Open Comment Period: October 11 – October 22, 2021
The Office of the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller announces an open comment period (beginning 10/11/21 and closing 10/22/21) to present updates concerning the responsibility for maintaining verification records of documents with electronic signatures. The revised policy section is available for review at the following link: Section 19.4.1 Electronic Signatures.
Highlights of the policy changes include:
- Adding AdobeSign as an example of an electronic signature acceptance option and adding the AdobeSign Audit Report as an example of an electronic signature verification record.
- Identifying responsibility for maintaining electronic signature verification for internally routed (exclusively within the System) and externally routed (includes one or more non-System parties) documents.
We appreciate your review and feedback on this updated policy.
To review the policy, download the PDF document: Section 19.4.1 Electronic Signatures.
To provide feedback, please use the "Add Comment" link in the bottom right-hand corner of this webpage below. On the next screen, choose the "Sign in with my NetID" option and log in with your university credentials and then provide your comments on the Feedback Board. Please note, comments you submit will not appear immediately on the Feedback Board. Another way to submit comments or feedback without posting to the Feedback Board would be to simply email obfspolicies@uillinois.edu. Thank you for your efforts!