INTERNAL CONTROL

RESOURCE LINKS

Federal and State laws, as well as SUNY and Buffalo State policies and procedures, are the basis for issues of institututional compliance and good internal control practices expected of employees.  Supplemental guidelines and information may further assist Buffalo State employees manage their responsibilities and protect themselves in appropriate ways.  The following resource links are provided for your information and use.

 

FEDERAL

 

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

 

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/

 

The Gramm-Leach Bliley Act 

 http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/glbact.html

Federal Trade Commission for IdentityTheft

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/about-identity-theft.html

  

  

STATE

Laws of New York

http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS

   

New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics

http://www.jcope.ny.gov/

 

New York State Travel Policies

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/agencies/travel/travel.htm

 

New York State Collective Bargaining Agreements

http://www.goer.state.ny.us//Labor_Relations/Contracts/index.cfm

 

New York State Archives for Records Retention

http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/records/mr_pub_genschedule.shtml

 

New York State Internal Control Association

http://www.nysica.com/

 

   

SUNY 

Policies issued by the Board of Trustees

http://www.suny.edu/Board_of_Trustees/index.cfm 

 

SUNY Policies and Procedures

http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/

 

SUNY Internal Control Policies and Procedures

http://www.suny.edu/InternalControls/

  

SUNY Compliance Web Site

http://www.suny.edu/compliance/

 

BUFFALO STATE

Affirmative Action Policies and Procedures

http://www.buffalostate.edu/equity/x750.xml

 

Policies Governing Smoking, and Alcohol and Drug Use in the Workplace

http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/smoking.asp

http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/drugs.asp

   

Parking Regulations

http://buffalostate.edu/parking.xml

 

Procedure Regarding Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Requests

http://www.buffalostate.edu/financeandmanagement/records.xml

 

Policy on the Use of Electronic Resources

http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/electronics.asp

 

Policy on the Use of College Telephones and Mobile Devices

http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/telephone.asp

 

Policy on the Receipt of Legal Papers Served on the College

http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/legal_papers.asp

 

Additional Policies and Guidelines for Employees

http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/policies.asp

  

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission 

http://www.coso.org/

 

Buffalo State Records Retention and Disposition

http://www.buffalostate.edu/financeandmanagement/x595.xml

 

Buffalo State Employee Separation Checklist

http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/forms.asp#ar