Hays CISD is governed by federal and state laws and regulations, as well as local policy set by the Board of Trustees. District-level regulations (or procedures) complement district policy by providing more specific detail. In Hays CISD, the superintendent, through a superintendent's cabinet process, has the authority to write, refine, and adopt regulations (procedures) so long as they do not conflict with the prevailing district policy or state and federal laws.

To match district policy, the district regulations (procedures) are organized by lettered sections.