Senate Committees

General

1. The Chancellor and the President and Vice-Chancellor are recognized as voting members of all committees.
2. As they are unlikely to attend all meetings, their presence or absence will not count towards quorum.
3. Committees will review their membership composition annually.
4. Each standing committee shall require two senators as members.
5. Committees will, unless otherwise decided by Senate, follow the bylaws of Senate.

Chairs of Committees

1. Committee members elect a senator as chair. If no senator is available, a representative may be elected chair if a senator is concurrently elected vice-chair.
2. A committee vice-chair may be elected to support a chair as needed. This may include reporting to Senate on behalf of the chair or chairing meetings in the absence of a chair.
3. All senators, who are members of a senate standing committee, are eligible to be elected as chair.
4. The chair of a committee should not be an administrator whose portfolio mirrors that of the committee.
5. The chairs of senate standing committees are normally elected for a three-year term beginning in September,
   or for the term of the senator elected as chair, whichever is shorter.

Attendance Requirement

1. The chair may inform the committee if a member is absent for more than three meetings.
2. The chair may declare the seat vacant in conjunction with the committee.

Terms of Office

• Student senators - one year
• Designates - three years
• Representatives - three years
• Ex officio - ongoing