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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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g. A student Senator shall forfeit his/her Senatorial seat whenever he/she: (1) fails to maintain the minimum course load required for election; or (2) is placed on academic probation; or (3) is placed on disciplinary probation; or (4) fails to enroll except when on approved leave or offquarter vacation. ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS. Section 1. Presiding Officer. T h e Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago shall serve as Presiding Officer of the Senate. a. The Presiding Officer shall chair all Senate meetings. b. T h e Presiding Officer shall provide for the regular transmittal of Senate actions to appropriate offices and agencies within the University of Illinois and, where appropriate, to external agencies. c. T o enable the Senate to conduct its affairs, the Presiding Officer shall cause support services to be provided, including the dissemination of materials and the provision of adequate resources for Senate use, by an Office of the Senate. This Office shall be managed by a Clerk of the Senate who shall be designated by the Presiding Officer. d. T h e Presiding Officer shall also secure the services of a Parliamentarian. Section 2. Deputy Presiding Officer. Whenever the Chancellor is unable to act as Presiding Officer and whenever the Chancellor wishes to participate in floor debate, the Chancellor shall designate an alternate to discharge on an interim basis the functions of Presiding Officer. In the event that the Chancellor has been unable to designate such an alternate, the Secretary of the Senate shall assume the function of Presiding Officer. Section 3. Secretary of the Senate. The Secretary of the Senate, whose election is prescribed by the Bylaws, shall facilitate and oversee the work of the entire Senate and be a member and chairperson of the Executive Committee. Under the provisions of Section 2 of this Article, the Secretary may act as Presiding Officer. The Secretary shall oversee the Office of the Senate and shall advise the Chancellor in discharging the Chancellor's responsibilities for personnel in the Office of the Senate. A R T I C L E V. GENERAL P R O V I S I O N S . Section 1. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Constitution and to provide for the internal organization of the Senate, the Senate shall enact such bylaws as it deems necessary and proper, provided that they are not inconsistent with this Constitution or with the University Statutes. Bylaws of the Senate shall be amended only upon a two-thirds vote, provided due notice of such proposed action has been given. Unless otherwise provided therein, bylaws or amendments thereto shall be effective immediately upon adoption. Section 2. A Senator must be present at a Senate meeting to vote. No Senator may vote by proxy or absentee ballot, except that the Bylaws may authorize a mail ballot to elect the Secretary of the Senate and may authorize electronic participation from distant sites. ARTICLE VI. AMENDMENTS. Section 1. This Constitution may be amended. A proposed amendment (hereinafter referred to as a proposal) shall be reported to the Senate when initiated by a Senate committee or by a group of at least twenty Senators. A proposal initiated by fewer than twenty Senators must obtain the support of a Senate committee before being reported to the Senate.