When Senate vacancy is filled, individual shall serve to the end of the term not until the next election

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                                               	Adopted: January 22, 1991 ACADEMIC SENATEOF CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaBackground Statement:  The term-of-office for elected senators is two years; however, if a senator is required to vacate her/his position before the end of the completed term, then the individual appointed to fill the temporary vacancy can only "serve until the next regular election." AS-348-91/C&BC RESOLUTION ON ACADEMIC SENATE MEMBERSHIP TERMSWHEREAS, Over a period of years the need to fill two-year vacancies with one-year  appointments has unbalanced the term-endings within each school/professional    Consultative Services caucus; therefore, be it RESOLVED: That permanent term-endings be assigned to each member's position; and be it  further RESOLVED: That when a temporary vacancy from an elected position occurs in the Academic  Senate, the individual appointed to fill such vacancy shall serve for the remainder  of the term instead of only serving "until the next regular election," stated in  Academic Senate Bylaws Article II.B.;  and be it further RESOLVED: That Article II.B. of the Academic Senate Bylaws be changed as follows; TERM OF OFFICE The elected term of office shall be two years.  A senator shall serve a maximumof two consecutive, elected terms and shall not again be eligible for election until  one year has elapsed.  A senator appointed to fill a temporary vacancy for anelected position shall serve until the next regular election for members of theSenate completion of that term, or until the senator being temporarily replaced  returns, whichever occurs first.  If this temporary appointment is for one year or  less, it shall not be counted a part of the two-term maximum for elected senators Proposed By: Academic Senate Constitution and Bylaws Committee October 26, 1990 Revised November 13, 1990 fiLE COPY State of California California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California 93407 MEMORANDUM Date: January 25, 1991 Copies: R Koob (wjatt) To: Warren J. Baker, President From: James L. Murph~~r Academic Senate __ ~ Subject: Proceedings of the Academic Senate, January 22, 1991 RESOLUTION ON ACADEMIC SENATE MEMBERSHIP TERMS (AS-348-91/C&BC) on January 22, 1991, the Academic Senate passed the above­entitled resolution at its regular meeting. Since this is an Academic Senate Bylaw modification, this resolution is being forwarded for your information only. Attachment 

AS-348-91 Resolution on Academic Senate Membership Terms

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AS-348-91 Resolution on Academic Senate Membership Terms

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