2.2 Composition
The KCTCS Senate is composed of elected and ex officio members.
2.2.1 Elected Membership
The elected membership shall consist of three senators from the full-time faculty
of each college and an additional senator(s) for each twenty-five or major fraction
thereof (13 or more) full-time faculty members above the first twenty-five. At least
one of the elected representatives shall be in the occupational/technical program
area and one in the general education area. At the time of the election, the faculty
of each college shall designate senators from those elected to serve as members of
the KCTCS Council, the Curriculum Review Committee, and the KCTCS Rules Committee.
- Eligibility: The faculty of each college shall be responsible for certification of the eligibility
list. Prior to the local college elections, the college president, or their designee,
shall submit the certified eligibility list to the Secretary of the KCTCS Senate.
- Election: The faculty of each college shall nominate and then elect its Senators by secret
ballot. The election shall be conducted during the Spring Term at a meeting called
by the chair of the college faculty or via an alternative voting procedure approved
by the college faculty. The results of the election shall be reported to the Secretary
of the KCTCS Senate by the last day of the Spring Term. Those elected shall assume
office on August 1.
- Terms: Each elected Senator shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for
re-election for a second consecutive term., but Senators who have served as members
of the KCTCS Council or any Standing Committee of the KCTCS Senate for two consecutive
terms are ineligible for further re-election until one year has elapsed. Any elected
Senator who has not served as a member of the KCTCS Council or any Standing Committee
of the KCTCS Senate for all or part of two consecutive terms shall be eligible to
be re-elected for up to two additional terms, after which they shall be ineligible
for re-election to the KCTCS Senate until one year has elapsed.
- Vacancies: In the event a vacancy occurs among the elected membership of the Senate, an election to fill the vacancy shall be conducted at a special meeting called by the chair of the college faculty or via an alternative voting procedure approved by the college faculty, upon which the newly elected member shall fill the remainder of the unexpired term. (See I, 2.21 (a) (b)).
2.2.2 Ex Officio Membership
The ex officio membership shall consist of the Chancellor; the Secretary of the KCTCS
Senate; the Chair of the Advisory Committees to the Senate; faculty members elected
to the KCTCS Board of Regents; KCTCS student representatives elected to the KCTCS
Board of Regents; and the president of the student body of each college. Ex officio
members of the KCTCS Senate shall enjoy all privileges of elected members with the
exception of voting privileges.
