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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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taken within the next succeeding twelve months.] Allowable vacations shall consist of [one calendar month (23 working days), unless otherwise specified.] 24 working days per appointment year. Vacation shall be arranged to accommodate the convenience of the staff member and the best interests of the unit. Vacation may be accumulated up to a maximum of 48 working days. During a partial year appointment, vacation shall be prorated. Vacations taken during the holiday recesses, other than the actual holidays recognized by the University, shall be considered a part of the annual vacation allowance of [one month.] 24 days. Holidays recognized by the University shall be New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and such other days as may be determined by the President of the University, (k) In case of termination of service of members of the academic and administrative staff [through death or resignation,] the following rules shall govern the determination of salaries: (1) Services required for twelve months, with allowable vacation: (a) [(During the first eleven months of service, salary payments shall stop on the date of termination of service. (b) )]After the first [eleven months] month of service, a pro rata share of earned vacation shall be paid. (b) A pro rata reduction in final salary payment shall be made for any vacation taken but not earned. (2) Services required for the academic year: Total payments shall equal a percentage of the annual salary determined by the services rendered in relation to the academic year established by the campus.

On motion of Mr. Stone, this revision was approved. Revision of the Genera/ Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure (Article II, Section 5 and Section 9: Copyrights)

(21) T h e University Committee on Copyrightable Works has recommended the following comprehensive revision in the General Rules regarding University copyright policy. T h e revision is intended to correct certain problems in existing copyright policy which have become evident since its adoption in 1978. T h e principal sections of the present policy affected by the proposed revision are described below. — Sections (b) and (c) define work made for hire (i.e., University-owned works) as works produced within the scope of University employment. However, there is no clear indication of what work is deemed to fall within the scope of University employment. — Section (d) specifically claims University ownership in all works using technologically based media (e.g., videotapes, films, recordings, slides, microfiche, microfilms, and computer-generated material), irrespective of the circumstances of their preparation. — Section (k) (about 10 pages long) describes the P L A T O publication policy established by contract with Control Data Corporation in 1976. After 7 years of experience, the University, Control Data and University P L A T O authors agree that this policy requires change. The revisions to these sections proposed in the new copyright policy can be generally summarized as responsive to the following principles. — T h e University shall not acquire ownership rights in copyrightable works of its staff authors except where a direct and demonstrable institutional interest in such ownership exists.