Senate Bill 11-12-35
| Bill ID: | 11-12-35 |
| Name: | Proposed Policy for Parental Leave for Staff |
| Proposed: | 03/09/2012 |
| Sponsor: | ADVANCE Program |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 04/02/2014 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2014-03-26 |
| Decision Date: | 2014-04-02 |
| Decision: | The report was presented to the Senate as an informational item. |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2014-02-05 |
| Decision Date: | 2014-03-12 |
| Decision: | To place the report on the agenda of the April 2, 2014 Senate meeting as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the Staff Affairs Committee's report. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2012-03-26 |
| Decision Date: | 2013-05-07 |
| Decision Due By: | 2012-12-31 |
| Decision: | To recommend no changes to the campus policy at this time. |
| Actions: | The Staff Affairs Committee created a subcommittee to review policies from peer institutions, consult with University Staff Relations, University Human Resources, ADVANCE, and the Senate Faculty Affairs Committee to ascertain what will be best to recommend for the University. The subcommittee met on Thursday, April 12, 2012 to discuss the charge. Subcommittee Membership: Steve Petkas (Chair) Regina King Allison Fort Laura Tan Carolyn Trimble Dara Stoney Per the guidelines in the charge, the subcommittee reviewed the draft policy, researched policies from peer institutions, consulted with University Staff Relations, University Human Resources (UHR), ADVANCE, and the Senate Faculty Affairs Committee to ascertain what would be best to recommend for the University. Throughout the fall of 2012, the committee was kept abreast of the developments regarding a campus policy on staff parental leave and other family supports for the University, to comply with the new USM Policy on Parental Leave and other Family Supports for Staff (VII-7.49). UHR created a University of Maryland Policy on Staff Parental Leave and Other Family Supports (VII-7.49(A)), which was approved by the President, effective January 1, 2013. During spring 2013, the committee discussed its options for moving forward on its charge in light of the progress made by UHR to institute a new policy. The committee considered reviewing the policy to recommend changes specifically for staff who are not covered by the bargaining unit, but decided against this course of action, as the committee felt the policy should continue to cover all staff members equally. The committee also considered developing ideas for changes to the policy that could be recommended to UHR for future bargaining sessions, but was unable to identify any such recommendations. The committee instead agreed to accept UHR's campus policy as written. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2012-03-09 |
| Decision Date: | 2012-03-16 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Staff Affairs Committee with reviewing the proposal. |
| Next Step: | Staff Affairs Commitee Review |
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