Effective: December 3, 2019
Initiating Authority:
Financial Operations
Summary of Policy of Policy Change:
This policy formally recognizes the University’s “Service Centers” on campus (currently
being referred to as “labs”).
Reason Or Need For Policy:
This policy is necessary to document the University’s policy on cost centers and our
policies as they relate to how they are established and closed, how they bill and
set their center rates, and requirements for billing and recordkeeping. In addition
to clearly communicating these requirements to all employees, this policy fulfills
our compliance requirements under the law.
Applicable Laws, Authority or WSU Policy (if any):
2 CFR 200: Uniform Guidance – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,
and Audit Requirements
The following University Stakeholders were included:
- General Counsel’s Office (Stacia Boden & Misha Jacob-Warren)
- NIAR Financial Operations (Caleb Loss & Paul Werner)
- Financial Operations (Lois Tatro)
- Office of Research (Karen Davis)