Senate Bill 09-10-36
| Bill ID: | 09-10-36 |
| Name: | Recommendation to Establish a Family Care Resource and Referral Service at the University of Maryland |
| Proposed: | 09/23/2009 |
| Sponsor: | Faculty Affairs Committee, Staff Affairs Committee, Student Affairs Committee & Human Relations Committee |
| Proposal: | The Faculty Affairs Committee of the University Senate, following extensive consultation with the Staff Affairs, Student Affairs, and Human Relations Committees, recommends that the University of Maryland establish a Family Care Resource and Referral Service for campus faculty, staff and students by September 2010. Specifically, this Service should offer: seminars on quality child care and elder care; professional consultations addressing family care needs, options, and resources; establishment of a family care website; and educational resources to facilitate informed child and elder care choices. The proposed Service recognizes the diversity of family care needs among individuals on the campus. A modest financial investment will provide cost-effective family care services that should have an immediate, positive, and widespread impact on the University community. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 03/26/2010 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2010-03-12 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-03-25 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the proposal. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the proposal at its 3/25/10 meeting and voted to approve the recommendation to create a family care resource. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2010-03-09 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-03-10 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the proposal on the March 25, 2010 Senate meeting agenda for consideration. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the proposal at its 03/10/10 meeting and voted to forward the recommendations to the Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2009-09-23 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-03-09 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The Faculty Affairs Committee, in consultation with the Student Affairs, Staff Affairs, and Human Relations committees, examined the extensive 30-year history of efforts to expand family care facilities and services on the University of Maryland campus, drawing materials from the Archives of the President's Commission on Women's Issues (PCWI) and other sources. In February 2010, 25 representatives of the four committees met with the owner of a full-service, family care consulting company. The owner, who provides child care and elder care resource and referral services at George Washington University, outlined service options and projected costs of such services for the University of Maryland. Research was conducted on family care services provided at our peer institutions including, UC--Berkley, University of Michigan, UCLA, UNC--Chapel Hill and University of Illinois at Urbana-- Champaign. In addition, surveys and research on work/life conflict and the benefits of family--friendly policies were reviewed. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |