
a) Students and parents of dependent students
have the right to waive their right of access to
confidential letters of recommendation and other
documents which evaluate student academic
performance. Such waivers shall be in writing
and made a part of the official academic record.
A waiver of right to access shall be effective only
when the student or the parents of a dependent
student are notified, upon request, of the names
of all persons who are submitting confidential
recommendations or evaluations and when the
confidential letters of recommendation and other
evaluative documents are used solely for the
purpose intended.
b) The University may not condition admission to the
University, grants of financial aid, or receipt of any
other service or benefit offered by the University, by
another public educational institution in the State
of Florida or by any other public agency upon being
provided a waiver of the right to access by the
student or the parents of a dependent student.
10. Requests for Information in Connection with
Research.
a) All requests for academic research dealing
with data from student education records shall
be referred to the University Registrar and to
the Provost. Such requests must be in writing
and must set forth specifically the type(s) of
information to which access is requested and the
intended scope of the research project.
b) The applicable custodian of records and the
Provost shall determine whether to grant the
request, in whole or in part, and may condition
access upon a guarantee that the researcher
will appropriately safeguard the data; that no
personally identifiable information about any
individual will be published or made available to
others; or, upon other reasonable conditions.
Specific Authority Resolution of the Florida Board of
Governors dated January 7, 2003. History–Formerly 6C8-
1.06(3), Amended 4-3-84, 11-2-89, 1-3-93, 11- 3-02,
Formerly 6C8-11.003, Amended 9-12-08.
HIV/AIDS INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICY
HIV/AIDS is an infectious disease caused by the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV attacks certain
white blood cells called T-lymphocytes, leading to a
progressively weakening immune system. Once infected,
a person may have no symptoms for a variable period
of time, usually five to ten years, or more. It may take
anywhere from two weeks to six months or more after the
initial infection, before one is able to detect the presence
of antibody to HIV in the blood. However, the person is
infectious and can pass the virus to others even before
the HIV test becomes positive. Afterwards, symptoms may
include enlarged lymph glands, low grade fevers, sweats,
weight loss, fatigue, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. With
continued immune system destruction, a person living
with HIV may develop serious opportunistic infections or
cancers, leading to the terminal phase of HIV disease,
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