Business Policies and Procedures Manual
Revision Letter Number One Hundred Forty-Three
This BPPM revision includes the following changes:
Renting University Facilities, Equipment or Services 20.40
This revision adds a requirement for all rental agreements to include adequate protection
for WSU in the event of loss or damage to University facilities or equipment.
Risk Management Responsibility and Authority 50.05 Managing Losses After Motor Vehicle Accidents 50.06
These revisions reflect the replacement of the state of Washington Vehicle and Tort Claims
Fund by the state's liability pools, as per RCW 4.92.130. In addition, WSU's Vehicle Accident
Loss Reserve Fund is no longer used to reimburse the state of Washington tort claims fund
for legal liability claims against the University.
Building Hours 50.23 After-Hours Use of University Buildings 50.24
WSU Police and security staff are responsible for verifying the identities and/or authorized status
of individuals in University buildings after normal working hours.
The revision to 50.23 also clarifies the procedure for establishing building hours.
This revision corrects the return to publisher deadline for unsold books and updates the
pricing policy for new and used textbooks and required supplies.
Effective July 1, 1999, the Travel Division will no longer issue travel advances for most
travel. A travel advance will be issued to an employee if the employee is in travel status
for more than fifteen days or cannot obtain a state charge card.
A PDF version of the Travel Authority form has been added to the BPPM.
