Senate Bill 09-10-48
| Bill ID: | 09-10-48 |
| Name: | Request to Endorse CUSS Review of Domestic Partner Benefits |
| Proposed: | 05/07/2010 |
| Sponsor: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Proposal: | The Staff Affairs Committee asked that the Executive Committee charge the 2010-2011 Staff Affairs Committee with reviewing the status of the Council of University System Staff's (CUSS) work on the topic of extending domestic partner benefits throughout the 2010-2011 academic year. Additionally, the committee would like to be charged with crafting a letter of endorsement and support of CUSS's final recommendation, if appropriate for the University. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 11/17/2010 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2010-11-10 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-11-17 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee with further review of the issue. |
| Actions: | The Staff Affairs Committee asked that the EDI Committee be charged to continue reviewing this issue. This charge is listed under Senate Document #10-11-34. |
| Next Step: | Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2010-08-25 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-11-01 |
| Decision Due By: | 2010-11-10 |
| Decision: | The Staff Affairs Committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The Staff Affairs Committee will review, research, and respond to the charge from the SEC during the Fall 2010 Semester. The Staff Affairs Committee will submit a report to the SEC on its findings for consideration on November 17, 2010. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2010-05-07 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-05-14 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Staff Affairs Committee with review of the issue. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the request at its May 14, 2010 meeting and voted to charge the Staff Affairs Committee with review of the issue. |
| Next Step: | Staff Affairs Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2010-03-11 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-05-03 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to request a formal charge from the SEC. |
| Actions: | Early in the Spring 2010 semester, the Senate Staff Affairs Committee invited Luke Jensen, Director of the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity, to speak at a committee meeting. It had been brought to the attention of the committee by a committee member that Jensen was currently working on an effort to recommend expansion of campus-based benefits to same-sex domestic partners. Jensen had expressed interest in working with the committee on this effort. At a Staff Affairs meeting, it was reported that CUSS is currently in discussions regarding the expansion of system-wide domestic partner related policies (sick leave, tuition remission, family medical leave, and nepotism) with the Chancellor's Office. Because CUSS will be in conversation with the Chancellor regarding this topic on a system-wide manner over the coming months, the committee decided that it would like to support CUSS's efforts. At the meeting on May 3, 2010, the committee voted to put forward a request to the SEC that the committee be charged with reviewing the status of CUSS's work next year, and that it craft a letter of endorsement if appropriate. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |