PART 606
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION-FACULTY COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
(Statutory authority: Education Law, §§ 355[l][c], 6304, 6305, 6306)
606.4 Election and term of delegates
606.6 Vacancies and succession
606.7 President: election, duties and term
606.8 Vice-president/treasurer: election, duties and term
606.9 Secretary: election, duties and terms
606.10 Executive committee: membership, powers, duties and removal
606.14 Procedure to amend faculty council regulations
Part (§§ 606.1-606.6) filed Dec. 13, 1968; repealed, new (§§ 606.1-606.16) filed Aug. 10,
§ 606.1 Name.
There shall be a Faculty Council of Community Colleges which operates within the program of the State University of New York.
Sec. filed Dec. 13, 1968; amd. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978: amd.
filed Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003.
§ 606.2 Purposes.
(a) The council shall focus on matters relating to community college faculty and make recommendations regarding academic concerns and issues, policies, and programs. Specifically, the council shall:
(1) provide opportunity and structure for the faculty of community colleges to formulate positions on policy matters of common interest to the community colleges for transmittal to community college presidents, trustees and sponsors;
(2) provide an opportunity for the faculty of the community colleges to act in an advisory, consultative and planning capacity to the chancellor of the university;
(3) provide a forum for the consideration of matters of common interest to the faculty of the community colleges;
(4) provide means for the interchange of ideas among the faculties of the community colleges and between the faculty and the administration of the university; and
(5) provide an additional channel of communication between the university administration and local governing boards of the community colleges.
(b) The council will work with the Faculty Senate of the State University of New York on matters of common concern in the conduct of university affairs.
(c) The council will establish the necessary rules for its operations, consistent with this Part.
§ 606.2 TITLE 8 EDUCATION
Sec. filed Dec. 13, 1968; amd. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; amds.
filed: March 23, 1989; Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003. Amended (a)-(b). .
§ 606.3 Membership.
The voting members of the council shall include one faculty delegate from each community college, the president of the faculty council, and the immediate past president of the faculty council, the vice chancellor for community colleges and the associate provost for community colleges. The president shall be entitled to vote only in the case of a tie. Nonvoting members of the council shall include the SUNY faculty senate president (or designee), and one representative of the Association of Presidents of Public Community Colleges and one community college representative from the student assembly.
Sec. filed Dec. 13, 1968; amd. filed Aug. 4,1977; repealed, new filed: Aug. 10, 1978; March
23. 1989; amd. filed Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003.
§ 606.4 Election and term of delegates.
The faculty of each community college shall elect a delegate and an alternate in a manner as they may establish by local faculty bylaws. The names of the delegate and alternate shall be forwarded to the president of the faculty council. Delegates shall serve for three-year terms. The college shall determine the means of providing a voting representative if neither delegate nor alternate can attend a meeting.
Sec. filed Dec. 13, 1968; amd. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; amds.
filed: March 23, 1989; Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003.
§ 606.5 Duties.
Council members shall represent the faculty at faculty council meetings, participate in committee functions and perform other duties as described by this Part and/or bylaws.
Sec. filed Dec. 13, 1968; amd. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; avid.
filed March 23, 1989 eff. April 12, 1989.
§ 606.6 Vacancies and succession.
A vacancy will be deemed to exist when a delegate cannot fulfill the responsibilities of the position in accordance with local bylaws or when elected to the position of president. At such time the alternate shall succeed as campus representative to the faculty council for the unexpired term. The local faculty shall hold another election in the same manner as the original to fill the unexpired term of the alternate.
Sec. filed Dec. 13, 1968; amd. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; amd.
filed March 23, 1989 eff. April 12, 1989.
§ 606.7 President: election, duties and term.
(a) There shall be a president of the faculty council that may be filled by one full-time president or two half-time co-presidents. Candidates for a co-presidency shall propose a plan to share the responsibilities of the office prior to the election. Candidate(s) for president will obtain clearance for appropriate release time from the presidents(s) of their home campus(es) prior to declaring candidacy. The (co) president(s) shall be the presiding officer(s) of faculty council and shall be elected at the spring meeting of the faculty council. The president's power shall include, but not be limited to:
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(1) appointing committees and receiving and transmitting reports of such committees where required;
(2) representing the faculty council at appropriate functions;
(3) designating the time and place of semi-annual meetings;
(4) exercising such other powers as granted by this Part, the faculty council bylaws and appropriate State laws.
