Charge to the Committee on By-Laws
“2) The Committee on By-Laws shall review and advise the Faculty Senate with respect to:
a) the rules and regulations governing the conduct and procedures of the Faculty Senate in the performance of its duties, as authorized and directed by the Constitution;
b) all proposed amendments to the Constitution of the University Faculty;
c) all proposed amendments to the By-Laws of the University Faculty;
d) all proposed amendments to the By-Laws of a constituent faculty, as mandated by Article VII, Sec. A., Par. 2 of the Constitution; and
e) all proposed amendments to the By-Laws of the University Undergraduate Faculty, as mandated by Article VII., Sec. D., Par. 2 of the Constitution. The Committee on By-Laws shall take into account in its review the internal consistency of the By-Laws with other sets of By-Laws and the Faculty Handbook. The committee shall also ensure that By-Laws provide for decision-making processes which are essentially democratic, as specified in Article VI., Sec. A., Par. 4 and Sec. D., Par. 6.
3) At least once every five years, the Committee on By-Laws shall carry out a review of the Constitution of the University Faculty, as mandated by Article IX., Par. 2 of the Constitution. The Committee shall also review the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate at that time.”
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