Legislative History:
 

At its meeting of December 8, 1997, the Academic Senate approved the following policy recommendation presented by James Brent for the Organization and Government Committee.
 

Amends:  F96-6 (By-Law 2.25)
Recinds:  S88-6 (By-Law 12.1)

Action by the University President: 
"Approved as University Policy."  Signed Robert Caret, 12-17-98
 

Whereas,        Several Senate by-laws are confusing, outdated, or not followed in practice, therefore
                     be it

Resolved,       That the Senate by-laws be modified as follows:

2.25    The slate of nominees proposed by the nominating committee shall be communicated to the Senate prior to the last regular meeting of the academic year.  On that day, two consecutive meetings of the Senate shall be held.  The first meeting shall be the final meeting of the Senate of the current academic year.  Immediately following the adjournment of that meeting, the first meeting of the Senate for the academic year next ensuing shall be held.  The nominating committee shall make its report in the second meeting, further nominations from the floor shall be accepted, and an election held to fill all open Senate offices.  Only the continuing and newly-elected members of the Senate, who will be members in the year ensuing, shall vote in the election.

5.11 (beginning with paragraph 3)
        If a member of an Academic Senate committee cannot complete his/her term for any reason or is absent from three regularly scheduled meetings of this committee, the chair of the committee may request the Committee On Committees to name a replacement.

        Near the end of each Spring semester, each operating committee shall elect from among its membership, a chair for the following academic year.  The outgoing committee chair shall recommend through the appropriate policy committees to the Committee On Committees any changes in committee responsibility or organization

12.1    Occasionally faculty (as defined in the Academic Senate Constitution) representatives are required or permitted to serve on bodies not established by or under the authority of SJSU (e.g. system-wide or other off-campus agencies or committees).  In those instances in which no other procedure for their designation is prescribed, representatives shall be appointed by the Academic Senate on nomination of the Executive Committee.