Senate Bill 21-22-21
| Bill ID: | 21-22-21 |
| Name: | Review of the Interim University of Maryland Policy on Criminal Background Checks |
| Proposed: | 09/20/2021 |
| Sponsor: | President's Office |
| Proposal: | The President informed the Senate Leadership that he would be approving a University of Maryland Policy on Criminal Background Checks on an interim basis pending Senate review, effective October 1, 2021. |
| Active? | No |
| Policy: | https://policies.umd.edu/assets/section-vii/VII-115A.pdf |
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Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 05/11/2022 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2022-08-31 |
| Decision Date: | 2022-09-07 |
| Decision: | The Senate will be given the President's amendments to the recommendations as an information item at the September 7, 2022 meeting. |
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2022-04-19 |
| Decision Date: | 2022-04-26 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the proposed policy as amended by the Senate. |
| Actions: | The Senate considered and rejected two amendments to the proposed policy and recommendations. The Senate considered and approved one amendment to the proposed policy language to indicate that the review process should be guided by principles that recognize that systemic oppression and criminalization in the legal system disproportionately affects marginalized communities. The Senate voted to approve the proposed policy revisions and recommendations as amended. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2022-04-05 |
| Decision Date: | 2022-04-12 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the agenda of the April 26, 2022 Senate meeting for consideration. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Faculty Affairs Committee <i>and</i> Staff Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2020-10-19 |
| Decision Date: | 2022-04-11 |
| Decision Due By: | 2022-03-04 |
| Decision: | The Faculty Affairs and Staff Affairs Committees voted to forward its proposed Policy revisions and recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2021-09-13 |
| Decision Date: | 2021-09-20 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to jointly charge the Faculty & Staff Affairs Committees with a review of the Interim University of Maryland Policy on Criminal Background Checks |
| Next Step: | Faculty & Staff Affairs Committee Review |
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