Senate Bill 14-15-31
| Bill ID: | 14-15-31 |
| Name: | Review of Faculty Leave Policies |
| Proposed: | 03/04/2015 |
| Sponsor: | Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Proposal: | The Faculty Affairs Committee requests a charge to review faculty leave policies to resolve contradictions between the policies and update any outdated information. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 02/09/2017 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2017-02-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-02-09 |
| Decision: | The Senate reviewed the document as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed a document detailing FAQs on faculty leave policies developed by KerryAnn O'Meara, Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee and Director of the ADVANCE program at its meeting on February 9, 2017 as an informational item. |
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| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2016-08-31 |
| Decision Date: | 2016-09-07 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the committee's recommendations as amended. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the Faculty Affairs Committee's recommendations at the 9/7/16 Senate meeting. The Senate approved three amendments to the proposal, and voted to approve the proposal as amended. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2016-08-23 |
| Decision Date: | 2016-08-30 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the proposal on the September 7, 2016 Senate meeting agenda. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the Faculty Affairs Committee's recommendations at its 8/30/16 meeting and voted to send the recommendations to the Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2016-01-22 |
| Decision Date: | 2016-06-28 |
| Decision Due By: | 2016-05-06 |
| Decision: | The Faculty Affairs Committee voted to send its recommendations to the SEC for review. |
| Actions: | The FAC discussed the charge in depth in spring 2016, reviewing proposed revisions to various faculty leave policies to reconcile inconsistencies in use of primary caregiver language, the timeframes associated with leave, and eligibility language. The FAC consulted with relevant offices, including the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Office of General Counsel, as it considered revisions. The FAC also consulted with University Human Resources on recourse available to faculty and staff when all accrued leave is used. After deliberation, the FAC voted to approve its recommendations and send its proposed revisions forward to the SEC and Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2016-01-14 |
| Decision Date: | 2016-01-21 |
| Decision Due By: | 2016-01-21 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to grant the extension request. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the extension request submitted by the Faculty Affairs Committee at its 1/21/16 meeting. The SEC voted to grant the request and extend the deadline until May 6, 2016. |
| Next Step: | Faculty Affairs Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2015-03-30 |
| Decision Date: | 2015-12-15 |
| Decision Due By: | 2015-12-15 |
| Decision: | The Faculty Affairs Committee submitted a letter of request to the SEC for a deadline extension. |
| Actions: | The Faculty Affairs Committee reviewed the charge and discussed next steps in April 2014. The committee decided to review specific policy language in fall 2015. Because of other charges, the committee was unable to complete its review by its original deadline of December 15, 2015. In January 2016, the committee requested an extension until May 6, 2016. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2015-03-13 |
| Decision Date: | 2015-03-24 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Faculty Affairs Committee. |
| Actions: | The SEC voted to charge the Faculty Affairs Committee with its requested review of faculty leave policies. |
| Next Step: | Faculty Affairs Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2014-10-17 |
| Decision Date: | 2015-02-09 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to ask the SEC for a formal charge. |
| Actions: | The Faculty Affairs Committee began discussing contradictions between leave policies in the spring of 2014. The committee noted that policies were revised at different times, and there are contradictions that should be harmonized. In addition, the committee noted that some language needs to be updated as a result of more recent changes in University policy or in state and federal law. In February 2015, the committee voted to ask the Senate Executive Committee to charge it to review this matter. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |