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Committee on Committees
(ConC Home) |
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(A) |
Membership. The Committee consists of
nineteen members, including sixteen members representing the
constituencies designated in Appendix XIX, and three at-large
members. Approximately one-third of the constituency
representatives, and one at-large member, shall be elected annually.
One-third of the members shall constitute a quorum. [Am 13 Feb 01] |
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(B) |
Term. The normal term is three years, beginning
on September first. Except as otherwise provided herein, no member is eligible for
immediate re-election. Each seat shall be filled successively by units
from within the constituency (e.g., departments or departmental
divisions); representation must rotate fairly among all units in the
constituency. No unit within a constituency shall be eligible to
fill a seat in successive terms, and the total continuous length of
service by a member or a unit shall not exceed four
years. [Am 9 Nov 95, 27 May 97, 13 Feb 01, 24 Apr 08] |
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(C) |
Vacancies. Constituencies
must fill their seats on the Committee without interruption. In the
event that an elected representative cannot complete a term (e.g., due to
resignation or sabbatical leave), the Chair of the Committee on Committees
shall notify the appropriate Faculty Executive Committee within the
constituency in question that the seat has been vacated. In these
cases, the FEC may appoint a representative to fill the seat until the
next regularly scheduled annual Senate election. Appointees should
be selected from the unit within the constituency whose representative
vacates the seat, or in extraordinary cases from another unit that is
eligible for election. A representative who is elected to serve for
the remainder of a term may come from any unit within the constituency
that is eligible for election. If the appointee is from the same unit, the term is limited to the years remaining of the term. If the appointee is from a different unit within the constituency, the appointee may serve a full three year term. [En 13 Feb 01, Am 24 Apr 08] |
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(D) |
Representation. As listed
in Appendix XIX, sixteen members of the Committee shall be
elected by a designated constituencies providing balanced representation for
each seat. The remaining three members shall be elected by the
entire Faculty of the Los Angeles Division. The
determination of voting constituencies and the solution of problems arising out of their
reapportionment are recommended to the Division every four years or as
deemed necessary by the Committee on
Rules and Jurisdiction. [Am 8 Feb 83, 22 May 90, 13 Feb 01] |
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(E) |
Organization. The committee elects its
own chair and secretary and makes its own rules of procedure, consistent with the
Bylaws of the Academic Senate. Members of the Committee are eligible to serve as members,
chairs, or vice chairs of other committees. [Am 13 Feb 01] |
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(F) |
Duties. |
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(1) |
Subject to confirmation by the Legislative Assembly, the
Committee on Committees appoints the chair, vice chair, and all non-ex officio
members of each Standing Committee of the Division; and annually appoints the alternate representatives and
half the allotted number of representatives to the Assembly of the Academic Senate.
Appointments of standing committee members are
reported to the Legislative Assembly in the Spring term of the year next following the
election of the committee in time for the University Committee to determine its
appointments for the succeeding academic year. [Am 25 Apr 95, Am 16 Nov 99] |
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(2) |
Subject to confirmation by the Legislative Assembly at its
next meeting, the Committee appoints replacements to Standing Committees of the Division
upon receipt of resignations or whenever the Committee on Committees determines that
vacancies exist. Subject to confirmation by the Division the Committee on Committees can,
for good cause, determine that a chair, vice chair or member has failed to fill the
committee position and that a vacancy exists. |
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(3) |
Unless otherwise specified by action of the Division or the
Legislative Assembly, the Committee appoints the chair and members, or replacement of
members, of special committees. Such appointments are effective until the committee is
discharged and do not require confirmation. |
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(4) |
The Committee nominates to the University Committee on
Committees members at-large (and their replacements when vacancies occur) of University
standing and special committees. |
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(5) |
Except as otherwise provided, the Committee may confer with
the Chancellor regarding the appointment of Deans (or officers of equivalent rank) or, at
its discretion, may nominate committees to do so. |
| 95. |
Privilege and Tenure |
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(A) |
