SUNY University Faculty Senate Bylaws, Standing Rules, and Guidelines
LINK TO A PDF OF THE GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS
The University Faculty Senate (UFS) is established by the Policies of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the State University of New York.
The Bylaws lay out the founding, constitutive, basic rules for the UFS. The procedure for revising the Bylaws can be found in Article XII. The official list of SUNY campus names is maintained by SUNY System’s Office of the Secretary of the University; upon notification to the UFS Vice President/Secretary, any changes to this list will immediately be incorporated into Bylaws IV.1.a-e. Revisions to the Bylaws immediately change the corresponding portions of the Standing Rules and Guidelines.
The Standing Rules lay out the operational rules for the UFS and the Executive Committee. To revise the Standing Rules requires a simple majority vote during a single UFS plenary session (see Bylaws Article XII.3). Revisions to the Standing Rules immediately change the corresponding portion of the Guidelines.
The Guidelines lay out the rules for administration of UFS, document current practices and procedures of the UFS, and set parameters for Executive Committee action. They may be modified at any time by simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.
The official, legally approved version of the BoT Policies is codified in New York State law, Title 8, Chapter 7, Subchapter B, and can be found at:
WESTLAW: Unofficial New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations