Attachments for Senate Meeting of March 21, 2005.ppt

1、Attachments for Senate Meeting of March 21, 2005,Senate Resolution #10 (2004-2005),Introduced December 6, 2004Second Reading January 24, 2005 (tabled until February 21 Senate meeting). Senate Resolution 10-A and revised Resolution 10-B were passed by the Senate on February 21, 2005. Resolutions were

2、 to be taken up again in March.Student Faculty Policy Committee Steve Happel, ChairSenate Resolution #10 (2004-2005) (in two parts) Affirming Academic IntegrityResolution 10-A. Whereas all universities face ongoing issues of academic integrity and dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, deception), wherea

3、s new technologies (cell phones, other electronic devices) make testing ever more difficult, whereas ASU strives for the highest standing as a renowned teaching institution, and whereas ASU seeks ethical behavior and individual performance from its students, be it resolved that the institution highl

4、y values a culture of academic integrity, one that is respected by students, faculty, university administrators and the community at large.Resolution 10-B. In order to enhance a culture of academic integrity, be it resolved: that the brochure on academic integrity the brochure on academic integrity

5、is widely distributed and discussed by student affairs, personnel and academic advisors with all incoming freshmen and transfer students. Senate Resolutions 10-C and 10-D will be distributed at the Senate meeting on March 21, 2005,Senate Motion #19 (2004-2005),ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Second Reading

6、 ACADEMIC SENATESpring 2005 SESSIONSenate Motion # 19 (200405) AS REVISEDMotion Introduced by: Curriculum and Academic Programs CommitteeMichael MayerDate of Introduction February 21, 2005 for First Reading: Date of Second Reading: March 21, 2005Title of Motion: Request from the Herberger College of

7、 Fine Arts and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences for the Implementation of an undergraduate degree BA in Film with concentrations in Film & Media Production and Film & Media StudiesThe Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee recommends Academic Senate approvalof a proposal submitted by the H

8、erberger College of Fine Arts and the College of LiberalArts & Sciences for the implementation of an undergraduate degree BA in Film with concentrations in Film & Media Production and Film & Media Studies.Rationale: The BA in Film will fill a long-standing and clearly articulated need at Arizona Sta

9、te University for a coherent and complete film production program and a humanities-based film and media studies program. Students have been requesting a program at the University for some time now, and their requests are growing. The multidisciplinary BA will expose students to cutting edge technolo

10、gies of production and ethics content and will engender in them the high level of visual literacy and the critical faculty necessary for understanding and actively contributing to the media-saturated world in which they live and work. The degree is intended to draw upon relevant courses from the hum

11、anities, social and natural sciences, communications and the full range of the fine arts.,Report of the Promotion and Tenure Implementation Work Group (2/9/05),Introduced by the Senate Personnel Committee Doug Johnson, ChairDate of First Reading: March 21, 2005 Date of Second reading: April 18, 2005

12、Report of the P&T Implementation Work Group and Provost Glicks Letter of March 28,2005,Senate Resolution #23 (2004-2005) To Add full-time contract faculty (instructors, clinical and research faculty and professors of practice) to the Academic Assembly Introduced by George Watson, Chair, University A

13、ffairs Committee First Reading: March 21, 20005 Second Reading: April 18, 2005,Whereas the ACD Manual defines faculty as “an employee of the board in teaching, research, or service whose notice of appointment is as lecturer, senior lecturer, instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, prof

14、essor, or Regents Professor, or whose notice of appointment otherwise expressly designates a faculty position;” and Whereas membership in the Academic Assembly is granted to all faculty in a tenure-track position, all academic professionals with probationary or continuing appointment positions, all

15、full time lecturers and senior lecturers, with three-year renewable contracts, but denied to other full-time contract faculty who are instructors, professors of practice, clinical and research faculty; and Whereas these full-time contract faculty are valued members of the faculty engaged in the teac

