4.10 Outside Activity and/or Outside Employment
4.10.1 System Policy
Regents' Rules and Regulations Series 30104 sets forth the general policy pertaining to outside activity and/or employment.
4.10.2 University Policy
4.10.2.1 All outside activity or outside employment by full-time and part-time faculty members must be disclosed and approved pursuant to the requirements of Section V. Chapter 29 of this Handbook.
4.10.2.2 Faculty Time
Members of the faculty have flexibility in using their time to prepare for teaching and engage in research and other scholarly activity. Other responsibilities, such as presenting lectures, being available to meet with students, and participating in university committees, have more rigid time demands. During the academic term in which a faculty member holds a full-time appointment, the faculty member must attend to all their duties and other responsibilities and meet the minimum academic workload requirements. Additionally, during the academic term in which a faculty member holds a full-time appointment, faculty may be permitted to engage in an average of 8 hours of approved outside activity each week during the term of an appointment. Under no circumstances may the outside activity exceed an average of 8 hours a week during the term of appointment without explicit approval of the President and a written management plan.
4.10.2.3 Categories of Outside Faculty Activity
See Section V, Chapter 29.6.3 of this Handbook.
4.10.2.4 Public Office (Non-elective) and Dual employment with agencies of the State of Texas shall be approved in accordance with applicable provisions of the current state law and Regents' Rules and Regulations 30103 as provided for in Human Resources, Section V. Chapter 4.2 of this Handbook.