Senate Bill 08-09-09
| Bill ID: | 08-09-09 |
| Name: | Teaching Faculty Election Process |
| Proposed: | 10/21/2008 |
| Sponsor: | SEC |
| Proposal: | The Senate Executive Committee (SEC) requests that the Elections, Representation & Governance (ERG) Committee review the following excerpt of the Senate Bylaws and determine the process by which teaching faculty should be elected. The SEC would like an interpretation of which option, listed below best suits the language of the bylaws. Bylaws Page 4, Section 2.2 (a): (a) Teaching faculty who are not members of the Faculty Constituency as defined in Section 3.2 of the Plan shall elect two (2) Senators, one a part time member and one a full time member of this constituency, for a term of one (1) year, renewable for up to three (3) years. When the Senate votes by constituencies, those Senators shall have the same voting rights as a Faculty Senator. Election Process: Option 1: All Instructors/Lecturers vote for 2 representatives, 1 full-time and 1 part-time. Option 2: Full-Time Instructors/Lecturers elect 1 representative and Part-Time Instructors/Lecturers elect 1 representative for a total of 2 Senators. Option 3: Other? |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 02/16/2009 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2009-02-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-02-09 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the ERG Committee's recommendation. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the ERG Committee's recommendation at the 2/9/09 Senate meeting and voted to approve the recommendation. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-01-14 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-01-21 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to forward the ERG Committee's recommendations to the Senate for review. |
| Actions: | The SEC discussed the ERG Committee's report at its 1/21/09 meeting and voted to send ERG's recommendation for Option 2 forward to the Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Elections, Representation, & Governance (ERG) Committee |
| Received: | 2008-10-27 |
| Decision Date: | 2008-12-08 |
| Decision Due By: | 2008-12-01 |
| Decision: | The ERG Committee voted to forward its recommendation to the SEC for review. |
| Actions: | The ERG Committee discussed this charge in Fall 2008. The Committee decided to recommend Option 2, full-time lecturers elect 1 representative and part-time lecturers elect 1 representative. They also questioned if this was the appropriate representation for the number of instructors. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2008-10-21 |
| Decision Due By: | 2008-12-01 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the ERG Committee with review of the proposal. |
| Next Step: | ERG Committee Review |
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