Bylaws of the Academic Senate

Part I: Membership, Authority and Organization

• Title I. Membership and Authority of the Academic Senate
  • Bylaw 5. Membership, duties, powers and privileges
• Title II. Officers and Secretariat
  • Bylaw 10. President and Vice President
  • Bylaw 15. Secretary/Parliamentarian
  • Bylaw 16. Executive Director
• Title III. Organization of the Academic Senate
  • Bylaw 20. Functions of the Academic Senate
  • Bylaw 25. The Legislative Assemblies
  • Bylaw 30. Commencement of Terms of Office
  • Bylaw 32. Meetings of Academic Senate Agencies
• Title IV. Committees
  • Bylaw 35. Membership of Committees
  • Bylaw 40. Authority of Committees
• Title V. Faculties
  • Bylaw 45. Membership
  • Bylaw 50. Authority
  • Bylaw 51. Curricular Authority
• Title VI. Rights and Authority of Senate Members
  • Bylaw 55. Departmental Voting Rights
  • Bylaw 60. Privilege of the Floor
  • Bylaw 65. Appeals
  • Bylaw 70. Challenges
  • Bylaw 75. Petition for Reconsideration and Referendum
• Title VII. Code of the Academic Senate
  • Bylaw 80. The Code of the Academic Senate
  • Bylaw 85. Legislation
  • Bylaw 88. Calendar Days
• Title VIII. Memorials and Mail Ballots
  • Bylaw 90. Memorials
  • Bylaw 95. Mail Ballots and/or Electronic Ballots

Part II: Universitywide Agencies and Committees

• Title I. Assembly
  • Bylaw 105. Assembly of the Academic Senate
  • Bylaw 110. Officers of the Assembly
  • Bylaw 115. Authority of the Assembly , Part I
  • Bylaw 116. Authority of the Assembly , Part II
• Title II. Meetings of the Assembly
  • Bylaw 120. Meetings of the Assembly
• Title III. Academic Council
  • Bylaw 125. Academic Council
• Title IV. Standing Committees of the Academic Senate
  • Bylaw 128. Membership of Standing Committees of the Assembly
  • Bylaw 130. Academic Freedom
  • Bylaw 135. Academic Personnel
  • Bylaw 140. Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Equity
  • Bylaw 145. Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools
  • Bylaw 150. Committees
  • Bylaw 155. Academic Computing and Communications (Formerly ITTP )
  • Bylaw 160. Editorial
  • Bylaw 170. Educational Policy
  • Bylaw 175. Faculty Welfare
  • Bylaw 180. Graduate Affairs, Coordinating Committee on
  • Bylaw 182. International Education
  • Bylaw 185. Library and Scholarly Communication
  • Bylaw 190. Planning and Budget
  • Bylaw 192. Preparatory Education
  • Bylaw 195. Privilege and Tenure
  • Bylaw 200. Research Policy
  • Bylaw 205. Rules and Jurisdiction , Part I
  • Bylaw 206. Rules and Jurisdiction , Part II
  • Bylaw 210. Student Affirmative Action
  • Bylaw 220. Undergraduate Scholarships, Honors, and Prizes
  • Bylaw 225. University Extension
• Title V. Faculties Directly Subject to the Jurisdiction of the Assembly
  • Bylaw 230. General Provisions
  • Bylaw 235. School of Public Health (Berkeley - San Francisco)

Part III: Divisions of the Academic Senate

• Title I. Membership and Authority
  • Bylaw 305. Divisions
  • Bylaw 310. Authority of Divisions, Part I
  • Bylaw 311. Authority of Divisions, Part II
  • Bylaw 312. Authority of Divisions, Part III
• Title II. Meetings of the Divisions
  • Bylaw 315. Meetings
• Title III. Divisional Committees and Faculties
  • Bylaw 320. Authority of Committees
  • Bylaw 325. Committees of Divisions
  • Bylaw 330. Graduate Councils
  • Bylaw 334. Privilege and Tenure: Divisional Committees -- Jurisdiction
  • Bylaw 335. Privilege and Tenure: Divisional Committees -- Grievance Cases
  • Bylaw 336. Privilege and Tenure: Divisional Committees -- Disciplinary Cases
  • Bylaw 337. Privilege and Tenure: Divisional Committees -- Early Termination Cases
• Title IV. Divisional Manuals
• Title V. Mail Ballots
  • Bylaw 340. Mail Ballots and/or Electronic Ballots