Senate Bill 15-16-10
| Bill ID: | 15-16-10 |
| Name: | Revision to the Senate Bylaws to include the Post-Doctoral Scholar Title within the Single Member Constituency for Entry-Level Professional Track Faculty |
| Proposed: | 10/21/2015 |
| Sponsor: | ERG Committee |
| Proposal: | During its review of Senate constituency definitions through its work on apportionment of the University Senate, the Senate ERG Committee realized that faculty with the title Post-Doctoral Scholar have no representation on the Senate due to the fact that this title was established after the recent revisions to the University of Maryland Plan of Organization for Shared Governance and the Bylaws of the University Senate were approved in spring 2015. |
| Active? | No |
| Policy: | https://www.senate.umd.edu/governingdocs/2015Bylaws.pdf |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 11/20/2015 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2015-11-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2015-11-10 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the proposal. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2015-10-27 |
| Decision Date: | 2015-10-30 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the bill on the November 10, 2015 Senate meeting agenda |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Elections, Representation, & Governance (ERG) Committee |
| Received: | 2015-10-23 |
| Decision Date: | 2015-10-27 |
| Decision: | The ERG Committee voted to recommend revisions to the Senate Bylaws. |
| Actions: | During its review of Senate constituency definitions through its work on apportionment of the University Senate, the Senate ERG Committee realized that faculty with the title Post-Doctoral Scholar have no representation on the Senate due to the fact that this title was established after the recent revisions to the University of Maryland Plan of Organization for Shared Governance and the Bylaws of the University Senate were approved in spring 2015. The ERG Committee voted to present a recommendation to the SEC to address this error. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |