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Attachment A
Faculty Senate Agenda
April 9, 2009
BY-LAWS OF THE
Article
A. Membership
(see Article II, Section 5 of
the Constitution of the Faculty of
Membership of the Faculty Senate
shall consist of (1) voting senators elected by their electing unit and (2)
other members as identified in Article II, Section 5 of the Constitution of the Faculty of California State University, Sacramento.
B. Nomination, election, and
succession to the office of representative senator or alternate
1. Representatives Senators and Alternates
Each electing unit of the full-time faculty (as defined in
the Constitution of the Faculty, Article II, Section 5.B.) may elect a representative
senator and an alternate representative senator to each of
its seats to serve as the unit's official voting representative senator
at Senate meetings. The alternate representative senator may
represent the electing unit when the regular representative senator
is unable to attend.
The temporary faculty shall be entitled to two alternates
(who may act for any of the four temporary faculty representatives senators)
elected from among those temporary faculty who have been appointed to no fewer
than 6 WTUs during the semester of their election.
It shall be the responsibility of the regular representative
senator to notify an alternate when his/her attendance will be required.
Neither the temporary faculty nor an electing unit may be represented by both a
regular and alternate representative senator to the same seat at
the same time.
For the period during which a
senator from an electing unit serves as Chair of the Faculty Senate, the
electing unit’s alternate senator shall serve as the unit’s official voting
senator at Faculty Senate meetings. In
those cases in which the alternate senator from the Chair’s electing unit
votes, the Chair shall not vote, even to break a tie.
2. Elections
Elections to the office of representative senator
(or alternate) shall be conducted and results reported to the Senate Office in
the Spring semester prior to the date for the organizational meeting of the new
Senate. Each electing unit shall be responsible for its own elections.
The Senate Election Committee shall be responsible for the
conduct of the temporary faculty elections.
Elections shall be by secret ballot, and all ballots shall
be distributed and collected on campus.
3. Term of Office.
The term of office of a representative senator
is two years as defined in the Constitution. [Article II, Section 6.A : The
term of office of a representative senator, whether of an
electing unit or the temporary faculty, shall be two (2) years, with terms so arranged
that approximately one-half (1/2) of the Senate shall be elected each year. The
term of office shall begin at noon on the last day of the spring semester and
end at noon on the last day of the spring semester two years hence.]
The term of office of an alternate shall be two years and
shall coincide with the term of office of the representative senator
for whom he or she shall act as an alternate.
To remain eligible to hold office a representative senator
or alternate of the temporary faculty shall hold an appointment from the
University to no fewer than three (3) WTU's during each semester of the
prescribed term of office. Failure to hold the required appointment shall
vacate the office.
4. Nomination and Election Process
Each electing unit shall invite nominations to the office
of representative senator from its own members. Each member of an
electing unit who is qualified to vote for representatives senators
as defined in Article I, Section 6, of the Constitution shall be
eligible to nominate and to be nominated to the office of representative
senator (or alternate) from his/her electing unit except as provided in
the Constitution [Article II, Section 6.B: Representatives senators
who have served for six (6) consecutive years shall not be eligible for
re-election until at least one (1) academic year has elapsed between the
conclusion of the sixth consecutive year of service and the beginning of a new
term].
If no candidate for the office of representative senator
of an electing unit receives a majority of the votes cast in a unit's election,
the unit shall immediately hold another election to decide which of the two
candidates receiving the most votes previously cast shall have the office.
In the case of the temporary faculty, nomination and
election shall be by and from the temporary faculty holding instructional
appointments in the spring semester. To be qualified for nomination and
election to the office of representative senator or alternate, a
temporary faculty member shall hold an appointment from the University to no
fewer than six (6) WTU's during the semester in which the election is held and
shall be eligible under Article II, Section 6.B, of the Constitution.
The Faculty Senate shall invite nominations from the temporary faculty. If more
than twice as many candidates are nominated as there are offices to be filled,
the Senate shall hold an election to select from among them twice as many
candidates as offices to be filled. Immediately thereafter, the Senate shall
hold an election to fill the offices from those nominated.
The election of the temporary faculty representatives
senators shall be so conducted that two representatives senators
and one alternate are elected to new terms each year. Each member of the
temporary faculty may vote for as many candidates as offices to be filled. To
be elected, a candidate shall receive more votes than any candidate not
elected.
5. Vacancy in the office of representative senator.
Provision for filling a vacancy in the office of representative
senator of an electing unit is made in the Constitution [Article II,
Section 6.C: When a vacancy occurs in the representation of any electing unit
not caused by the expiration of a term of office, a successor shall be elected by
the electing unit in a manner to be determined by the electing unit].
If a vacancy occurs in the office of representative senator
of the temporary faculty, the Faculty Senate shall appoint one of the
alternates to serve for the remainder of the term. In the absence of an
alternate, the Faculty Senate may appoint from among the temporary faculty a
successor who shall serve for the remainder of the term. The Senate shall
confine its choice of a successor to a member of the temporary faculty who
holds an appointment from the University to no fewer than six (6) WTU's during
the semester of appointment.
6. Electing Units
The provisions of Section I.B.1-5 of these By-Laws
shall apply alike to single and combined electing units.
C.
Duties and Responsibilities of Individual Senators
The role of faculty governance
within a University is a major part of the collegial environment. The Faculty
Senate is the recognized voice of the faculty and is charged with proposing and
overseeing policy pertaining to the academic well-being of the institution. A
faculty senator, or the designated alternate, duly elected by his/her
department/unit is expected to discharge the duties and responsibilities attendant
on that office and exercise its powers and prerogatives in person only. These
duties and responsibilities are:
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Article II. OFFICES OF THE FACULTY SENATE
A. Executive Offices
1.
Chair.
The Chair of the Faculty Senate
shall be elected annually by and from the voting membership of the Faculty
Senate. The Chair shall preside at meetings of the Faculty Senate. The term of
office of the Chair shall be one year. The term shall begin at noon on the last
day of the spring semester in which he/she is elected Chair and shall end at
noon on the last day of the spring semester of the following year. The Chair
may be re-elected.
2.
Vice Chair.
The Vice Chair shall be elected annually
by and from the voting membership of the Faculty Senate. In the absence of the
Chair, the Vice Chair shall preside at meetings of the Faculty Senate, and
perform other duties of the Chair as delegated by the Chair. The term of office
of the Vice Chair shall be one year. The term shall begin at noon on the last
day of the spring semester in which he/she is elected Vice Chair and shall end
at noon on the last day of the spring semester of the following year. The Vice
Chair may be re-elected.
B.
Other Elected Offices
1.
Standing Committee Chairs.
Each Chair of a Standing
Committee, as specified in the Standing Committee's Charge, shall be elected
annually by the Faculty Senate. Each Standing Committee Chair shall preside
over his or her Standing Committee and shall also serve on the Executive
Committee of the Faculty Senate. The term of office of a Standing Committee
Chair shall be one year. The term shall begin at noon on the last day of the
spring semester in which he/she is elected Chair of the Standing Committee and
shall end at noon on the last day of the spring semester of the following year.
The Chair of the Standing Committee may be re-elected for up to three
(3) consecutive terms.
2.
Elected At-large Members of the Executive Committee
In addition to the Chair and Vice
Chair of the Senate and the Chairs of the Academic Policies Committee, the
Curriculum Policies Committee, the Faculty Policies Committee, the General
Education Policies/Graduation Requirements Policies Committee and the Graduate
Studies Policies Committee, additional at-large voting members of the Executive
Committee shall be elected annually by and from the voting membership of the
Faculty Senate to maintain the Executive Committee membership at eleven (11).
The at-large elected members of the Executive Committee shall serve for a term
of one year, beginning at noon on the last day of the spring semester in which
they are elected to the Executive Committee and ending at noon on the last day
of the spring semester of the following year. At-large Executive Committee
members may be re-elected.
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C. Staff of the Faculty Senate
1.
Parliamentarian
A
parliamentarian shall be selected by the Executive Committee and approved by
the Faculty Senate at the first meeting of the Faculty Senate during the fall
semester of each academic year.
2.
Recording Secretary.
The Recording Secretary of the
Faculty Senate shall be the senior ranked staff member of the Faculty Senate
office.
D.
Nomination of Candidates for Elected Offices
1.
Order of Business
As provided in Article III,
Section A. of these By-Laws, the newly constituted Faculty Senate shall first
meet to nominate its officers, that is, the Chair, the Vice Chair, the Chairs
of the Standing Committees and the at-large voting members of the Executive
Committee. At the meeting to nominate, the order of business shall be:
2.
Nomination of Candidates for the Offices of Chair and Vice Chair of the Faculty
Senate
Nominations of candidates for
Chair and Vice Chair shall be made from the floor; nomination of oneself shall
be permitted. If more than two nominations either to the office of Chair or the
office of Vice Chair are made, the Senate shall immediately select from among the
several nominees to the office, the two whose names shall be put to a vote in
the subsequent election. The selection shall be made by secret ballot. Each
Senator shall have one vote in relation to each office. Each of the two
candidates selected shall receive more votes than any candidate not selected. Additional
nominations for the Chair and Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate may be made at
the meeting to elect the officers of the Senate.
The candidates for both the Chair
and Vice Chair shall submit a one page description of qualifications and
intentions to the Faculty Senate office for inclusion with the agenda for the
election meeting.
3.
Nominations for Candidates for the Office of Chair of a Standing Committee
Nominations of candidates for Chair
of each Standing Committees may be made by a senator from the floor; by the
current membership of the Standing Committee; or by a petition signed by ten
(10) or more full-time faculty members and filed with the Faculty Senate office
before the first meeting of the new Faculty Senate. Additional nominations
for the Chairs of Standing Committees may be made at the meeting to elect the
officers of the Senate.
The candidates for Chair of each
Standing Committees shall submit a one page description of qualifications and
intentions to the Faculty Senate office for inclusion with the agenda for the
election meeting.
4.
Nominations for Candidates for the Office of At-large Members of the Executive
Committee
When the Senate
has finished nominating candidates for Chair, Vice Chair, and Chairs of the
Standing Committees, it shall nominate candidates to become the at-large
elected members of the Executive Committee. Nominations shall be made from the
floor; nomination of oneself shall be permitted. Additional nominations to the
at large elected members of the Executive Committee may be made at the meeting
to elect the officers of the Senate.
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E. Election of Officers
1.
Order of Business
As provided in Section III.A of
these By-Laws, the newly constituted Faculty Senate shall elect its
officers at a meeting called for the purpose. The order of business shall be as
follows:
1.
election of the Chair,
2.
election of the Vice
Chair,
3.
election of the Chairs
of the Standing Committees,
4.
call for additional
nominations of candidates to become the at-large elected members of the
Executive Committee,
5.
election of the
at-large elected members of the Executive Committee.
2.
Election of Chair and Vice Chair
The election of the Executive
Officers of the Senate (Chair and Vice Chair) shall be by secret ballot. The
candidate for each office who receives more votes than any other candidate for
that office shall be elected.
3.
Election of Chairs of the Standing Committees
The election of the Chairs of the
Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate shall be by secret ballot. The
candidate for each office who receives more votes than any other candidate for
that office shall be elected.
4.
Election of the At-large Elected Members of the Executive Committee
The manner of
electing the at-large voting members of the Executive Committee shall be as
follows:
If the number of candidates
nominated is twice the number of at large positions available, the Faculty
Senate shall reduce the number to twice the number of available positions by
selecting , by secret ballot, from among the several nominees, a number equal
to twice the number of available positions for a vote in the subsequent
election. When making this selection, each representative senator
may vote for twice the number of available positions. In case of ties, the
number of nominees shall be increased to include the tied candidates. Each
candidate selected shall have received more votes than any candidate not selected.
When the candidates have been
selected, the Senate shall immediately elect, by secret ballot, from among
those candidates the at-large elected members of the Executive Committee. Each representative
senator may vote for each of the available at-large positions. Each of
the at-large candidates elected shall have received more votes than any
candidate not elected. In case of ties, the Senate shall immediately vote by
secret ballot to break the tie. Each representative senator shall
have one vote. The candidate(s) elected shall have received more votes than any
candidate not elected.
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F. Election
of additional standing committee officers
At its
first meeting of the academic year, the standing committees shall elect, from
its membership, a vice chair and any other committee officers deemed
appropriate.
FG. Vacancies
A vacancy in the voting membership
of the Executive Committee shall be filled by nomination and election at the
first meeting of the Faculty Senate after the vacancy occurs. The nominee
elected shall have received more votes than any candidate not elected.
If the office of Chair of the
Faculty Senate becomes vacant, the Vice Chair shall assume the title and
functions of the Chair. A new Vice Chair shall be elected at the first meeting
of the Faculty Senate after the vacancy occurs. Any serving senator
representing an electing unit of the other elected members of the
Executive Committee shall be eligible to be elected Vice Chair. If a Chair
of a Standing Committee is elected Vice Chair, the Vice Chair of the Standing
Committee shall execute the office of Chair of the Standing Committee until a
successor can be elected as provided below. If an at-large member of the
Executive Committee is elected Vice Chair, an election shall be held then and
there to fill the vacated seat of the at-large member of the Executive
Committee who has just been elected Vice Chair.
If the office of Vice Chair
becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by nomination and election at the
first meeting of the Faculty Senate after the vacancy occurs. Any serving
senator representing an electing unit of the other elected members of
the Executive Committee shall be eligible to be elected Vice Chair. When
time does not permit the Faculty Senate to act in this manner, the Executive
Committee shall appoint an interim Vice Chair to serve until the Faculty Senate
has the opportunity to act.
If a Chair of a Standing Committee
is elected Vice Chair, the Vice Chair of the Standing Committee shall execute
the office of Chair of the Standing Committee until a successor can be elected
as provided below. If an at-large member of the Executive Committee is elected
Vice Chair, an election shall be held then and there to fill the vacated seat
of the at-large member of the Executive Committee who has just been elected
Vice Chair.
If the office of Chair of a
Standing Committee becomes vacant, the office shall be executed by the Vice
Chair of the Standing Committee until the Faculty Senate shall elect a
successor as provided in Article II, Sections D.3 and E.3 of these Bylaws.
The Vice Chair executing the office of Chair under this provision shall not
serve as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee.
If several vacancies occur at once
in the voting membership of the Executive Committee, the Faculty Senate shall
fill those vacancies by nomination and election at the first meeting to be
convened after the vacancies occur. Vacancies shall be filled in the following
order: Chair of the Faculty Senate, Vice Chair, the at-large members of the
Executive Committee. Vacancies among Chairs of the Standing Committees are
shall be filled by the Vice Chairs of the respective Standing Committees
as described in Article II, Section F, of the Faculty Senate Bylaws.
Article III. MEETINGS OF THE FACULTY SENATE
A. The
Meetings to Elect Officers
Each year following the election
of representatives senators during the spring semester, the
Faculty Senate constituted by that election shall hold two meetings to nominate
and elect its officers as provided in Article II.D of
these Bylaws. At least two weeks shall elapse between the two meetings.
B.
Business Meetings
1. The Faculty Senate shall hold a meeting at least once
every month during the academic year. The Senate may hold additional meetings
from time to time at the call of the Chair of the Faculty Senate, on motion of
the Faculty Senate, or at the request of the President via the Chair of the
Faculty Senate. The Chair of the Faculty Senate shall not refuse or fail to
give effect to the President's request for a meeting of the Faculty Senate.
2. Items shall be placed on an agenda at the request of the
President of the University, or the Chair of the Faculty Senate, or the
Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, or the Faculty Senate itself.
3. The Faculty Senate shall adopt and publish in the Standing Rules of the Faculty
Senate, its own rules of procedure for the conduct of its meetings.
Such procedures may include distinguishing between agenda items that are ready
either for action or for discussion only, with action to be taken at a subsequent
meeting.
4. Votes in the Faculty Senate may be taken by voice, show of
hands, by secret ballot, or by roll call. The procedures for voting are shall
be provided in the Standing
Rules of the Faculty Senate.
5. Every business meeting of the Faculty Senate shall be
open. Individuals who are not members of the Faculty Senate may participate in
the discussion at the discretion of the Chair.
6. Quorum
a. A quorum shall consists of a majority of the
total number of elected voting senators or their alternates. For purposes of
constituting a quorum, the Chair shall be considered a voting senator.
b. However, continuing absent senators members
of the Senate shall not be counted as "voting senators" for purposes
of calculating the number of senators who must be present to constitute a
quorum. "Continuing absence" is herein defined as absence from two
successive Faculty Senate Meetings by both an electing unit voting regular representative
senator and her or his alternate. The designation of a member as
continuously absent shall be applied at the beginning of the third meeting at
which the previously absent senator member does not appear to
answer the initial call of the roll. It shall be removed upon the next
appearance of the electing unit's representative senator or
alternate in the Senate.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of 6.b., a quorum shall in
all cases consist of no less than 40% of the total number of elected voting
senators.
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IV. COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY SENATE
Committees
of the Faculty Senate shall be the Executive Committee, the Committee on
Committees, and such other committees as the Faculty Senate may establish from
time to time.
A. The Executive Committee
1. Membership
The eleven (11) voting members of
the Executive Committee shall be the Chair and Vice Chair of the Faculty
Senate, the Chairs of the Academic Policies Committee, the Curriculum Policies Committee,
the Faculty Policies Committee, the General Education Policies/Graduation
Requirements Policies Committee and the Graduate Studies Policies Committee and
the four (4) at-large members of the Executive Committee elected by and from
the members of the Faculty Senate.
2. Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the
Executive Committee shall include the following:
a.
Ordering the Senate Agenda
The Executive Committee shall meet
at least one week prior to each Faculty Senate meeting to order and approve the
agenda. It shall order the agenda so as to provide the Faculty Senate an
opportunity to discuss and decide important issues in the time allotted for
Senate meetings. It shall attempt to prepare an agenda that the Senate can
clear in one of its meetings.
When appropriate the Executive
Committee shall:
1) Establish the priority of first
and second reading items on the agenda. Procedures for setting an agenda for a
Faculty Senate meeting are shall be specified in the Standing Rules of the Faculty
Senate.
2) Identify information pertinent
to the Senate's consideration of agenda items and attach it to the agenda
distributed to senators.
3) Identify proponents and
opponents of specific agenda items and allocate time for their presentations.
The Executive Committee may also:
1) recommend that the Faculty
Senate take specific action on an item.
2) recommend clarifying language
or amendments or both to items to be placed before the Faculty Senate for
action.
3) refer an item to a Faculty
Senate Committee or other agency.
b.
Receiving Reports
The Executive Committee shall
receive reports and recommendations from Faculty Senate Committees. It may place
such reports and recommendations on the Faculty Senate agenda either as items
for action or items for information.
When appropriate, the Executive
Committee may:
1) Recommend clarifying language
or amendments to the recommendations of Faculty Senate committees or both.
2) Endorse the recommendation of a
Faculty Senate committee for Faculty Senate action.
3) Refer the reports and
recommendations of to Faculty Senate Committees to other Faculty
Senate committee(s) or other agencies.
c.
Planning
The Executive Committee shall meet
prior to the beginning of each academic year for the purpose of:
1) Reviewing the actions taken in
the previous year and identifying items carried over from it that require
discussion and action in the coming year.
2) Identifying the critical issues
to be discussed and acted on by both the Faculty Senate and its Standing
Committees in the coming year.
3) Setting tentative agendas for
the Faculty Senate and its Standing Committees.
4) Planning the program for the
annual Faculty Senate Retreat.
5) Planning and implementing an
orientation program for new members of the Faculty Senate.
d.
Reporting to the Faculty Senate
1) The Executive Committee shall
provide the Faculty Senate with a list current to the moment of items being
considered by the Faculty Senate's Standing Committees, a brief description of
the reports and recommendations or policies to be produced by each Committee,
and an estimate of the date by which each Committee may be expected to act on
each of these items.
2) The Executive Committee shall
provide the Faculty Senate with a current listing of the Senate's
recommendations to the President of the University and the action taken by the
President of the University on each of these recommendations.
3.
Meetings
The Executive Committee shall
normally meet in open or public session. It may meet in a session closed to the
public to discuss and act on personnel matters not subject to public
disclosure. The motion to close its meeting to the public shall be in order
during an open meeting of the Committee. The Committee shall return to open
session immediately upon disposing of the agenda item or items taken up in
closed session. In no case of a current employee or staff member of the Senate
shall the Committee close its session to the party or parties or their
representatives whose status for of conduct may be the subject of
discussion in closed session.
a.
Regular Meetings
The Chair of the Faculty Senate
shall call a regular meeting of the Executive Committee at least one week
prior to each scheduled meeting of the Faculty Senate to order the agenda for
that meeting. Other meetings of the Executive Committee shall be called as
necessary.
b.
Executive sessions
1) The Executive Committee may
hold executive sessions to discuss and act upon personnel matters relating to
the staff of the Faculty Senate.
2) Under circumstances that permit
no delay, the Executive Committee may constitute itself as, or become part of,
a search committee for the purposes of filling, on an interim basis, a vacancy
in the University administration. Such a purpose is shall be
initiated at the request of the President.
3) The President may consult with
the Executive Committee in executive session about personnel matters related to
the central administrative staff.
4) The subject of any executive
session of the Executive Committee shall be reported in the minutes of the
Executive Committee.
c.
Quorum
For all meetings of the Executive
Committee, a majority of the voting members of the Executive Committee shall
constitute a quorum.
4.
Powers
The Executive Committee shall have
the powers to:
a. Take action on behalf of the Faculty Senate when time does
not permit the Faculty Senate to act. Such actions shall be reported to the
Faculty Senate on the a Faculty Senate agenda at the first
meeting of the Faculty Senate as soon as possible after the
Executive Committee has acted.
b. Advise the President about the interpretation of
University policy. The Executive Committee shall report the substance of its
advice to the Faculty Senate on a Faculty Senate agenda at the first meeting
of the Faculty Senate as soon as possible.
c. Propose clarifying statements of University policy to the
Faculty Senate.
d. Create ad hoc committees as necessary.
e. Nominate faculty for consideration by the Faculty Senate
to fill vacancies that occur in the membership of Faculty Senate committees
after the Committee on Committees has made its nominations for the year.
f. Nominate faculty for consideration by the Faculty Senate for
recommendation to the President for appointment to institutional task forces,
advisory committees, committees performing judicial functions, and
auxiliary organizations.
B.
Committee on Committees
1.
Membership
The Committee on Committees shall
be composed of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate, the other seven
(7) voting members of the Executive Committee, the senior representative
senator to the Faculty Senate from the Library electing unit, the senior
representative senator to the Faculty Senate from the Student
Services electing unit, and one representative senator from an
electing unit within each school college elected by the incumbent
Faculty Senate.
2. Nomination
and election of school college representatives
At the beginning of the spring
semester, At one of its meetings,
the Faculty Senate shall nominate and elect by secret ballot the representative
of each of the seven (7) colleges to the Committee on Committees. Nominations
shall be made from the floor; nomination of oneself shall be permitted. No one
who is not then a representative of an electing unit from within one of the
colleges shall be eligible to be nominated to be the representative of that
college. Every representative may vote for one nominee from every college. If
none of the candidates from a college receives a majority of the votes cast,
the Faculty Senate shall immediately decide by secret ballot which of the two
candidates who have received the most votes shall become the college's
representative. As between the two candidates, the candidate who receives the
most votes shall be elected.
3.
Meetings
Each spring, the Chair of the
Faculty Senate shall convene an initial meeting of the Committee on Committees to
review vacancies and volunteers for those positions. At a subsequent
meeting, the Committee on Committees shall nominate to the Senate, candidates
to be appointed members of the standing committees of the Senate to serve
during the following academic year.
4.
Charge
Having considered the results of
an annual survey of the faculty members' interest in serving on any one or more
of appointed standing committees, the Committee on Committees shall make a
recommendation to the Faculty Senate specifying who the members of the Faculty
Senate's standing committees shall be during the following academic year.
Between the annual deliberations of the Committee on Committees, the Executive
Committee shall nominate candidates to fill the vacancies that occur in the
membership of the standing committees.
C.
Other Committees of the Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate may create
standing and ad hoc committees as it deems necessary. Every committee created
by the Faculty Senate shall be a committee of the Faculty Senate and shall
report to the Faculty Senate by way of the Executive Committee. Faculty Senate
committees shall recommend policy and the interpretation of policy to the
Faculty Senate by way of the Executive Committee, and perform such administrative
functions as are identified in their charge.
The Executive Committee may
specify in the charge of any standing committee created by it that the Chair of
that standing committee shall be a voting member of the Senate and its
Executive Committee to be selected as provided in Article II, Sections B.1, D.3
and E.3 of these Bylaws.
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V. ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS TO THE CSU ACADEMIC
SENATE
A.
Membership
CSU Academic Senate representatives
senators from CSU, representatives
senators from CSU, Representatives
senators elected shall take office on or before June 15.
B.
Terms of Office
Representatives senators shall serve a term of three (3) years, to
be established on a staggered basis so that no more than one representative
senator shall be elected in each in a year. Representatives senators shall be eligible
for reelection.
C.
Nomination and Election of Representatives Senators and Appointment
of Alternate
1. The nomination and election of every representative
senator to the CSU Academic Senate shall be by and from those members of
the faculty who are members of an electing unit as defined by the Constitution
(Article II. Section 5.B.1 and 2) and are eligible to vote for the representative
senator of an electing unit, as defined by the Constitution (Article
I, Section 6). To become a candidate, an eligible member of the faculty
shall submit to the Chair of the Faculty Senate a nominating petition signed by
ten (10) members of the faculty eligible to elect a representative senator
to the CSU Senate. If three (3) or more members of the faculty become
candidates, an election shall be held to choose no more than two of them to
contest the office subsequently. If one of the three (3) or more candidates
receives a majority of the votes cast in the election to choose two candidates
that person shall be declared elected without further contest. If no candidate
receives a majority of the votes cast, the two candidates who receive the most
votes shall contest the office in a second election. The candidate receiving
the most votes in the second election shall be elected representative senator
to the CSU Academic Senate.
2. The alternate representative senator to the
CSU Academic Senate shall be the Chair of the Faculty Senate of CSU Sacramento.
If the Chair cannot serve, the Executive Committee shall designate an
alternate.
3. If an incumbent shall vacate the office of representative
senator to the CSU Academic Senate before his/her term expires, a
successor shall be elected as provided in Article V, Section C.1 of these Bylaws.
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Article VI. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
Robert's
Rules of Order shall govern the
Faculty Senate in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are
not inconsistent with these Bylaws and any special rules of order the
Faculty Senate may adopt.
Article VII. AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
(see Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution
of the Faculty Senate of
FS 99-30B, adopted April 22, 1999
FS 03-23, adopted May 15, 2003
FS 08-59, adopted November 20, 2008
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Faculty
Senate
California
State University, Sacramento