SENATE 

?

.• ? 

..

RECOIMENDATION ON PROCEDURE FOR 

..........CONSIDERING TUE REPORT OF SCAP...... 

RELATING TO THE QUESTION OF THE 

Subiect.,.. 

PROVISION.OF 

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS IN 

From SENATE COI.EE...O AGENDA..P.. R 

Date.. 

?

NOVEMBER 

.,.23,. .19.76...................................................... 

Note: These recommended procedures will be open for debate at the 

Senate Meeting of November 29, 1976. 

1.

Attention is drawn to the report of SCAP as follows - 

?

•. 

- page 3, II - the five alternative motions, A, B, C, D, E 

- page 4, III - the explanation and differentiation in these motLons 

- page 4,5 IV - the SCAP procedures and decision-tree 

- page 6, V 

?

the transmittal of the motions by SCAP to Senate 

with encouragement to adopt the decision-tree 

process. 

2.

The Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules recommends the following 

. ?

procedures for considering the SCAP report, Paper S.76-152 

i)

that the report be discussed informally for a period of up 

to one hour during which any Senator can speak only once. 

ii)

at the close of the informal discussion time in the event any 

Senators have not spoken but desire to during informal discus- 

sion the time may be extended up to one 

hour by simpl 

motion approved to extend the time. 

iii) 

during the informal discussion notice may be given, if desired, 

of intent to move amendment(s) later. The Chairman throughout 

will be expected to ensure that a proposed amendment is appro- 

priate to the general parameters within which the main 

alternative motion falls (A or B or C or D or E). 

iv)

following informal discussion there be provision:- 

a)

for formal discussion of the alternative motions, A, B, 

C, D, E on page 3 (as clarified on page 4), and 

b)

that amendment(s) or additional main motion(s) be periitted, 

with formal vote on these - but with the Chair to exercise 

control as under iii) above in accepting or rejecting or 

recasting proposed change, and 

e handed in writing to the Secretary. 

c)

that chaüges proposed b 

•

-2-

•

v) if there are no substantive changes, formal vote be taken on 

the SCAP form decision-tree, page 5, or 

if required, a decision-tree would then be established covering 

the alternatives appropriately to reflect Senate decisions to 

this point. 

?

If needed, the Chair may appoint a small committee 

and declare a recess of stated time for this to be done, with 

Senate toj.reconvene immediately on completion. Formal vote 

would then be taken on the decision-tree items, with each 

Senator permitted to vote once at each decision point. 