Details
Series
Date Approved
Date Last Amended
Office(s) Responsible for Rule
Office of Academic Affairs
Office of Health Affairs
1. Title
Faculty Advisory Bodies
2. Rule and Regulation
Sec. 1 Applicability of Rule. Institutional faculty advisory bodies that facilitate the provision of faculty input to institutional leadership to promote decision-making aligned with the requirements of Texas Education Code Chapter 51.3523 must be created and operate in accordance with this Rule. The provisions of this Rule do not apply to committees created to advise institutional leadership on clinical operations.
Sec. 2 Authority to Establish Faculty Advisory Bodies.
2.1 The Board authorizes presidents to establish faculty advisory bodies to advise institutional leadership on issues and opportunities concerning different aspects of the institution, as deemed appropriate by the president. These bodies are not faculty councils or senates and are not otherwise considered representative faculty organizations. Faculty Advisory Bodies are comprised to provide advice and expertise to institutional leadership to further the institution’s mission.
2.2 The decision to establish or dissolve a Faculty Advisory Body is within the discretion of each president. A president maintains the authority to make changes, consistent with this rule, to any Faculty Advisory Body, based on his or her best judgment. A president shall report the establishment or dissolution of a Faculty Advisory Body under this Rule to the Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic or Health Affairs, as appropriate.
2.3 Presidents may delegate authority to the appropriate institutional administrator to establish and appoint members to school-, college-, or department-based faculty advisory bodies that provide review and preliminary approval of the curriculum and program resources as applicable to accreditation standards.
Sec. 3 Operation of Faculty Advisory Body. A Faculty Advisory Body established under this Rule serves as a resource for the institution’s leadership and shall function at the direction of the president. Its function is to facilitate advisory faculty input, as requested or assigned, and it shall not have final decision-making authority on any matter.
Sec. 4 Composition of Faculty Advisory Bodies.
4.1 Faculty who are eligible to serve on an institution’s Faculty Advisory Body must be (a) full-time faculty members of any rank or tenure status; and (b) in good standing and not subject to temporary or permanent adjustments to work/academic responsibilities because of a disciplinary measure. Non-faculty employees or part-time faculty members are not eligible to serve as members. The president will appoint faculty members from this pool to serve on any Faculty Advisory Body. The membership of a Faculty Advisory Body must include faculty members who do not also hold administrative appointments.
4.2 The president will determine the number of Faculty Advisory Bodies at the institution and the respective number of members who will serve on a Faculty Advisory Body, but the membership of a single Faculty Advisory Body may not exceed 60 members.
3. Definitions
None
4. Relevant Federal and State Statutes
Texas Education Code Chapter 51
5. Relevant System Policies, Procedures, and Forms
None
6. System Administration Office(s) Responsible for Rule
Office of Academic Affairs
Office of Health Affairs