16、hing, research, and service missions of the university; and Whereas many of these full-time contract faculty have their contracts renewed year after year, resulting in long and continued service to the university; Be it therefore resolved that ACD 112-01A be amended to include the following membersh

17、ip categories to the Academic Assembly: 1. All full-time instructors; 2. All full-time clinical and research faculty; 3. All full-time professors of practice.,Senate Resolution #24 (2004-2005) to establish a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA),Recognizing that high medical insurance co

18、sts are a significant obstacle to normal retirement by university and other state employees, it is resolved that the university should advocate for A PROPOSAL TO CREATE A VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION MEDICAL EXPENSE ACCOUNT PLAN AS AN OPTION TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA RETIREE ACCUMULATED

19、SICK LEAVE PAYMENT PROGRAMA PROPOSAL TO CREATE A VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION MEDICAL EXPENSE ACCOUNT PLAN AS AN OPTION TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA RETIREE ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE PAYMENT PROGRAM RETIREE ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE (RASL) PROGRAM The State of Arizona RASL (A.R.S. 38-165) provide

20、s that the State Department of Administration pay all state employees for accumulated sick leave upon their retirement. The basis for a payment is: (1) the employees hourly pay rate at time of retirement; ( 2) X 25 percent for 500 to 749 accumulated sick leave hours; (3) X 33 percent for 750 to 999

21、hours; and (4) X 50 percent for 1,000 to a maximum of 1,500 hours. The payments occur over a three year period, with a maximum payments of $10,000 per year. Under this program, the retiree has to pay federal income and FICA taxes, and the employer has to pay its matching share of the retirees FICA c

22、ontribution. VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION MEDICAL EXPENSE TRUST ACCOUNT PROGRAM Under IRS Code section 501(c)(9), a VEBA is a voluntary association of employees organized to pay tax exempt life, sick, accident, and similar benefits to members and their dependents. The organization must

23、 consist of individuals who are employees with an employment related common bond, such as a common employer. The IRS requirements for a VEBA are: Resolution: 1. It must apply to IRS for recognition of exempt status. 2. It must be a voluntary association of employees. 3. It may use it assets and only

24、 to pay permissible benefits. 4. Its eligibility or benefits cannot discriminate in favor of officers, shareholders or highly compensated employees. 5. Participating members or trustees designated by the members must control the trust (or VEBA).,:,Senate Resolution #24 (2004-2005) continued page 2 o

25、f 2,Dental Insurance Premiums Vision Insurance Premiums Medicare Supplement Premiums Long Term Care Insurance Premiums Long Term Care Medical Costs Medical Insurance Premiums Health Care Plan Co-payments and Deductibles Office Visit Co-pays and Deductibles PROPOSAL Using the tax exempt monies, retir

26、ees can pay health related expenses including, among many others: To amend or revise the Arizona RASL payment statute (A.R.S. 38-165) to permit state employees to participate in a VEBA Medical Expense Trust Account: as an option to the RASL, or to substitute a VEBA for the RASL. Under the RASL, a re

27、tiree receiving three annual payments of $10,000 nets approximately $7,500 per year after taxes. Under a VEBA, a retiree nets $10,000 per year and the state saves $785 per year in matching FICA taxes.,Revised Policy “Misuse of University Assets Policy” Introduced by: George Watson, Chair, University

28、 Affairs Committee First Reading: March 21, 2005 Second Reading: April 18, 2005,March 7, 2005 Memorandum To: Members, Executive Committee link: http:/www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd123.htmlAcademic Senate From: Cynthia JewettAssociate General CounselSubject: Misuse of University Assets PolicyBackgro

29、und ASU currently has a policy titled “Misappropriation of University Assets“ housed in ACD 123, SPP 812 and COM 704. The ACD policy is the most comprehensive. SPPs version appears to be excerpted from the ACD policy. The COM policy is merely a cross-reference link to either ACD 123 or SPP 812. (In

