Senate Bill 07-08-40
| Bill ID: | 07-08-40 |
| Name: | Update of University Senate Bylaws |
| Proposed: | 09/21/2007 |
| Sponsor: | Marvin Breslow, Senate Parliamentarian |
| Proposal: | The Plan of Organization for the University of Maryland was revised and approved by the Senate on April 24, 2006 (ratified on September 22, 2006). Following this update to the Plan, the Senate ERG Committee was tasked with updating the Senate Bylaws to ensure consistency with the most recent version of the Plan of Organization. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 09/19/2008 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2008-09-08 |
| Decision Date: | 2008-09-15 |
| Decision: | The Senate approved the editorial changes to two sections of the Bylaws. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the editorial changes to Sections 6.4 and 6.11.e of the Bylaws. The Senate voted in favor of accepting the changes (the 2/3 majority minimum of votes was met). |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2008-08-18 |
| Decision Date: | 2008-08-25 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place editorial changes to the Bylaws on the agenda of the September 15, 2008 Senate meeting. |
| Actions: | It was brought to the attention of the SEC that the ERG committee had been given an incorrect version of the Bylaws during the 2007-2008 academic year when the committee started its review process. The flawed version contained changes in two areas (Sections 6.4 and 6.11.e) that were not approved by the Senate. Neither the SEC nor the Senate were aware of these changes, so neither was aware that they were approving substantive changes that altered the membership of the CORE Committee and deleted a charge from the Staff Affairs Committee.The SEC voted unanimously to reinstate the correct version of text for two sections of the Bylaws. The SEC voted to place the editorial changes on the agenda of the September 15, 2008 Senate meeting. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2008-05-01 |
| Decision Date: | 2008-05-08 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the changes to the Bylaws as amended. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the ERG Committee's report and recommended revisions to the Senate Bylaws at its meeting on May 8, 2008. The Senate approved the revised Bylaws as amended. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2008-04-22 |
| Decision Date: | 2008-04-29 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the proposal on the agenda of the May 8, 2008 Senate meeting. |
| Actions: | The SEC voted to accept the ERG Committee's report and place the revised Bylaws on the agenda of the May 8, 2008 Senate meeting. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Elections, Representation, & Governance (ERG) Committee |
| Received: | 2007-09-14 |
| Decision Date: | 2008-04-25 |
| Decision: | The ERG Committee voted to recommend revisions to the Senate Bylaws. |
| Actions: | The ERG Committee discussed the topic of review at its meetings on September 21, 2007, October 26, 2007, and November 09, 2007. The ERG Committee met with Marvin Breslow, the Proposer, on November 30, 2007. The ERG Committee divided the work of the Bylaws review among the committee members. The ERG Committee continued to work on this topic through April 2008. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |