Legislative Assembly
November 19, 2024
To: Members of the Los Angeles Division of the Academic Senate
In accordance with UCLA Academic Senate Bylaws 140 and 155, the following constitutes a distribution by electronic mail of a “Notification of Actions” taken at the Thursday, November 14, 2024, Legislative Assembly. Action items are defined as “any item on the Legislative Assembly agenda, including items on the consent calendar, requiring a vote of approval.”
Materials related to the November 14, 2024, meeting of the Legislative Assembly are available on the Legislative Assembly website.
Any petition by at least one-third of the voting members of the Legislative Assembly on any actions taken by the Legislative Assembly must be received in writing by the Academic Senate Chair within 10 instructional days from the date of distribution of this “Notification of Actions” memorandum. For the November meeting, that date is December 4, 2024.
Minutes become official when the Legislative Assembly approves the document at the subsequent Legislative Assembly meeting. This notification is not a substitute for or an alteration of the requirement to record action items in the meeting minutes.
Sincerely,
Linda Sarna
Secretary, Academic Senate
November 14, 2024, Legislative Assembly Meeting – Notification of Actions
- Approval of Draft Minutes:
The Legislative Assembly approved unanimously the draft minutes of the May 16, 2024, meeting as part of the Consent Calendar. - The Legislative Assembly approved unanimously the following items as part of the Consent Calendar:
Amendment to the Department of Art History Bylaws
Amendment to the Department of Comparative Literature Bylaws
Amendment to the Department of Gender Studies Bylaws
New Officers and Committee Roster 2024–25 - Proposal to Change the Name of the Department of Music to the Department of Music Performance, Education, and Composition:
Legislative Assembly members voted via the Academic Senate Data Management System on the proposal to change the name of the Department of Music to the Department of Music Performance, Education, and Composition. The Legislative Assembly voted 65 Approve, 3 Oppose, 0 Abstained, and 42 were present but did not vote. This proposal included divisional bylaws, and thus required a 2/3 affirmative vote of 74 voting members present for approval. As only 59% of eligible members present voted in favor, the Legislative Assembly did not approve this proposal.
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