Charter Amendment No.: 1617-01A
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced by: Governance Council
Date: March 29, 2017
AMENDMENT RE: SECTION IX OF THE CHARTER
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
That the proposed amendment of the Charter of the University Senate below
be adopted.
That this amendment goes into effect immediately.
Current Charter of the University Senate
Section IX: Amendment of the Charter
Amendments to the Senate Charter may be suggested to the Executive Committee by any
Senator. Amendments proposed by a majority of the Executive Committee or proposed
by a petition of 10% of the Senate members must be submitted to the Secretary and
brought to a vote by the Senate. The Secretary shall circulate the proposed amendment at
least three weeks prior to the Senate meeting at which the vote is scheduled. Passage of
amendments requires a 2/3 vote of Senators present, and the presence of a quorum, as
specified in Bylaws Article II, Section 7.6.
Proposed Revision to the Charter of the Senate
Section IX: Amendment of the Charter
Amendments to the Senate Charter may be suggested to the Executive Committee by any
Senator. Amendments proposed by a majority of the Executive Committee or proposed
by a petition of 10% of the Senate members must be submitted to the Secretary and
brought to a vote by the Senate. The Secretary shall circulate the proposed amendment at
least three weeks prior to the Senate meeting at which the vote is scheduled. Passage of
amendments requires a 2/3 vote of voting Senators present, and the presence of a quorum,
as specified in Bylaws Article II, Section 7.6.
Rationale:
Bylaws Amendment 1415-10BA removed voting privileges from individuals who, by
virtue of their administrative title, hold ex-officio positions on the Senate and its Councils
and Committees. At that point, the membership of the Senate became composed of voting
members and ex-officio non-voting members. This charter amendment updates the rule
for quorum required for amendments of the Charter to be based solely on the number of
voting members of the Senate, for only voting Senators are able to cast a vote for such an
amendment.