(b) The president shall serve for two years, commencing the first day of June in the year of election, and shall be a voting member of the council as immediate past president during the term of the successor. In the event that the faculty council election is not held prior to the expiration of the term, the president will remain in office until a successor is elected.
Sec. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978: amds. filed: March 23, 1989;
Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003. Amended (a).
§ 606.8 Vice president/treasurer: election, duties and term.
(a) There shall be a vice president/treasurer of the faculty council, who shall be elected at the spring meeting of the faculty council. The vice president/treasurer:
(1) shall preside when the president is absent or unable to act;
(2) shall succeed the president if the vacancy exists for the duration of the unexpired term;
(3) shall be responsible for planning the budget; and
(4) shall perform related duties as designated by the president, this Part or bylaws.
(b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of vice president/treasurer, the president will appoint a member of the faculty council to that position until the next regular meeting. At that time a vice president/treasurer will be elected to fill the unexpired term.
(c) The vice president/treasurer shall serve for one year, commencing the first day of June in the year of election. The person elected to serve as vice president/treasurer during the second year of the (co)president's term shall be president-elect.
Sec. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; amds. filed: March 23, 1989;
Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003. Amended (a), (c).
§ 606.9 Secretary: election, duties and term.
(a) There shall be a secretary of the faculty council, who shall be elected at the annual spring meeting. The secretary shall:
(1) make and keep minutes of the council and meetings of the executive committee;
(2) be custodian of all other records of the council;
(3) exercise such other related powers and duties as may be delegated by the president;
(4) call a special meeting of the executive committee in the event vacancies occur in the
offices of president and vice president/treasurer simultaneously. The purpose of the meeting
shall be to appoint an acting president to serve until the next regular meeting, at which time an
election shall be held to fill the unexpired terms of president and vice president/treasurer. -
(b) The secretary shall serve for a term of one year, commencing the first day of June in the year of election. If a vacancy occurs in the office of secretary, the president will appoint a member of the faculty council to that position for the unexpired term.
Sec. filed Aug. 4, 1977, repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; amds. filed. March 23, 1989:
Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003. Amended (a).
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§ 606.10 Executive committee: membership, powers, duties and removal.
There shall be an executive committee, which shall be comprised of the (co)president(s) of the faculty council, the vice president/treasurer, secretary, the immediate past president, the chairpersons of standing committees, and the associate provost for community colleges. The duties of the executive committee will include planning meetings, developing agendas, and giving counsel to the president. The executive committee shall act on behalf of the faculty council at times as the faculty council is not in plenary session.
Sec. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; repealed, new added by renum.
and amd. 606.12, filed March 23, 1989; amds. filed: Oct. 27, 1989; Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19,
§ 606.11 Regular meetings.
Regular meetings of the council shall be held twice a year at such times and places as may be designated by the president. All meetings shall be conducted under Robert's Rifles of Order.
Sec. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; repealed, new added by renum.
606.13, filed March 23, 1989 eff. April 12, 1989.
§ 606.12 Special meetings.
Special meetings of the council may be called by the (co)president(s) at the (co)president(s)' discretion. Also, meetings shall be called by the (co)president(s) upon the written request of a majority of the executive committee or at least one fourth of the members of the council. The (co)president(s) shall designate the times and places of such special meetings, which shall be held as early as possible.
Sec. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10. 1978; renum. 606.10; new added by
renum. and amd. 606.14, filed March 23, 1989; amd. filed Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003.
§ 606.13 Adoption of by-laws.
The council may adopt, amend or repeal such bylaws as it deems advisable, consistent with this Part, governing its activities and procedures.
Sec. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; renum. 606.11; new added by
renum. 606.15. filed March 23, 1989; amd. filed Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003. Amended
§606.14 Procedure to amend faculty council regulations.
(a) Proposed amendments of this Part may be recommended to the board of trustees of the university by a two-thirds vote of those faculty delegates present, but in no case shall the total number of confirming votes cast be less than 50 percent of the member community colleges.
Sec. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; renum. 606.12, new added by ,
renum. and amd. 606.16, filed March 23, 1989; amd. filed Oct. 28, 2003 eff. Nov. 19, 2003.
Amended sec. title, (a); repealed (b).
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§ 606.15-606.16
Secs. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, new filed Aug. 10, 1978; renum. 606.13-606.14, filed
March 23, 1989 eff. April 12, 1989.
§ 606.17-606.20
Secs. filed Aug. 4, 1977; repealed, filed Aug. 10, 1978 eff. Aug. 10, 1978.