as of 8/31/06

参议员的责任 Include But Are Not Limited to the Following

• Submit Senate agenda recommendations to Senate President no later than the Monday 在参议院会议之前.
• Resolutions must be submitted to the Senate President at least 7 days prior to a Senate meeting.
• 在部门办公室发布参议院议程.
• Read draft minutes and email corrections to Senate President at least 24 hours prior 到下次会议.
• 在到达参议院之前阅读参议院的材料.
• 积极参与参院讨论.
• 在部门办公室张贴批准的会议记录.
• 在分部会议上报告参议院的信息.
• Solicit division faculty to serve on committees and task forces.
• Poll division faculty on issues and concerns and report findings to Senate.
• Participate in Senate recognition ceremony [or other event]

遵守《韦德1946网站》

Senate meetings follow the requirements of the Open Meetings Act (Government Code §§54950-54960.5)，也叫 Ralph M. Brown Act, 以及巴格利-基恩法案(Bagley-Keene Act). 法典§11120及以下部分.)，被称为Bagley-Keene 管理“国家机构”的公开会议法.“这两项法律直接关系到如何 参议院必须处理事务. 你会想要熟悉这些 two acts, available on numerous websites, including http://www.oeginfo.ca.gov (click 韦德1946“加州法律”).

设定及张贴议程

The Open Meetings Acts outline the legal responsibilities for posting an agenda at 开会前至少72小时. Agendas are posted in the encased exterior bulletin board on Building 200 and in the lobby, in the mailroom, and electronic posting on 参议院网页. Suggested agenda items must be submitted to the Senate President 周四参议院会议之前的周一. 执行委员会，主持 by the Academic/Faculty Senate President, will develop the Senate agendas, coordinate senate committee reports and recommend actions to the Senate.

To Start Meeting

会议在敲击木槌后准时开始. 参议院主席说:“会议 即将开始.” A quorum must be present before the meeting is called to order. A quorum is one half plus one of the voting Academic/Faculty Senate membership. If 没有达到法定人数，参议院可以:

1. 确定休庭时间;
2. Adjourn,
3. Recess, or
4. 采取措施获得法定人数

If urgent business requires action, it must be ratified at a later meeting at which 存在法定人数.

动议的处理

1. 参议员提出“动议”，说:“我提议……”;
2. 另一位参议员表示赞同. Says, “Second”;
3. 主席提出问题(动议);
4. 主席要求进行讨论;
5. Chair puts question to a vote (asks for “ayes” and nays”);
6. 主席宣布结果并分配责任.

Worth Knowing

修正必须是密切相关的.e. 与待决动议密切相关.

提问:动议停止辩论并投票.

章程不能暂停.

Quorum: Number of senators, entitled to vote, who must be present in order to legally transact business. A quorum for meetings of the Academic/Faculty Senate shall be one half plus one of the voting Academic/Faculty Senate membership.

No Senator may speak more than twice to the same question without consent of the body.

多数:意思是超过一半.

2/3 Vote should be a hand raising or role call vote.

Committee: body of one or more to consider, investigate and/or act for the Senate.

供主席及参议员使用的正确表格

1. Main Motion: SDAMR (S=第二个要求, D=Debatable, A=Amendable, M=Majority Vote, R=Can Reconsider) 介绍业务. Can be moved only when no other business is pending.

Senator: Mr. 总裁(或适当的头衔)

主席:主席认识到……

参议员:我提议……(二次要求)

主席:有人动议并附议……

(D)主席:有讨论吗?

主持人:准备好回答问题了吗?

(M)主席:赞成的，说“是”. (Pause)

主席:反对的，说不. (Pause)

主席:赞成票通过，动议获得通过.

Chair: The Nays have it and the motion is defeated.

(2/3) Chair: All those in favor will raise their hand…Thank you.

Chair: Those opposed will raise their hand…Thank you.

Chair: There are two-thirds in favor and the motion is adopted.

Chair: There are less than two thirds in favor and the motion is defeated.

主持人:还有别的生意吗?

