| The Committee has the following responsibilities: |
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Advising on and resolving conflicts about Senate
legislation: Most of the work of the Committee involves
advising Senate officers, Senate committees, and individual members when
questions or conflicts arise. Such advice is not formally binding
but suggests the likely outcome should a formal Legislative Ruling be requested.
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Issuing Legislative Rulings interpreting Senate
legislation: The Committee also has the authority to resolve
disputes and clarify ambiguities by issuing, upon a request from a member
of the Division, formal Legislative Rulings interpreting the Code
of the Senate. Such rulings are binding unless modified by subsequent
legislative or Regental action.
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Reviewing proposed legislation:
The Committee reviews all proposed changes to the Bylaws and Regulations
of the Davis Division for consistency with the Code of the Senate.
It also ensures that the proposal is in proper form to meet the requirements
for consideration by the Representative Assembly.
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Proposing legislation: The Committee
is authorized to submit its own proposals for revisions to the Bylaws and
Regulations of the Davis Division.
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Editing and publishing the on-line Manual of the
Davis Division, including the Division's Bylaws, Regulations,
and Legislative Rulings as well as the Bylaws and Regulations of the Schools
and Colleges.
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Advising the Registrar regarding disposition
of his or her responsibilities in administering the Regulations of the
Academic Senate and its agencies.
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Supervising all elections of the Division.
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| The complete charge of the Committee is provided in Davis Division
Bylaw 71. |
