Bylaws & Code
2006-07 Committee Charges
1. The 2001-2002 Bylaws and Code committee created a set of bylaws templates for
use by departments and units in creating and updating bylaws. Review those
templates, make updates and recommend a scope and method for
implementation.
2. Recommend a bylaws review procedure that tracks the progress of bylaws as they
proceed through the approval process. Recommend a method to ensure that
Bylaws & Code committee comments about unit bylaws become part of the bylaws
approval submission, that the respective unit and department committees respond
to the comments, and that the committee receive feedback from the units and
colleges so that they can evaluate the usefulness of the comments.
Tasks:
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Review Course Buy-Out Policy.
Standing Charges
1. Chair serves on the University Policy (administrative manual) Board. Report as
necessary to give senators an opportunity to provide input on proposed changes.
2. In consultation with the executive board, review all proposed revisions to the NSHE
Code and analyze the potential impact of such revisions on faculty. In the event
that those revisions are implemented at the system level, make recommendations
regarding whether affected sections of the UNR Bylaws should be reconciled with
the Code revisions. In instances where the committee finds a discrepancy between
the UNR Bylaws and the Code, and believes that the position taken in the UNR
Bylaws is preferable to the position taken in the Code, make recommendations for
modifying the Code.
3. In consultation with the executive board, review and make recommendations on
new or revised unit and department bylaws.