Whereas, The
Constitution of the Faculty of the University of Delaware stipulates that “No
motion introduced under new business, except a motion to refer to committee,
shall be acted upon until the next meeting of the Senate.” (Section IV.9) and
Whereas, reviews
by committees of proposed motions are important to the working of the Senate;
be it therefore
Resolved, that,
for any motion introduced under New Business, the Executive Committee shall
determine the initial committee to review the motion, unless the senate votes
to refer the motion to a particular committee, or to not refer the motion to a
committee.