Faculty Handbook 2020-2021

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2020-21

The President of the College is expected to certify to the SUNY Chancellor (who certifies to the NYS Division of the Budget) each year that the campus is in compliance with the Act and, if not, offer detailed plans for compliance. In addition, annual certification is required under the Office of the State Controller Accounts Payable Advisory 28 as to the adequacy of internal controls over the payment process and one additional area of risk selected annually. Further, in June of 2014, the SUNY Board of Trustees revised the SUNY Internal Control Program to include the standards of the Committee on Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). COSO standards embody 5 components and 17 principles that provide a framework for an organization’s compliance and internal control activities. Decision-making: Decisions regarding recommendations are made by a majority vote of the members present.

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