Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3335 - Ohio State University › Chapter 3335-19 - Senate In General › Section 3335-19-07 - Proposals for senate action

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Proposals for senate action shall be classified as either routine, board, or
			 substantive, and treated accordingly.
(B) Routine proposals are those that relate
			 to senate business, such as approval of the minutes or acceptance of reports or
			 appointment of committee personnel, and include the call of a special meeting.
			 Such proposals may be introduced and acted upon in any meeting, subject only to
			 the test of germaneness.
(C) Board
			 proposals are those which establish or alter an academic program of study, or
			 rules or bylaws within the senate's purview, and which must be approved by the
			 board of trustees.
(D) Substantive
			 proposals are those which address matters of university policy or
			 university-wide concern, such as the approval of university policies or
			 centers, or of resolutions related to university business or activities.
			 Substantive proposals do not require approval by the board of
			 trustees.
(E) Board and substantive
			 proposals shall be:
(1) Submitted to the
			 university senate office in the complete and exact form intended for senate
			 debate and adoption, and shall be processed by the steering committee following
			 rule 3335-19-03 of the Administrative
			 Code, except that proposals for presentation at a special meeting need not be
			 submitted to the steering committee. If a board or substantive proposal is
			 referred to a committee by the steering committee or by the senate, and any
			 subsequent suggested changes are not acceptable to the originators of the
			 proposal, then the steering committee shall place the original proposal and the
			 suggested changes in the same agenda.
(2) Sent to all members and alternate members
			 of the senate as part of the agenda at least five calendar days prior to the
			 meeting.
(3) Moved and seconded by
			 members of the senate and then opened for floor debate. The proposal may then
			 be amended, referred to committee in whole or in part, tabled, postponed,
			 divided, and/or adopted or rejected.
(a)
			 Amendments offered in floor debate are classified as minor or substantive. A
			 substantive amendment alters the sense or strength of the original proposal.
			 Determination of the status of an amendment is made by ruling of the
			 presiding
			 officer or by vote of the senate. Classification may be made at the time
			 a motion to amend has been made and seconded or after the senate has voted
			 affirmatively in favor of the motion to amend. If a motion from the floor is
			 passed and is declared to be substantive, it cannot become effective until the
			 next meeting of the senate. At that time it must be reconsidered, unless the
			 committee which submitted the original proposal has requested a continuation
			 from the steering committee. In case of a continuation, the steering committee
			 shall, as soon as practicable, place the amendment on the agenda for
			 reconsideration. The party that submitted the original proposal shall be
			 afforded the opportunity to present arguments against the amendment or to move
			 substitute language for the amendment at the time of reconsideration. If
			 substitute language is approved by the senate, the amendment as modified will
			 become effective at that time. If substitute language is defeated or is not
			 presented, the senate shall vote on reaffirmation of the amendment in the form
			 originally passed except for possible changes of a purely editorial nature. The
			 amendment may be reaffirmed and become effective at that time or it may be
			 defeated. (This section may be set aside by a successful motion to suspend the
			 bylaws of the senate as prescribed in paragraph (C) of rule
			 3335-19-13 of the Administrative
			 Code.)