Senate Committee on Amendments and Bylaws

The Amendments & Bylaws Committee meets based on the charges received from the Senate Executive Committee and are scheduled based on the members' availability. 

PURPOSE

The Senate's Committee on Amendments and Bylaws (FS-ABC) receives or proposes amendments to the Academic Charter or its Bylaws, and reports the amendments to the Senate. Proposed amendments require a two-thirds majority vote of the total membership of the Senate and, if approved, are forwarded to the President. When proposals are not initiated by the Committee, it is the Committee's responsibility to word the proposal so that it is consistent with Charter language. The committee also develops Charter language that incorporates the results of Charter interpretations and serves other editorial functions.

MEMBERSHIP

The Committee on Amendments and Bylaws shall be composed of five members serving three-year terms:

1. three faculty Senators elected by the faculty members of the Senate
2. two faculty members, who may or may not be Senators, elected by the faculty members of the Senate

Committee Members