主持人:下一个议题是……

2. 无限期地推迟: SDMR + To reject motion.

(S) Senator: I move that the motion be postponed indefinitely.

(D) Chair: It is moved and seconded that the motion be Postponed Indefinitely.

3. Amend: SDAMR 修改待决动议的措辞.

(S)参议员:我提议以……

在之前(或之后)插入…

(动作结束时)

惊人的……(删除一个或多个单词)

引人注目的,插入

替换…(替代运动)

(D) Chair: It is moved and seconded to amend the motion by…(as moved)

4. Refer or Commit: SDAMR 以便进一步研究.

(S) Senator: I move to refer the motion to the …committee

(If special committee, mover may name committee, chairman, number of members and if 成员由任命或选举产生.

(D) Chair: It is moved and seconded to refer the motion to the…committee.

5. 推迟肯定: SDAMR 移动到稍后的时间.

参议员:我提议将这项动议推迟到……

(D) Chair: It is moved and seconded to postpone the motion until…

6. 限制或延长辩论: SATR Regulate debate (*T=2/3 Vote)

(S) Senator: I move to limit (or extend) debate to… (Number of minutes, speakers, or time)

(Q) Chair: It is moved and seconded to limit (or extend) debate…(as moved)

7. 提出问题: STR 停止辩论，投票.

(S)参议员:我转移上一个问题.

(Q) Chair: The previous question has been called for.

8. Table: SM 暂时搁置.

(S) Senator: I move to lay the motion on the table.

(Q) Chair: It is moved and seconded to lay the motion on the table.

9. 今天的命令: IC Follow Agenda.

参议员:我宣布今天的命令.

主席:今天的会议已经开始了. 如果没有人反对，我们就会 按正常程序办事. (如果付诸表决，需要2/3的人投反对票 符合议程.)

10. Recess: SAM 会议短暂休会.

参议员:我提议休会……

(Q) Chair: It is moved and seconded that we recess for …(Can amend as to time).

(When not privileged it is an incidental main motion and subject to rules SDAMR).

11. Adjourn: SM 休会休会或结束会议.

参议员:我提议休会.

(Q) Chair: It is moved and seconded that we adjourn.

(When not privileged it is an incidental main motion and subject to rules SDAMR).

12. 确定休会的时间: ASMR Set time when an adjourned meeting will be called to order.

(S) Senator: I move that when we adjourn, we adjourn to meet at …(time and place).

(Q) Chair: It is moved and seconded that when we adjourn, we adjourn to meet at…(time and place) (When not privileged it is an incidental main motion and subject to rules SDAMR)

13. Point of Order: IC 请主席遵守秩序.

参议员:程序问题.

主持人:陈述你的议事顺序. (Response). 你的顺序问题很好. (Chair 更正错误)，或者

主持人:你的程序问题没有被很好地采纳. (主席继续发言，可提出上诉).

14. Appeal: ISDMR 对主席的决定提出质疑.

(S) Senator: I appeal from the decision of the chair.

(D) Chair: (After explanation) Shall the decision of the chair be sustained?

(Not debatable if indecorum, priority of business, or pending question is not debatable).

15. 暂停规则: ST 暂时抛开规则.

(5)参议员:我提议暂停执行……

(Q) Chair: It is moved and seconded to suspend the rules to…(as moved)(2/3)

16. 反对审议这个问题: IT-FI To prevent consideration of an original main motion.

(S) Senator: I object to consideration of the question. (必须先打断说话者 他开始讨论).

(D) Chair: Consideration of the question has been objected to. 问题是 be considered? (需要2/3的否决票不考虑).

17. 问题的划分: SAM To divide motion.

(S) Senator: I move to divide the question to consider separately the motion that…and that…

(D) Chair: It is moved and seconded to divide the question to consider separately the motion that…and that…(Each part must be able to stand alone).

18. 考虑连续的: SAM 分段考虑.

(S) Senator: I move to consider the motion seriatim.

(Q) Chair: It is moved and seconded to consider the motion seriatim or by paragraph.