30、addition, there are a couple of similar policies in the SES Manual - SES 301-11: Handling Incidents of Fraud, Misrepresentation, and Misappropriation and SPP 305-09: Handling Incidents of Fraud). The ACD, SPP and COM policies were each adopted in the mid-1980s and have an orientation towards referri

31、ng investigations of suspected misappropriation to ASU DPS. In the past year, the Office of General Counsel has been reviewing existing policies on misuse or theft of university property or assets and ethical violations and we have identified 35 policies across multiple manuals. In sum, our existing

32、 structure is not efficient or readily accessible to supervisors or employees trying to familiarize themselves with expected standards of conduct and processes for handling allegations or concerns of inappropriate behavior. As you may be aware, over the past two years, we have had a handful of incid

33、ents involving employees misappropriating university assets. The process that we have been following (i.e., requesting the initiation of a special audit by the Office of Internal Audit and Management Services and/or the Comptroller or Student Business Services) has not tracked the existing policy in

34、clination of having ASU DPS be the primary investigator.Proposed Policy Revision The proposed policy seeks to identify standards of conduct for faculty, staff and students in readily understandable terms, establish a consistent procedure for investigating concerns that tracks the administrative proc

35、ess we actually use, consolidate all relevant information for supervisors, employees and students, and reduce confusion over which policy or process applies to a given circumstance. identify certain mandatory notifications so that appropriate university officials can facilitate a prompt and thorough

36、 review of a matter. The Board of Regents Audit Committee requires prompt notification when a special audit is instituted and periodic reports on the status and outcome of the audit. The attached policy is substantially modeled after the policy adopted by the University of Arizona at the end of Marc

37、h 2004. It is our recommendation that the policy be housed in the Academic Affairs Manual, similar to other policies that apply to faculty, staff and students (e.g., ACD 125, ACD 401, 402, 403, 404 and 405).,New Policy on “Reference Check and Background Verification Policy” Introduced by : George Wa

38、tson, chair, University Affairs committee First Reading: March 21, 2005 Second Reading: April 18, 2005 http:/www.abor.asu.edu/1_the_regents/policymanual/chap6/6-709.pdf,March 7, 2005To: Members, Executive Committee Academic Senate From: Cynthia JewettAssociate General Counsel Subject: Reference Chec

39、k and Background Verification Policy Legislative efforts last year would have mandated (a) the immediate termination of academic personnel for certain specified felonies (HB2369) and (b) fingerprinting of all new and current employees of the universities (HB2369). Regent Stuart convinced Representat

40、ive Biggs to hold the bills in exchange for ABOR adopting a background check policy. August 2004, ABOR adopted policy 6-709 “Mandatory Background Checks for Employees and Process for Hiring, Retaining or Terminating Employees Convicted of a Felony Offense.” Policy mandates that each university will

41、adopt an institutional policy implementing the Boards requirements. “Reference Checks and Background Verification” is ASUs proposed institutional policy. Key provisions: applies to new external or internal hires to posted positions (faculty, AP, administrative, SP and classified staff) mandates chec

42、k on employment history, references and criminal convictions optional academic, licensure, financial, driving record, drug (CDL) external consumer reporting agency will be utilized per the standards established under the Fair Credit Reporting Act cost borne by hiring unit cost range estimated betwee

43、n ($35 to $75 dependent on scope of search components) Fingerprint component cannot be implemented until statutory authority received (SB 1444) Fingerprint check is limited to those positions designated as “security or safety-sensitive” This is a one-time check, not a fingerprint clearance card. Cos

44、t is $29, borne by hiring unit Security or safety sensitive positions are: University administrators and others with significant financial oversight responsibilities Positions with unsupervised direct access to minors Positions with direct access to Select Agents per USA Patriot Act Positions with u

45、nrestricted access to residence hall rooms Other positions designated by a VP or Dean Finalists who indicate that they have a prior felony conviction Employees of ASU DPS Policy needs to be reviewed for consistency with Board policy by Board Executive Director Policy to be set forth in ACD Manual - seek review and approval of Academic Senate (March and April 2005 meetings),