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Article 5 - Bylaw Changes

Last Amended August 2022

Section A. Amendments

These bylaws may be amended in the following manner:

  1. The Faculty Senate may propose amendments. These amendments require a two-thirds vote of the Faculty Senate to be referred to the Faculty Council for a vote.
  2. Members of the Faculty Council may also petition for an amendment. The petition must be signed by 20% or more of the members of the Faculty Council. Such a petition will result in bringing the amendment to the Faculty Council for a vote as described below.
  3. All proposed amendments will be presented to the Faculty Council and shall be ratified by two-thirds of the Faculty Council members who voted. A concerted effort will be made to encourage all eligible voters to participate.
  4. The numerical results of the balloting shall be reported in writing to the Chancellor and all other appropriate persons or bodies.

Section B. Suspension of Bylaws

A specific provision of these bylaws may be temporarily suspended only by a 2/3 vote of the Faculty Senate and ratified by a 2/3 majority of the Faculty Council members who vote. Any such suspension must stipulate both the rationale and the duration of the suspension

The initial version of this document was adopted by the Faculty Council on April 7, 2003 and approved by the Chancellor on April 4, 2003. This copy reflects the current version with all amendments incorporated as of the date above.