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Aug. 3, 2026
Revised Presidential Policies - PPSM 30: Compensation and PPSM 2: Definition of Terms
UC Presidential Policies, PPSM 30: Compensation and PPSM 2: Definition of Terms, have been revised.
For PPSM-30, the revisions include:
- Technical edits made to reorganize sections, clarify current practice, update FAQs, and move approval authority matrix into policy language
- Added definitions of Additional Cash Compensation, Downward Movement, Multiple Appointments, Promotion, Reclassification (Downward, Lateral, and Upward); modified definition of Dual Employment
- Moved language from FAQs into new section on Pay Transparency
- Removed requirement for salary decrease upon downward reclassification
- Reduced stipend assignment length requirement from 30 days to 20 days
- Added a six-month requirement for use of comp time
For PPSM-2, the revisions include making typographical amendments and edits to align the policy with the PPSM-30 revisions.:
The revised Policies are effective August 3, 2026. They will be posted online at http://policy.ucop.edu/
A clean version of the PPSM 30: Compensation policy can be read here, and a clean version of PPSM 2: Definition of Terms can be accessed here.
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