Senate Bill 16-17-06
| Bill ID: | 16-17-06 |
| Name: | Restricted Research |
| Proposed: | 08/04/2016 |
| Sponsor: | Provost Rankin |
| Proposal: | Provost Rankin and the Senate Executive Committee are charging the Research Council with conducting a review to understand the implications for conducting restricted research at the University of Maryland. |
| Active? | No |
| Policy: | http://www.usmh.usmd.edu/regents/bylaws/SectionIV/IV220.html |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 02/20/2017 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2017-02-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-02-09 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the proposal as amended. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the report from the Restricted Research Subcommittee at its meeting on February 9, 2017. The Senate voted to approve the report with an amendment to include the word educational in addition to the career and professional opportunities in the list of criteria for restricted research in section 3. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2017-01-26 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-01-30 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the report on the February 9, 2017 Senate meeting agenda for consieration. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the report at its January 30, 2017, meeting and voted to forward the Research Council's recommendations to the Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Research Council |
| Received: | 2017-01-19 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-01-26 |
| Decision: | The Research Council voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The Research Council met on January 26, 2017 and voted to send the Restricted Research Subcommittee's recommendations to the SEC for review. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Restricted Research Subcommittee |
| Received: | 2016-08-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-01-19 |
| Decision: | The subcommittee voted to forward its recommendations to the Research Council for review. |
| Actions: | The Research Council developed a restricted research subcommittee to review the specific elements of the charge and make recommendations to the Council as a whole. The subcommittee met periodically throughout the course of the Fall 2016 and Winter 2017 semesters. The subcommittee reviewed the existing University System of Maryland Policy on Classified and Proprietary Work (IV-?-2.20), and surveyed Big10 and peer institution best practices. The subcommittee also held a campus-?- wide open forum on September 7, 2017 to solicit input from the campus community and consulted with the Office of General Counsel before finalizing its recommendations and presenting them to the Research Council. |
| Next Step: | Research Council |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Research Council |
| Received: | 2016-07-01 |
| Actions: | The Research Council Chair worked with the Provost's Office and Senate Chair to form a restricted research subcommittee with broad representation to review the charge and provide preliminary suggestions to the Research Council for its appropriate consideration. |
| Next Step: | Restricted Research Subcommittee |