Membership. The committee consists of
seven members, one of whom is appointed from the Law School faculty. |
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(B) |
Duties. The committee has jurisdiction
over all matters affecting the privileges or the tenure of members of the Los Angeles
Division and shall conduct hearings in individual cases. [See Senate Bylaw
334 through 337] [Am 23 May 89] |
| 95.1 |
Charges |
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(A) |
Membership. The committee consists of
eight members, any five of whom shall constitute a quorum. [Am 22 May 90] |
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(B) |
Duties. The committee conducts
investigations regarding complaints made against members of the faculty charging violation
of University policy regulating individual conduct in order to determine whether there is
probable cause to warrant a disciplinary proceeding before the Committee on Privilege and
Tenure. Investigations by the Charges Committee and related procedures are to be conducted
in accordance with the statement titled "Campus Procedures for Implementation of
University Policy on Faculty Conduct and the Administration of Discipline." (Appendix XII) |
| 95.2 |
Grievance
Advisory Committee |
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(A) |
Membership. The committee consists of
seven members: five appointed from members of the Senate, the Chair of Privilege and Tenure, ex
officio, and the Chair of Charges, ex officio. [AM 5 Jun 06] |
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(B) |
Duties. The committee |
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(1) |
exclusive of the ex officio members, advises members
of the faculty on grievance procedures concerning their rights and privileges, and advises
all members of the University community on procedures for charges resulting from violation
of the Faculty Code of Conduct as contained in Appendix IV of the University of
California Manual of the Academic Senate. |
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(2) |
consults with departmental chairs and deans on questions
concerning promotion and appointment, when the committee deems it necessary
as part of the advisory process. [AM 5 Jun 06] |
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(3) |
conducts periodic review of the grievance
procedures, making recommendations to the Senate regarding required changes or
modifications in the system. [AM 5 Jun 06] |
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(4) |
maintains a liaison with the appropriate administrative
officers. [En 10 Jan 87, Am 23 May 89] |
| 100. |
Rules and Jurisdiction |
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(A) |
Membership. The committee consists of
three members. |
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(B) |
Duties. The committee |
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(1) |
exercises formal supervision overall modifications in
Divisional legislation proposed by other committees or by members of the Division prior to
action by the Legislative Assembly. |
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(2) |
under the guidance of the University Committee on Rules and
Jurisdiction, is responsible for publishing and editing the Manual of the Los Angeles
Division of the Academic Senate when necessary. |
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(3) |
makes editorial and conforming non-substantive changes in
Divisional legislation. |
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(4) |
advises the Division, its officers, committees and Faculties
in all matters of organization, jurisdiction, and interpretation of legislation of the
Division and its agencies and recommends such organizational changes as appear desirable.
Rulings of the committee in these matters must be published in the Call for the first
regular meeting of the Legislative Assembly next following the committee's decision. |
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(5) |
reviews and reapportions, every four years or
as needed, the voting constituencies
represented on the Committee on Committees, and recommends to the Legislative Assembly or
the Division the solution of problems arising out of any such reapportionment.
[Am 13 Feb 01] |
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(6) |
advises the Chair of the Division as to whether proposed
legislation is solely of Divisional concern. |
| 105. |
Senate Electoral Committee. Senate
members in each one-department professional school and in each department of instruction
in other schools and colleges, and those administrative officers who hold Senate
membership conferred by Regental Standing Order 105.1, constitute a duly established
committee of the Los Angeles Division solely to provide a constituency from which
representatives are elected to the Divisional Legislative Assembly. Elections of
representatives from these constituencies are conducted in accordance with Divisional
Bylaw 150(C). [See Bylaw 55(B) for election of replacements.] Senate Electoral Committees
may organize as they see fit, but unless otherwise determined, the Chair of the
Department, or in a one-department school, the Dean of the school is the Chair of the
Senate Electoral Committee. [Am 27 May 86] |
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