Faculty Policies Handbook:
4. Policies and Procedures
4.1 Legislative Procedure for the Arts and Sciences Council
4.1.1 Legislation may be generated by Council members, faculty members, or students of the College of Arts and Sciences.
4.1.2 Potential legislation in the form of a specific recommendation or a suggestion may be processed in one of the following ways:
a. It may be sent to the Faculty Cabinet, which may
1. refer the item to a standing committee;
2. include the item on the agenda or create an ad hoc committee;
3. send the item back to the initiator for clarification, rewriting, or reconsideration;
4. recommend that the item be introduced under new business.
b. It may be sent directly to a standing committee.
c. It may be introduced under new business by a Council member.
4.1.3 Committee reports shall be scheduled through the Faculty Cabinet no later than noon on the day one week prior to the Council meeting.
4.1.4 Legislation introduced under new business shall be governed by the following rules:
a. Motions calling for policy change may be debated but cannot be voted upon until the following meeting. Such a motion shall be left pending and included on the agenda of the following meeting unless referred to a committee.
b. Motions or suggestions may be referred to standing or ad hoc committees by action of the Council.
4.1.5 Robert's Rules of Order are the basic rules for the operation of the Arts and Sciences Council.
4.1.6 The meetings of the Arts and Sciences Council and committees of the Council shall be open to the faculty, students, and administration. An exception to this shall be the meetings of the Promotion and Tenure Committee. Other committees may vote to close their meetings where appropriate. A non-member of the Council or of any committee of the Council, shall be allowed speaking privileges by consent of the majority of the members present.