ARTICLE V: Standing and Ad Hoc Committees

A. Committees
Section 1:	Committees act as official advisory panels to the Executive Committee and the Assembly with regard to matters within their charge, as provided for in the Standing Rules of the Boulder Faculty Assembly. Committees shall make continual evaluations of campus policies, procedures, and standards within their charge, and shall make recommendations of appropriate measures for changes and improvements. Recommendations of all committees, including for new initiatives and proposed projects, must be approved by the Executive Committee before forwarding to the Assembly or other implementation, except as provided for in the Standing Rules of the Boulder Faculty Assembly. Committee reports and recommendations must be approved by the Assembly before being communicated to the Chancellor or other campus administrative officers. Committees of the Assembly will be of two types: standing and ad hoc.
Section 2:	Committees may be created, as needed, by the Assembly. The charge and purpose of each standing committee shall be determined by the Assembly, and incorporated into the Standing Rules of the Boulder Faculty Assembly
Section 3:	Committee procedures are governed by the Standing Rules of the Boulder Faculty Assembly, except as provided by these Bylaws.
Section 4:	If a committee chair is not carrying out his or her committee responsibilities, including attendance at Executive Committee meetings, the Executive Committee may recommend that the Assembly name a new chair for the remainder of the Senate year. If a committee member misses three consecutive regular meetings of the committee, he or she will be considered to have resigned committee membership. In either event, the vacancy will be filled as provided by the Standing Rules of the Boulder Faculty Assembly.
Section 5:	The Assembly shall review each of its committees at least once every four years, paying special attention to the degree to which each committee is fulfilling its charges and responsibilities. The initial review will be conducted by the Committee on Nominations and Elections upon the adoption of these Bylaws.
B. Standing Committees
Section 1:	The Standing Committees will be composed of eight faculty and two student members unless otherwise specified by these Bylaws.
Section 2:	The membership of the Standing Committees shall be chosen as provided by the Standing Rules of the Boulder Faculty Assembly unless otherwise specified by these Bylaws.
Section 3:	Standing committee members may serve two consecutive terms on a given committee, but may not serve longer until at least a year has passed since the member was last on the committee.
Section 4:	The Standing Committees of the Assembly shall include the following. The charges and specific membership of these committees are as provided by the Standing Rules of the Boulder Faculty Assembly. Academic Affairs Committee Administrative Services and Technology Committee Administrator Appraisal Committee Budget and Planning Committee Bylaws Committee Diversity Committee Faculty Affairs Committee Faculty Compensation and Benefits Committee Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Libraries Committee Nominations and Elections Committee Student Affairs Committee
Section 5	Chairs may serve for two consecutive terms of 2 years each. Then a member may not serve as a chair again until 2 years have elapsed.
C. Ad Hoc Committees
Section 1:	Ad hoc committees may be constituted as needed for a specific purpose. Ad hoc committees expire automatically one year after the date of their formation unless a different expiration time is specified. The Assembly may vote a one-year extension of the life of an ad hoc committee.