Duane,
Yes, that’s what I mean. The 2009 AD standard states “The ADTC evaluates and makes recommendations on requests for exceptions to this standard. The Office of the CIO is the only entity that can grant exceptions to this standard and will do so only after consultation with and recommendation of the ADTC.” Of course, there is no ADTC these days but I use that only as an example.
Quite frankly. even though I chaired that work group for quite a long time and was part of generating the standard, I was never comfortable with having the Office of the CIO as the “only entity that can grant exceptions” to the standard. I would find similar language related to an appeal process troubling if the only body who could determine if a standard is being met is a non-neutral party. I would suggest a formal appeals process be implemented, similar to other appeals process on campus (see, for example, the layers of appeal defined in UAP 3220 Dispute Resolution).
Cyndi