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Legislative Assembly
To: Members of the Los Angeles Division of the Academic Senate
In accordance with UCLA Academic Senate Bylaws 140 & 155, the following constitutes a distribution by electronic mail of a “Notification of Actions” taken at the Thursday, October 27, 2022, 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 October 27, 2022, meeting of the Legislative Assembly are available on the Legislative Assembly website.
Any petition by voting members (equal to at least one-third of the members of the Legislative Assembly) on any action 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 (no later than November 23, 2022).
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
October 27, 2022, Legislative Assembly Meeting – Notification of Actions
1. Approval of Draft Minutes
The Legislative Assembly approved unanimously the draft minutes of the May 19, 2022 meeting as part of the Consent Calendar.
2. The Legislative Assembly approved unanimously the following revisions to bylaws or regulations as part of the Consent Calendar:
a. Committee/Council Annual Reports for 2021-2022
i. Committee on Academic Freedom
ii. Committee on Committees
iii. Committee on Continuing and Community
iv. Education
v. Committee on Data, Information Technology and Privacy
vi. Committee on Development
vii. Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
viii. Committee on Emeriti Affairs
ix. Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics
x. Committee in International Education
xi. Committee on Library & Scholarly
xii. Communication
xiii. Committee on Teaching
xiv. Committee on Undergraduate Admissions & Relations with Schools
xv. Council on Academic Personnel
xvi. Council of Faculty Chairs
xvii. Council on Planning and Budget
xviii. Council on Research
xix. Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction
xx. Faculty Welfare Committee
xxi. Graduate Council
xxii. Undergraduate Council Committee on Committees
b. New Officers and Committee Roster 2022-23
c. Revision to the Department of History Bylaws
d. Revisions to Senate Bylaw 70(C)(1)
e. Revisions to Senate Bylaw 95
3. Proposal to Establish a Master of Science in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Disestablish Master of Arts in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Legislative Assembly members voted via the Academic Senate Data Management System on the question of establishing a Master of Science in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and disestablishing the Master of Arts in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology. The Legislative Assembly voted 83 In Favor, 0 Against, 0 Abstained, and 11 were present but did not vote. As this proposal did not include bylaws, it required a simple majority of the 94 voting members present for approval. As 88% of eligible members present voted in favor, the Legislative Assembly approved this proposal.
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