Faculty Senate Bylaws
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  1. Membership
         
  2. Meetings 
         
  3. Officers & steering committee
         
  4. Faculty Assembly delegates
         
  5. Committees

    Appendices

II. Meetings

B. Conduct of business
  1. A quorum of the Senate shall consist of two-thirds of the voting members. When a meeting cannot be held or must adjourn because the quorum needed to conduct business is not present, a formal roll call shall be entered in the minutes.
  2. Any proposal which comes before the Senate under "New Business," but has not been included on the distributed agenda, shall be referred to the appropriate committee for consideration. Such a proposal shall not be acted upon at the same session in which it is introduced except by a vote of two-thirds of those present.
  3. Committee reports placed on the agenda should be presented by a representative of that committee, who shall have the implied consent of the Senate to speak during the debate concerning that report.
  4. Faculty who are not members of the Senate may be present at Senate meetings but shall not be entitled to vote or make motions.
  5. With the consent of a majority of senators present, the President may grant non-senators the privilege to speak.
  6. The President of the Senate or the Chancellor may invite other persons to attend meetings of the Faculty Senate.

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Updated 09/03/2003