Please scroll down on this page for Legislation years 2002 to present. 

Previous Legislation to 2002 can be found at               
      M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives   

2007-2008 Year Bill No. 0708-01: Faculty-Initiated Major In "Public Health"                 (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 10/08/07) Bill No. 0708-02:  Bill No. 0708-03:  Process for Election of Senate Officers              (Approved by Interim President George M. Philip 12/05/07) Bill No. 0708-04: Bill No. 0708-05: Bill No. 0708-06: Proposal to Amend the M.S. General Educational Studies Program & Establish New Graduate Certificate Programs            (Approved by Interim President George M. Philip 12/05/07) Bill No. 0708-07: Expansion of the Minor in Informatics              (Approved by Interim President George M. Philip 12/05/07) Bill No. 0708-08: Proposal to est. a Ph.D Progam in Communication            (Approved by Interim President George M. Philip 1/23/08) Bill No. 0708-09: Proposal to Suspend Graduate Admissions in Geological Sciences             (Approved by Interim President George M. Philip 12/05/07)  Bill No. 0708-10: Bill No. 0708-11: Proposal for Faculty-Initiated Interdisciplinary Major in Financial Market Regulation             (Approved by Interim President George M. Philip 1/23/08) Bill No. 0708-12: Bill No. 0708-13: Minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and  Queer Studies             (Approved by Interim President George M. Philip 3/10/08) 2007-2008 Resolutions  Resolution #01:        (Approvd at Senate 10/22/07)                            Environmental Sustainability Planning  Resolution #02:        (Approvd at Senate 10/22/07)                             Support of Officer in Charge Herbst  Resolution #03:        (Approvd at Senate 10/22/07)                             Support for the RPI Faculty Senate  Resolution #04: 2006-2007 Year

Bill No. 0607-01:  Revision of Undergraduate Policies Regarding Incomplete-I Grades  (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 1/03/06)

Bill No. 0607-02:  Revision and Clarification of Transfer Credit Policies Regarding   Undergraduate Academic Work Completed at Military Institutions  (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 11/03/06)

Bill No. 0607-03:  Amendments of Charter Sections SX3 and SX 7        (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 01/02/07)

Bill No. 0607-04:  Establishment of an Ombuds Office for Undergraduates    (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 01/02/07)

Bill No. 0607-05:   Revision of Membership of the Honors College Governing Board  (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 01/02/07)

Bill No. 0607-06:  Revision of Post-Matriculation Transfer Credit Policy (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 01/02/07)

Bill No. 0607-07:  Business Admissions Proposal (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 01/02/07)

Bill No. 0607-08:  Suspension of Admssion to the Organizational Studies Doctoral Program  (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 01/02/07)

Bill No. 0607-09:  Revision of Course Descriptions of the Undergraduate Faculty-Initiated Topics Courses UNI 150 and 350 (The bill was tabled & returned to the UAC for further discussion.)

Bill No. 0607-10:   Proposed Clarification of Consultation Procedures   (The bill was tabled.)

Bill No. 0607-11:    Proposal to establish electronic mail as an official means of communication with students     (The bill was not approved by OIC Herbst.)

Bill No. 0607-12:   Proposal to establish a Dual-Degree Graduate Program MA in Communication and MS in TESOL. (table attached) (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 04/24/07)

Bill No. 0607-13:   Proposal to establish a Certificate of Graduate Study (CGS) Program in Teacher Leadership                      (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 04/24/07)

Bill No. 0607-14:   Proposal to establish a Combined Bachelors  / Masters Program, BA History/MA Public Affairs and Policy (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 04/24/07)

Bill No. 0607-15:   Proposed Changes to the General Education Program (The bill was not passed at Senate)

Bill No. 0607-16: Changes to Return/Readmission Policy for Bulletin Year           (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 05/18/07)

Bill No. 0607-17:    Establishment of a "Winter Session"  (Approved by Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge 05/18/07)

Resolution 0607-01R:  Enhancing Recreational Facilities on Campus                     (Approved at Senate on 05/14/07)

2005-2006 Year

Bill No. 0506-01:   Undergraduate Major Proposal: B.A. in Journalism         (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 10/31/05)

Bill No. 0506-02:    Combined Program B.A. Judaic Studies/ M.B.A. (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 12/31/05)

Bill No. 0506-03:   Proposal to Establish a Dual Degree Program Master of Social  Work/ Master of Public Health       (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 12/31/05)

Bill No. 0506-04:    Policies and Practices Concerning Academic Advising             and Mentoring        (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 12/31/05)

Bill No. 0506-05:    Proposal to Establish a University-Wide Honors College (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 12/31/05)

Bill No. 0506-06:   Proposal to Revise Enrollment Procedures for Frosh Seeking  Accounting or Business Admin. Majors    (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 12/31/05)

Bill No. 0506-07:   Proposal to Establish a Master of Arts Program in  Industrial/Organizational Psychology        (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 12/31/05)

Bill No. 0506-08:   Proposal for Standards for Social Work Education (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 03/23/06)

Bill No. 0506-10:   Proposal to Establish a Graduate Certificate program in Public Health Surveillance and Preparedness     (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 01/05/06)

Bill No. 0506-12:   Proposal to Establish a Graduate Certificate Program in English as a Foreign Language            (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 01/05/06)

Bill No. 0506-13:     Proposal to Ammend PHD and MS Programs College of  Nanoscale Science and Engineering     (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 02/22/06)

Bill No. 0506-14:    University at Albany Response to the Call For Our Plan To Carry Out "Strengthened Campus-based Assessment" (SCBA)    (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 02/22/06)

Bill No. 0506-15:   Dual Degree Program:  MS Bioethics / MPH with Albany  Medical College and the Graduate College of Union University    (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 05/06/06)

Bill No. 0506-16:    Proposal for BA/MA in Sociology/Public Affairs & Policy (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 05/06/06)

Bill No. 0506-17:   Proposal for Documentary Studies Minor/Major   (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 05/06/06)

Bill No. 0506-18:   Proposal for a Major in Globalization Studies   (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 05/06/06)

Bill No. 0506-19:   Proposal for Institute for Social Services Research and Development (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 05/06/06)

Bill No. 0506-20:    Suspension of BS in Geological Sciences (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 05/06/06)

Bill No. 0506-21:  Proposal to Create the Department of Informatics (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 05/06/06)

Bill No. 0506-23:   Proposed Changes to the Doctoral Research Tool Policy (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 06/21/06)

Bill No. 0506-24:   Inclusion of "Exempt" Category in IRB Human Subjects Review    (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 06/21/06)

Bill No. 0506-25:   Proposal to Revise University Standards of Academic Integrity (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 6/21/06)

Bill No. 0506-27:  Proposal to Amend the Policy and Procedures on Misconduct in  Research and Scholarship        (Approved by President Kermit L. Hall on 06/21/06)

Resolution 0506-01R  Senate Support Staff

Resolution 0506-02R  Supporting NYS College of Ceramics

Resolution 0506-03R  Opposing the "Academic Bill of Rights"

Resolution 0506-04R  Position for Intramurals and Recreational Activities   (Tabled at Senate/see Resolution# 0607-01R)

Resolution 0506-05R  UAlbany Family Leave Policy